Harvard Business Review

JUNE 22, 2017

One major reason for the update is that analytical technology has changed dramatically over the last decade; the sections we wrote on those topics have become woefully out of date. Of course, not everything is different. Some technologies from a decade ago are still in broad use, and I’ll describe them here too.

Open-book 8

Open-book Software Supply Chain Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 26, 2014

We have reviewed hundreds of corporate announcements and websites, interviewed numerous leadership experts, and conducted an analysis of CEO changes and successions over the past five years at S&P 500 and Global 100 companies. Through this effort, we have observed certain characteristics of this emerging trend.

CEO 13

CEO Contingency Plans Telecommunications Planning 13

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 28, 2014

One of the most important of those issues is, of course, globalization. Technology, with a gap of 44%, was the outlier—not because the global presence in the boardroom is so low, but because the percentage of revenue from international sources is so high. since the index was first developed in 2008.

Globalization 14

Globalization Committee Telecommunications Consensus 14

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2012

There is clear empirical evidence to back this up: in our research of about 150 firms in the telecommunications industry, we found that the more successful firms all took this active approach to managing their capability and resource portfolios. Poly9 in Canada, and C3 Technologies in Sweden that are bringing in new skills.

Software 15

Software Telecommunications Short-term Licensing 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

The technology community has become accustomed to Musk pushing the boundaries. On one side is the frontier economy, populated by highly skilled engineers pushing the boundaries of technology, and investors making highly risky bets on which new fields will take off. There are exceptions, of course, like mobile technology.

Marketing 8

Marketing Transportation Disruptive Innovation Telecommunications 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

One software design firm we studied had a long-time partner that was trying to figure out how to hire and develop an "in house" group to manage network and technology hardware issues. As a result they developed and successfully pitched the idea of alliance partnerships to telecommunications firms.

Entrepreneur 14

Entrepreneur Strategy Telecommunications Software 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 16, 2016

A telecommunications company recently launched an initiative with a business customer. This misalignment can undermine any motivation for allocating resources even after a successful ideation workshop. That involves, of course, a lot of work, but the payoffs will more than justify the effort. Here’s an example.

B2B 8

B2B Innovation Company Workshop 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2012

Digital technology, one of the world's fastest-growing and most lucrative sectors, is popular with consumers of all ages. One of the headhunter-experts I talked to for that project was Ann Carlsen , a recruiter in telecommunications and technology based in Boulder, Colorado. Consider the industry. She was bracingly blunt.

COO 13

COO Chief Financial Officer Telecommunications Technology 13

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 2, 2011

What we see and hear — and the conclusions we draw — influence for our lifetimes what we value, how we measure success, whom we trust, and the priorities we set for our own lives, including the role work will play within them.

Education 14

Education Compliance White Paper Politics 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. Think about it this way: Most health apps that you can find in the App Store are a technological marvel. But the longer-term picture is not so rosy.

Industry 8

Industry Supply Chain Innovation Maturity 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

So instead of following the conventional wisdom about growth through diversification, CEO and founder Jason Fried is doubling down on one successful area and putting all of his resources in one basket. For many companies, in fact, the strategy of “less is more” has been a powerful driver of success. Basecamp is a small company.

Strategy 11

Strategy Telecommunications Pharmaceuticals Software 11

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