Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 12, 2015

Liberty Media, Malone’s holding company, owns a portion of the stock in each business. If he thinks one of Liberty’s companies has a rich valuation, he can sell more stock to outside investors at a high price. Conversely, if Malone thinks that the market has undervalued one of the companies, Liberty can buy back its shares.

Examples 8

Examples Incubator Restructuring Maturity 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Mateschitz spent considerable time overseas as a marketing salesman prior to founding Red Bull. Similarly, about one-fourth of all technology and engineering companies started in the U.S. Additionally, discrimination against immigrants in labor markets may exert pressure on them to seek self-employment. as young adult.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Venture Capitalist Retail Incubator 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 24, 2012

A hybrid approach is exemplified by startup Frogtek, which develops software for local shopkeepers in emerging markets to more efficiently track their inventory, leading to better purchasing decisions and greater profits. Hybrids thus risk mission drift, as they may over time start targeting wealthier and more profitable market segments.

Entrepreneur 14

Entrepreneur Microfinance Market Segmentation Incubator 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Ellen Kullman (DuPont), Maria das Graças Silva Foster (Petrobras), and Chua Sock Koong (Singapore Telecommunications) lead three of the most powerful companies in the world. For many women in the developing world, a better approach may be to gain employment in existing companies. Microfinance was one issue that we considered.

Microfinance 8

Microfinance Flextime Globalization Telecommunications 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 5, 2011

We just spent the last few weeks criss-crossing India to discover how private sector companies are striving to support India's quest for "inclusive growth.". Indian companies have traditionally contributed to inclusive growth primarily through philanthropic activities or CSR (corporate social responsibility) projects.

Business Model 15

Business Model Bottom-up Entrepreneur Incubator 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2011

Fueled by growing demand among entrepreneurs, investors , and consumers , a specialized ecosystem of support has also been emerging around for-benefits, providing tailored legal services , capital markets , management education , technical assistance , performance metrics , and more. Federal lawmakers in the U.S. What Can CEOs Do?

CEO 11

CEO Incubator Supply Chain Entrepreneur 11

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2012

When Palmisano retired this month, the media chronicled his success by focusing on IBM's 21% annual growth in earnings per share and its increase in market capitalization to $218 billion. Whereas Gerstner famously declared "the last thing IBM needs is a vision," Palmisano had a clear vision for the company.

Globalization 15

Globalization Golden Parachute Short-term Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2013

The 'iPods' of poverty alleviation and literacy have likely been invented and put to use by small organizations in some corner of the globe, but there is no market for identifying these breakthrough ideas and ensuring widespread adoption.". We worked with a diverse network of partners as part of PopTech's Innovation Accelerator program.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Porter Team Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2012

Perhaps Thorsten Heins has longed to run a big, public company. Heins, the new CEO of Research in Motion (RIM), has been plucked from the company's relatively obscure COO position to fill the giant shoes of two longtime co-CEOs as they depart at the behest of angry investors. But probably the dream didn't look like this.

Strategy 15

Strategy CEO Strategic Planning Consensus 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2015

Here at Machine Shop , the wholly owned innovation company of the alternative rock band Linkin Park, we identified the need to think differently years ago. Machine Shop began to offer its grassroots marketing services to other bands, film studios, TV networks, and brands. I met the band at this inflection point.

Business Model 8

Business Model Merchandising Restructuring Fashion 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2018

” But, increasingly, those same companies are now choosing to invent as well as manufacture abroad. based companies. companies were deciding to move R&D to China to be closer to manufacturers, suppliers, and talent as well as to reap lower development costs and higher-growth markets. It’s that the U.S.

Innovation 10

Innovation Offshoring Engineering Automotive 10

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

based venture capitalists about my plans to move my family out to Singapore to oversee Innosight’s nascent investment and incubation arm. That company was a pioneer in the audio component market, having entered the MP3 market before Apple. New companies can be set up in hours, if not minutes.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Incubator Venture Capitalist Innovation 8

The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

The centrepiece of the institute is the Qatar Science & Technology Park, which brings together applied research and technology innovation, incubation and entrepreneurship. Despite this, there are clear challenges in attracting the best talent away from the relative comfort and security of a well paid job in the oil and gas sector. .

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Resources Innovation GDP Education 78

Harvard Business Review

JULY 20, 2017

How the best companies get up to speed. DNA genetic testing company 23andMe fell behind on its communications with the FDA, resulting in a temporary ban on marketing the company’s personal genetic screening services to the public. The company recently hired Volvo’s head of interiors to help it compete.

Innovation 13

Innovation Productivity Products Venture Capitalist 13