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Henry Ford, Innovation, and That "Faster Horse" Quote

Harvard Business Review

We've all been in conversations on the topics of creativity and innovation when Henry Ford's most famous adage is (excuse the pun) trotted out, usually accompanied by a knowing smirk and air of self-evidence. It was better cars, with better financing options. Battle lines are quickly drawn.

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Why Porter's Model No Longer Works

Harvard Business Review

These two key functions — Marketing and Service — are regularly discussed as shaped by social era dynamics. It will help us decide what we make, how much we make, and how we finance that production. Big had the dollars to buy the mass-market access to consumers back when mass media was the only way to reach an audience.

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How Separate Should a Corporate Spin-Off Be?

Harvard Business Review

New ventures, for example, often complain that the corporate finance function requires them to meet budget or lose bonuses or funding; or they can’t recruit the talent they need because of the corporate job evaluation approach. It appointed a gatekeeper.

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When to Make a Promise to Your Boss (and When Not To)

Harvard Business Review

You can judge for yourself the creativity emanating far from these agencies’ U.S. And because batteries are the single most expensive component in electric vehicles, that would be a big step toward his dream of a mass-market Tesla car. home bases in the epic 90-second spot. And the more transparency and disclosure the better?