Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2013

Given the forecasts of uncertain global economic growth, we might expect companies to hold off from hiring new employees and to limit whatever international hiring they do to emerging markets. food, beverage & tobacco, household and personal products); Energy & Utilities (e.g., Asia into North America).

Telecommunications 9

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 28, 2012

This means they're buying drugs that could be similar to others already on or coming soon to the market. No company should confuse the strategy of buying into a big market with buying innovation that will bring tomorrow's growth. The market reaction to all of this was mixed, but the trajectory was set for one way: higher.

Innovation 13

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 3, 2013

Is the problem that P&G produces outstanding specialists in marketing but not general managers who can run the business? food, beverage & tobacco, household and personal products); Energy & Utilities (e.g., pharmaceuticals, biotechnology & life sciences, health care equipment and services); Industrials (e.g.,

Succession 8

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Chirotech specializes in biocatalysis and chemocatalysis, two important subspecialties of biotechnology and chemistry that help develop key biological and chemical intermediates needed for the efficient production of medicines. It is commonly believed that emerging market companies tap Western R&D talent in order to 'move up the value chain.'

Globalization 10

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2016

To understand the nature of the problem, let’s look at how penicillin was brought to market. The Joint Center For Energy Storage Research (JCESR) has a five-year mandate to develop next generation battery technologies. In battery research, for example, scientists have long focused on finding materials with greater energy density.

Technology 8

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 22, 2013

In order to do this, your company needs a process to source radical ideas that can catapult your business to new heights, open up new markets, or bring in completely unfamiliar profit streams. Let’s say you’re in the energy sector. But in today’s ever-connected world, finding radical ideas seems to be getting tougher for companies.

Skills 8

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 16, 2013

food, beverage & tobacco, household and personal products); Energy & Utilities (e.g., pharmaceuticals, biotechnology & life sciences, health care equipment and services); Industrials (e.g., consumer durables & apparel, retailing, education, media, hotels, restaurants & leisure); Consumer Staples (e.g.,

Telecommunications 8

Telecommunications Biotechnology Health Care Real Estate 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Energy, agriculture, insurance, retail, human resources — no industry is unaffected. That’s why pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies need to define their relevance in this new health care ecosystem, and soon. Or lenders’ enhanced abilities to gauge credit risk. They’re also sharing risk. But not for long.

Health Care 8

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 16, 2013

Or Chipotle, $12 billion market value right now based in Denver. Under Armour, athletic-wear company based in Baltimore. Groupon in the social commerce space, based in Chicago. I think venture capitalists do play a role. They are fueling innovation and growth.

Venture Capitalist 10

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

But just because you know that a network is important to your success, it doesn’t mean you are devoting sufficient time and energy to making it useful and strong. Uzzi and another colleague, Jarrett Spiro, also discovered that this pattern held across sectors as disparate as the Broadway mu­sical industry and biotechnology.

How To 8

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 12, 2012

trillion in government support for seven "strategic emerging industries," including alternative energy, biotechnology, next-gen IT, high-end manufacturing equipment, and advanced materials. A decade from now we may look back at China's 12th Five-Year Plan as the seminal document of the early 21st century. It pledges $1.5

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