Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

The other new law, the Unfair Trade Practices Act, prohibited retailers from selling any item below cost, including an imputed share of the cost of doing business, and also required a chain to charge uniform prices throughout the state save for differences attributable to transport costs.

Retail 10

Retail P&L Price Advertising 10

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

What sounded on the surface like a noble effort to show the company’s concern for women, however, failed to square with the chain’s long-standing advertising strategy of appealing to young men by portraying scantily-clad females suggestively eating its products. A few years ago the West Coast hamburger chain Carl’s Jr.

Brand 10

Brand Supply Chain Price Operations 10

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 11, 2014

Don't Drink Your Own Kool-Aid A Broken Place: The Spectacular Failure of the Start-Up that Was Going to Change the World Fast Company Better Place was the car-battery start-up that was going to revolutionize transportation until it didn''t. BONUS BITS Mixed Feelings Should Airlines Attach Advertising to Your Luggage?

Hammer 8

Hammer Automotive Morale Airlines 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 10, 2016

One specific manifestation of the interest in platforms has to do with the notion that, as a business model, they represent a silver bullet for all the time and treasure that globalization takes. companies as of August 1 (Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, and Facebook).

Network Economy 8

Network Economy Globalization Discount Constraint 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2015

Africa’s recent economic growth rates and rising youth population have meant more and more entrepreneurs are looking there for potential business opportunities. The typical strategy is to introduce new companies by recreating foreign business models on the continent. But for e-commerce start-ups, it’s not that easy.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Open-book Marketing System 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 14, 2013

The Internet of Things is already expected to transform customer service , business models , and advertising. A Department of Transportation study demonstrates how cars of the future will talk to each other. But we should remember the evolution of the Internet. The early days (Web 1.0) That’s not all.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Wireless Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 29, 2018

” But if you are the Ford Motor Company and face the prospect of investing billions in new technology while your century-old business model is overturned, you might first have a few questions. Develop a portfolio of new business models. Any new venture or business model is risky.

Business Model 8

Business Model Transportation ROI Metrics 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 18, 2015

In the years ahead, Alphabet could dramatically influence business models in many industries. This new entity could bring together human talent, technology scale, and long-horizon venture and investment approaches to construct business models that could pose a formidable challenge to those designed and perfected in the industrial age.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Kleiner Business Model Health Care 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

For instance, we considered Harman International’s development of the MOST (media oriented system transport) system, under CEO Bernard Girod, as a breakthrough (it established its strong position in the infotainment market), but Girod’s career background was largely in planning and finance.

CEO 8

CEO Innovation Pharmaceuticals Merchandising 8