Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2014

For a retailer, it’s extremely useful to know whether a customer will be back or has abandoned you for good. But as the amount of data that retailers are able to collect grows and the predictive models keep improving, the models will inevitably become markedly better at predicting customer behavior than simple rules.

Simon 10

Simon Retail Uncertainty Apparel 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Aside from complex technological advances (e.g., Aside from complex technological advances (e.g., But it also has implications for areas outside of entertainment, such as marketing, fashion, tourism, and retail, where commercial AR apps have already been increasing in numbers and popularity.

Tourism 9

Tourism Technology Content Fashion 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Back in 2011, the McKinsey Global Institute published a report on the transformational potential of big data—and it would take a supercomputer to process all of the articles that have appeared since then urging companies to get on board before some digital disruptor renders them obsolete. Insight Center. The Next Analytics Age.

Industry 8

Industry McKinsey Early Adopters Rate of Return 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 28, 2013

But as the tech wave has continued to sweep the globe, the environment for all organizations, including non-tech ones, has shifted from stability and predictability to rapid, unpredictable change. The only sure thing, especially when it comes to technology, is continuous discontinuity. And a lot is happening in Silicon Valley.

Innovation 8

Innovation Telecommunications Technology Entrepreneur 8

Women on Business

DECEMBER 20, 2012

million in 2011. Representation of women on boards of S&P 500 companies declined to 16% in 2011 from 16.6% Technology and the Internet are enabling women to work and run businesses more virtually, often from their homes and often with help from angel funding. million women-owned businesses in the U.S., is just exhilarating.

Trends 265

Trends Power Simon Real Estate 265

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 2, 2017

Taken together, the two cases will improve the innovation environment for companies in fast-changing industries. The cases that stay there will be cases against large retailers who have stores in every district.” “And advances in technology, along with increasingly complex supply chains, magnify the problem.”

Innovation 8

Innovation Supply Chain Software Productivity 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2017

Some companies that made the list were obvious choices; for example, the biggest online retailer now gets most of its profit from cloud services (Amazon). While Amazon has expanded its core retailing platform into new categories, such as food and streaming content, in parallel it has built the world’s largest cloud computing enterprise.

Franchising 15

Franchising CEO Business Model Strategy 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2013

They’re envisioning well-designed, self-contained environments, tricked-out with the latest high-tech, high-touch technology. Thinking even bigger, a vendor can consider what training a customer wants its employees to have in general, and provide it in a convenient environment that also carries reminders of the vendor’s product.

B2B 8

B2B B2C Education Travel 8

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Each issue is packed with thought-provoking content and insight into the business issues that affect all companies competing in today’s technology-driven marketplace with recent contributions by best-selling author and researcher Tom Davenport; social media guru Chris Brogan; and Myron Scholes, world renowned economist and Nobel Prize winner.

Resources 50

Resources Process Constraint Objective 50

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 24, 2011

Closing the Execution Gap : How Great Leaders and Their Companies Get Results by Richard Lepsinger If an organization can’t execute its plans and initiatives, nothing else matters: not the most solid, well thought-out strategy, not the most innovative business model, not even technological breakthroughs that could transform an industry.

Execution 67

Execution Company 360-Degree Feedback Cooper 67

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 9, 2013

India has numerous small retailers and service providers who are shining examples of scrappy entrepreneurship at its best, but the information technology startups that are my primary interest typically require outside funding. India has done well in the last twenty odd years to build its technology industry through services.

Incubator 8

Incubator Stage-Gate Venture Capitalist How To 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2018

But as the digital revolution continues to spark widespread disruption in other industries — automotive, financial services, health care, and retail — who will win? Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods Market is perhaps the purest expression of the blending of the digital and physical worlds of retail.

Company 8

Company Venture Capitalist GDP Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Today, there’s an investment seemingly every week; venture-capital investment in the tech sector increased from less than $30 million in 2011 to more than $1 billion in 2013. A hospitable environment. And we counted 10 local exits in 2014. There are rules, for sure, but they are clearly laid out and easy to follow.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Incubator Venture Capitalist Innovation 8