Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

The gap between Hyperloop and the state of infrastructure in the vast majority of developing countries is a demonstration of what economist William Janeway calls the Two Innovation Economies. There are exceptions, of course, like mobile technology. There are exceptions, of course, like mobile technology.

Marketing 8

Marketing Transportation Disruptive Innovation Telecommunications 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2013

At the moment that a disruptive innovation crosses into the mainstream market and establishes itself as a viable competitor, the third stage in a disruptive innovation's life cycle. In 2012 Square received a significant round of funding , and formed an innovative deal with Starbucks (which included an investment of $25 million).

Disruptive Innovation 8

Disruptive Innovation Telecommunications Innovation Fashion 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Although many business executives sat through one, or perhaps several, courses in economics while in school, most probably took away little more than the supply and demand graphs to which they were introduced early in their first course. Many economists since have been hired by the U.S.

Strategy 12

Strategy Black-Scholes Airlines Price 12

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

But the deal became a success not simply because the CEO saw the opportunity, but because he knew that his firm had the competency and resources to deliver on it efficiently. But how often is this qualitative feedback seen as a sturdy platform for innovation and growth? This might seem like just good old-fashioned salesmanship.

Entrepreneur 14

Entrepreneur Strategy Telecommunications Software 14

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Apple is the poster child for how to make a disruption strategy successful over time. But Apple’s technological innovativeness is not the full story. The very same disruption process that has made Apple so successful at capturing growth from other industries is also happening elsewhere in the smartphone industry.

Industry 8

Industry Supply Chain Innovation Maturity 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Typically, these executives focus on the "what" and the "what if" and not the "how," which of course is the realm of process people. Boards need to ensure that an operations orientation is a key criterion for succession planning in organizations where process improvement is a strategic imperative. Because it isnt their sport.

Process 15

Process CEO Insurance Banking 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 22, 2015

Consider, for instance, the talent development program at Ascom, a global telecommunications company. Of course, a goal that is too ambitious will break the team’s spirit. That is why live business projects can be powerful vehicles for learning, especially when they aim for dramatic outcomes on a tight timeframe. Do it fast.

Project 8

Project Parcell How To Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 5, 2013

I’ve seen this mistake numerous times in other industries — from a customer service fiasco by a major telecommunications company that launched DSL at too large a scale to NASA’s failure to recognize the implications of a foam strike in the Columbia shuttle tragedy. For complex initiatives, of course, this is simply not the case.

Company 8

Company Telecommunications CIO Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 12, 2014

The problem, the court said, was that the FCC’s bans on blocking or discriminating against certain Internet traffic sounded like the kind of rules that would apply to a “telecommunications service,” yet the FCC has classified broadband internet as an “information service.” It’s been a great decade to be a telecommunications lawyer.

Telecommunications 8

Telecommunications Open-book Content Information 8