Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2016

The company filed for bankruptcy protection in 2012, exited legacy businesses and sold off its patents before re-emerging as a sharply smaller company in 2013. Kodak was so blinded by its success that it completely missed the rise of digital technologies. Companies often see the disruptive forces affecting their industry.

Technology 8

Technology Film Gilbert Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 4, 2015

Technology to the rescue? There are indeed many interesting applications in niches like prototyping, prosthetics, customized consumer products, jewelry, and even some industrial components such as turbine blades. The Future of Operations. The technologies and trends shaping tomorrow’s businesses. Insight Center.

Technology 8

Technology Offshoring Marketing Health Care 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Companies increasingly use digital technologies to circumvent distributors and enter into direct relationships with their end-users. The auto industry is a case in point. Alternatively, the company can operate in stealth mode by targeting customer segments that have been poorly served or ignored by traditional distributors.

Strategy 10

Strategy B2B Insurance Business Model 10

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 6, 2016

In many industries, the capital required to build an asset of minimum efficient scale is growing. For instance, the cost of building and equipping a leading-edge semiconductor fab has climbed to $7 billion, as the technology required to make more advanced chips is getting more complex. Model 1: Virtual operator.

Co-Opetition 8

Co-Opetition Operations Cost Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 28, 2017

I’ve been surveying executives of Fortune 1000 companies about their data investments since 2012, and for the first time a near majority – 48.4% — report that their firms are achieving measurable results from their big data investments , with 80.7% of executives characterizing their big data investments as “successful.”

Company 11

Company Chief Information Officer Parcell Survey 11

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

The strategic underpinnings of most companies’ workforce plans should change dramatically as a result of technological innovation. Digital transformation, the industrial internet, advanced analytics, artificial intelligence, robotics, machine learning, and a plethora of other innovations are fundamentally changing the nature of work.

Company 12

Company Insurance Engineering Software 12

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 10, 2012

With the focus properly on the amazing athletics, I doubt that many viewers paused to wonder how that feat of information technology was possible. The fact is, London 2012 is the largest and most sophisticated sports information technology (IT) project of all time. A few facts might hint at the scale of this challenge.

Committee 14

Committee Project Audience Information Technology 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 20, 2015

What, another clarion call urging executives to fundamentally rethink their business models through digital technology? Many such bulletins focus on radically changing the nature of competition in an industry, as Apple did for music and Uber did for taxis. The business media have had no shortage of these. Why is that? Insight Center.

Business Model 8

Business Model Insurance Technology Audience 8

Strategy Driven

MARCH 23, 2023

Definition of Data Storage Solutions Data storage solutions encompass a variety of technologies, tools, and platforms that businesses use to store, manage, and safeguard their data. By using a centralized storage system, enterprises can reduce their IT infrastructure and operational costs significantly.

Power 82

Power Efficiency Cost FAQ 82

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2015

In 2012, Congress gave the FAA until 2015 to develop rules for military, commercial, and privately-owned drones to operate in U.S. In many industries, drones are poised to generate what Paul Nunes and I call Big Bang Disruptions, with the FAA itself estimating $100 billion in new business growth.

Transportation 8

Transportation Proposal Technology Press Release 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2015

It made a massive investment (more than $1 billion) to build a software “ Center of Excellence ” in San Ramon, California to manage the data explosion created by the increasing intelligence of its industrial machines. Together, these constituted radical moves for an industrial company headquartered on the East Coast.

Software 8

Software Six Sigma Insourcing P&L 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2018

Large companies in industries ranging from retail, to aerospace, to financial services are buying talent and technology to develop new digital capabilities and reinvent themselves quickly. That means that 70% of acquisitions of firms in the technology sector over the past three years have been made by organizations outside of it.

Company 8

Company Business Model Price Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Insurgent startups, such as Instagram and Snapchat, manage to operate with far fewer resources than legacy companies in the same industry in the “pre-digital” era. Instagram had only 13 employees when it sold for $1 billion to Facebook in 2012, and Snapchat has approximately 350 employees. Sponsored by Accenture.

Company 8

Company Engineering Technology Bureaucracy 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 26, 2018

On March 25 mighty Uber bowed out of Southeast Asia by selling its operation in several countries to local rival Grab. Grab, which launched its service in 2012 with 40 drivers in Malaysia, came late to the ride-hailing game, only after Uber had established a formidable position in the United States.

Transportation 10

Transportation Health Care Venture Capitalist Advertising 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Startups and major tech companies, notably Alphabet’s Google X division , are investing heavily in smart car technology, as are network ride-sharing companies such as Uber and Lyft. “Self-driving” or “smart” cars will simply become whatever we call the next generation of transportation technology.

Transportation 8

Transportation Technology Software Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 18, 2016

That’s the highest proportion since the firm began conducting the survey in 2004, and a big increase since 2012. The reasons were straightforward: An outsider often did not know the industry or its suppliers, customers, or competitors, nor did they know the capabilities of the company and its people.

CEO 8

CEO Automotive Survey Middle Management 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 23, 2018

Recall that Nokia dominated the mobile and smartphone markets in 2007-2008 when Apple launched the iPhone and Google the Android operating system. The new rivals revolutionized customer expectations, causing Nokia’s Symbian operating system to become outdated. Not until there’s an option.

Strategy 8

Strategy Analysis Operations CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2016

When confronted with disruptive technologies, many companies fail to align digital strategies with their core strategies. In 2012, GE’s CEO Jeff Immelt launched GE’s digital strategy to connect minds and machines, combining a legacy of innovative industrial manufacturing with cutting-edge data and analytics expertise.

CEO 8

CEO Supply Chain Disruptive Innovation P&L 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2014

And the havoc being wreaked — in higher prices, banned devices, and stifled innovation — is laying waste to the industry landscape. The central battle pits Apple against everyone and everything involved with Android, Google’s open source operating system. I’m going to destroy Android, because it’s a stolen product.

Outsourcing 9

Outsourcing Software Industry Construction 9

Harvard Business Review

JULY 9, 2014

Is there any aspect of your daily life and business that is not significantly affected by digital technology? The ever-growing digital wave is washing over just about every facet of our personal and organizational lives, our consumer experiences, and across every industry and sector in its impact on business models and processes.

Business Model 8

Business Model Technology Long-term Risk Management 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Since 1980, we''ve seen a 400% increase in the cost of higher education, after adjustment for inflation — a higher cost escalation than any other industry, even health care. There is a significant opportunity to help reduce the lecture portion of expenses using technology innovations. are quickly joining.

Education 10

Education Venture Capitalist Business Model Technology 10

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 27, 2012

Jobs' deep multi-industry experience paid profound dividends. First, he tackled the computer industry and then took on the entertainment world (via Pixar). He learned both industries under high-risk conditions where his own wealth was at stake and success highly uncertain. The rest is history, technically and financially.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Retail PR Industry 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 12, 2014

Often, managers think about patent litigation as a “narrow” strategy to protect a particular technology against a specific infringer. AdvertisingAge reports that in 2012, Samsung increased its U.S. The real enemy of Apple is Google, whose Android operating system runs on Samsung’s phones. billion requested).

Marketing Strategy 8

Marketing Strategy Strategy Marketing Licensing 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

It would be unrealistic to imagine a return to low-value-add, low-skill, low-wage production in the commodity industries that employed millions of Americans a century ago. In 1995 , nine out of the top 10 industries that received 85% of private equity funding were U.S.-based based labor.

Finance 10

Finance Due Diligence Contract Manufacturing Supply Chain 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2015

A recent USC study shows that across multiple and diverse markets, industries are 25% more likely to be “highly concentrated” than they were 20 years ago. Growing consolidation across multiple industries, but shrinking market share: What is going on? We’re living through an era of remarkable U.S.

Competitive Advantage 8

Competitive Advantage Pharmaceuticals Industry Trends 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

A McKinsey study released in May 2011 stated that, by using Big Data to the fullest, retailers stood to increase their operating margins by up to 60% — this, in an industry where net profit margins are often less than 2%. Virtually every retailer recognizes the advantages that come with better customer intelligence.

Retail 15

Retail Brand Marketing Industry 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2018

The healthcare industry has long relied on traditional, linear models of innovation – basic and applied research followed by development and commercialization. How technology is changing the design and delivery of care. Bogdan Dreava/EyeEm/Getty Images. Insight Center. Health Care’s New Frontier. Sponsored by Optum.

Health Care 10

Health Care Innovation Mayo Stage-Gate 10

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2013

This news followed the bankruptcy in March of Wuxi Suntech , the main operating subsidiary of the world''s largest maker of solar panels, after it defaulted on a $541 million bond payment. Since 2008, through government subsidies, the manufacturing capacity of China''s solar-panel industry grew tenfold, leading to a vast global oversupply.

Bond 8

Bond Price Industry Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2018

While today’s basic technology is not necessarily revolutionary, the algorithms it uses and the results they can produce are. How companies are using artificial intelligence in their business operations. Customers could flee to less closely monitored entities outside of regulated industries. Insight Center. Adopting AI.

Banking 8

Banking Strategic Fit Risk Management Real Estate 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 11, 2013

These interviews were conducted with salespeople across a wide variety of industries including high technology, telecommunications, financial services, consulting, industrial equipment, healthcare, and electronics, to name a few. Price versus Value. 800 Pound Gorilla. Nice-to-Have" Product.

Telecommunications 16

Telecommunications CRM Price Long-term 16

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 20, 2014

To do so, it had to come up with a brand of management all its own, centered around “people analytics,” a quantitative approach to hiring and operations. Earlier this year, Google’s SVP of People Operations, Laszlo Bock, wrote about its latest “people analytics” experiment. Tech industry'

IPO 15

IPO Management Engineering Innovation 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 21, 2015

The costly and complex operations of transporting energy have made utilities natural monopolies, while regulatory barriers and the high fixed costs of building and maintaining regional electrical grid infrastructure have also kept much competition at bay. from 2012 through 2014.

Energy 8

Energy Transportation Software Price 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

nearly 6 million entry-level jobs will be created from 2012 to 2022, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It teaches young people the dress, demeanor, and collaboration skills expected in a professional setting as well as the technical skills for careers in IT, operations, finance, sales and marketing, or customer service.

Organization 8

Organization Chief Operating Officer Education Software 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 16, 2013

Our 2012 survey, in partnership with WomenCorporateDirectors and Heidrick & Struggles, of more than 1,000 corporate directors across the globe, found that only 48% of the boards had a formal process of determining the combination of skills and attributes required for their board and, therefore, for new directors.

Telecommunications 8

Telecommunications Biotechnology Health Care Real Estate 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2012

On December 9th, 2012 his piece, " Robots and Robber Barons ," states: "there's no question that in some high-profile industries, technology is displacing workers of all, or almost all, kinds. Double Robotics integrates robotic technology to make human beings more effective and more connected.

Technology 8

Technology Film Operations Conference 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 22, 2016

For most organizations, this is the least risky option, and a good middle road, despite the fact that many traditional organizations often see digital network operators as threats rather than allies. Starbucks invested in and partnered with Square in 2012 to bring mobile payment systems into its stores using Square’s Wallet app.

Real Estate 8

Real Estate Business Model Incubator Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2016

Operations in a Connected World. The technologies and processes that are transforming companies. In Brazil, multinational corporation Adidas has been running a shoe-recycling program called “Sustainable Footprint” since 2012. Insight Center. Sponsored by Accenture. Create incentives.

Company 8

Company Apparel Incentives Retail 8