Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

In the past few years, there have been significant investments in markets like data analytics, 3-D printing, renewable energy, and financial services. Executives in market leaders in those sectors need to watch these developments carefully, because the seeds of transformation are being sown as we speak.

System 15

System Christensen Disruptive Innovation Telecommunications 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2012

Increasingly, Western companies are developing products in countries like China and India, and then distributing them globally. For example, GE developed an ultra-low-cost ultrasound for rural China which is now marketed in over 100 countries. and which they now sell in Europe and the U.S. Phase 2: Glocalization.

Glocalization 11

Glocalization Mass Marketing P&L Globalization 11

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2015

You either go out and buy it, or you develop the talent you already have. Such loans have advantages for the lender: they accelerate player development and/or reduce costs by removing the salary of the loaned player from the lending club’s books. How do you get the talent you need? Both clubs realize a unique win-win.

CFO 8

CFO Leadership Development Telecommunications Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 9, 2014

However, as much as macroeconomic reforms are needed, the future of the Greek economy will be determined by its competitiveness, which concerns costs, but is also measured by innovation. It can improve its competitiveness by reducing costs in its traditional sectors, such as tourism, agriculture, and trade. to 3% of their GDP.

Planning 9

Planning GDP Tourism Innovation 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 6, 2016

For instance, the cost of building and equipping a leading-edge semiconductor fab has climbed to $7 billion, as the technology required to make more advanced chips is getting more complex. Driven by economies of scale, container ship size has been increasing for decades, with the largest ships now costing roughly $200 million.

Co-Opetition 8

Co-Opetition Operations Cost Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

The factory floor at Pittsburgh’s Aquion Energy doesn’t look much like the steel mills that once populated this Rust Belt city. This is the kind of technology—and the type of firm—that will make renewable energy more efficient and more cost-effective. competitiveness and growth in the 21 st century.

Industry 8

Industry McKinsey Engineering Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

The theme of the big event was "Technology-led Transition and Innovation-driven Development," which sounds broad. But the focus was squarely on "energy saving, environmental protection, and the low-carbon economy" with other emerging areas — infotech, biotech, and modern materials — taking a distinctly secondary role.

NGO 14

NGO Chemicals Guidelines Telecommunications 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2012

The data-driven have crafted the best strategies, uncovered wholly new markets, and kept operational costs low. Indeed, we think every organization must develop and execute an aggressive plan to put data to work. Today, advances in predictive analytics and the potential for big data portend even greater opportunity. Invest in people.

Organization 15

Organization Telecommunications McKinsey Price 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 18, 2013

Just as government and industry coordinated the telecommunications response after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the order enlists both public and private entities in assuring that critical infrastructure is continuously monitored and protected from attack. media companies. There are two primary areas of concern.

Cooper 8

Cooper CIO Risk Management Telecommunications 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2013

Because the cost of not knowing product provenance is huge when things go wrong. In telecommunications and information technology, experts are waking up to the need for full "chains of custody" for components because of the threat of malicious " hardware Trojan horses." Will this place a terrible burden on business? Was your shirt?

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Ethics Telecommunications Politics 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2011

But for many years it took a hands-off approach to new product development — dictating needs, but letting vendors bid for a slot on the Sun server and sink or swim after that. Catchlight Energy , their 50/50 joint venture, draws on technical resources and existing operations of the two partners.

Software 15

Software Licensing Long-term Telecommunications 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2013

In one of the most comprehensive global surveys of corporate directors to date, we found that they were very worried about developing and enacting strategic plans that will enable their organizations to succeed. Not rising costs. food, beverage & tobacco, household and personal products); Energy & Utilities (e.g.,

Talent Management 8

Talent Management Company Telecommunications Management 8

HR Digest

JULY 22, 2019

Robotic loaders and remotely-controlled trucks are significantly reducing operational costs in the mining sector. Developments in telecommunications, computing technologies, and electronic sensors are inspiring less of human intervention in controlling some sensitive equipment including vehicles, planes, helicopters, trains, etc.

Industry 87

Industry Operations Transportation Technology 87

Harvard Business Review

JULY 9, 2012

Data centers are quickly becoming a pressing issue for many executives as companies consider how to keep costs down and environmental impact to a minimum. According to a report put out by Greenpeace in April , the electricity demand of data centers and the telecommunications network is rivaling that of most nations.

Energy 15

Energy Efficiency Industry Telecommunications 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2015

I have often been struck by the way companies operating in industries as diverse as telecommunications and transport manage to collaborate in a competitive environment, yet health organizations find collaboration difficult even when they are not competing. This is simple to say but difficult to do.

Health Care 8

Health Care System Telecommunications Quality 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2011

For instance, during the 1990s, China became a low-cost producer of computer hardware (much of which was designed in the U.S.). We find ourselves falling behind in several industries of the future, including solar energy and other areas of green tech. Let's remember that international trade is not a zero-sum game. productivity.

Real Estate 14

Real Estate Policies Telecommunications Industry 14

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2016

Boards of companies operating in the consumer discretionary industry have a disproportionately high representation of Democrats, while boards operating in the industrials and energy and utilities industries skew more Republican. food, beverage & tobacco, household and personal products); Energy & Utilities (e.g.,

Politics 8

Politics Committee Telecommunications Diversity 8