Harvard Business Review

JUNE 29, 2017

The iPhone roared into the marketplace 10 years ago today, and overwhelmed the wireless world. Wireless is the same, but without the cat. ” The interference problem was the stated premise, but the object of regulators’ desire — and of the interests they loved (or feared) most — was control over wireless markets.

Armstrong 8

Armstrong Wireless Succession Licensing 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2016

Executive education students at Harvard Business School. HBS Executive Education brings you these articles about business management courtesy of Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. At Harvard Business School’s General Management Program. Developing the Global Leader. With Sunil Gupta.

Education 8

Education Execution Wireless Content 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 29, 2012

In fact, the costs of developing seminal software algorithms continue to rise, too. Similar dynamics seem to apply in institutional and business model innovation. Both these trends support the notion that the costs of successful business model innovation are rising over time.

Cost 8

Cost Innovation Wireless Disruptive Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2014

One of the biggest obstacles is that traditional functional departments often can’t meet the needs of IoT business models and have to evolve. Here are some of the challenges that I’ve observed: Product management. Weekly e-mails with detailed reports can also be set up, creating a comprehensive system of medication management.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Company Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 10, 2013

Managers at companies like General Motors, Sears, and Eastman Kodak simply didn't have the tools to spot and respond to would-be disruptors. Academics and practitioners have built on Christensen's work to develop robust frameworks that can help leaders to spot disruptive developments early and respond appropriately.

Trends 8

Trends Disruptive Innovation Christensen Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Innovation increasingly involves creating business models that tap big companies' unique strengths. In this context, "corporate catalysts" — entrepreneurially-minded people inside corporates — are working with corporations' resources, scale, and growing agility to develop innovative solutions to global challenges.

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Venture Capitalist Health Care 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2015

With its Emerging Businesses (EB) group (where one of us serves as President), Merck started a journey about three years ago with a core investment thesis: there are areas of growing unmet need in health care that intersect with its established competencies.

Health Care 8

Health Care Venture Capitalist Strategic Fit Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 14, 2013

With graduation season upon us, it''s important to remember that as a manager you must often be a teacher too. These programs, sponsored by elite universities such as Harvard, Stanford, Berkeley, and Wesleyan, have enrolled thousands of students around the world in high-level courses developed by top-notch faculty.

Education 8

Education Company Learning Curve Wireless 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 7, 2017

In my experience with dozens of organizations implementing IoT solutions, those that achieved their expected ROI changed their traditional business approaches in one or more of the following ways: They Developed a Partner Ecosystem. They Update Their Talent Management Strategies. The essence of IoT is interconnectivity.

Succession 8

Succession ROI Technology Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 9, 2013

When one person with a wireless connection can be an agency, a media company, or even a manufacturer, traditional advertising organizations have to change their culture, processes, structure, talent policies, resources, and even their business and revenue models in order to embrace the power of open systems being fueled by digital connectivity.

Advertising 8

Advertising Brand Innovation Creativity 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Many companies are taking advantage of this opportunity to steer emerging African economies toward a mobile-driven, cashless (or cash lite) future by introducing a slew of new products, services, and business models. Financial services in Africa are experiencing a moment of exciting change. These trends are not limited to customers.

Banking 8

Banking Retail Wireless Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2013

It is from the app store on which external developers create value. Its stores are featuring more and more "boutiques" managed by others. Apple needed to attract both developers and users. Platform builders must pay attention to the design of incentives, reputation systems, and pricing models.

Strategy 8

Strategy Succession Retail Wireless 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

It is the algorithms that will create value for the business. Sensors, the cloud, mobile and broadband wireless, and other such technologies are increasing the flow of digitized information exponentially. The new game is to think about the business model and strategy for not just the company but the entire ecosystem.

Short-term 8

Short-term How To Venture Capitalist CFO 8