Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2014

In disaggregated markets with many sellers and buyers and where search costs are high, intermediaries provide considerable value. A new well-engineered car rarely needs any special maintenance in the first 7-8 years of its life. But the car market is no longer like this. Again this is not the case with the auto-industry.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Disintermediation Disaggregation Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 19, 2011

The irony is that Patch is AOL's last, best chance to build a growth engine. Investors shouldn't be calling for AOL to back off the business. Patch has the potential to be a truly disruptive business. The startup is trying to build a platform that could replace a disaggregated network of local news sources.

Disaggregation 9

Disaggregation Advertising Business Model Engineering 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 23, 2013

You not only had to be able to come up with great winning ideas, you also had to deal with the complexities of financing, engineering, distribution, recruiting staff, and legal liability — to name just a few. But the Quirky business model embodies a set of ideas that every business ought to be considering, in light of the Social Era.

Productivity 9

Productivity Products Disaggregation Innovation 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2013

Or perhaps it is difficult to really tell how well a company's innovation engine is functioning — so magazine editors are susceptible to the latest hot product or service. There's no doubt: measuring "innovation" is a fuzzy business. So it began disaggregating return on equity into three components.

Innovation 15

Innovation Company Disaggregation Financial Leverage 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Another cause of the decline in jobs is that our engine of job growth has stalled. Young businesses, not small businesses, as is widely believed, create the most new jobs. The growth of new young businesses is at historically low levels and the businesses that do start are creating fewer jobs.

Katz 8

Katz Disaggregation McKinsey Outsourcing 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2013

Or perhaps it is difficult to really tell how well a company's innovation engine is functioning — so magazine editors are susceptible to the latest hot product or service. There's no doubt: measuring "innovation" is a fuzzy business. So it began disaggregating return on equity into three components.

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Disaggregation Financial Leverage 8