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Europe’s Other Crisis: A Digital Recession

Harvard Business Review

You may have heard that Europe is in a state of crisis. The crisis we speak of has even more severe consequences for Europe’s global competitiveness. Telecommunications, marketplace platforms, payment services, and postal and logistics systems are balkanized. Developing a risk-tolerant culture. in Latin America.

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Can Nokia Reinvent Itself Again?

Harvard Business Review

Nokia, today’s telecommunications networking company, has made corporate transformation into an art form. Another existential crisis was well underway. In 1992, new CEO Jorma Ollila and his team made a decision that is iconic in the world of corporate reinvention, going all-in on the emerging telecommunications markets.

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A Plan to Revitalize Greece

Harvard Business Review

The key to such a change is developing an innovation-oriented industrial structure and a well-functioning innovation system. Currently, the annual expenditures for research and development (R&D) amount to 0.67% of Greece’s GDP. And Tropical SA is focused on hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. to 3% of their GDP.

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Doing Business in India Requires a Mobile-First Strategy

Harvard Business Review

If you want to see how mobile technology can disrupt the very basics of business models and habits established over hundreds if not thousands of years, look at what’s happening in India. A telecommunications revolution, towards fourth generation (4G) mobile services, will transform the consumer landscape over the next 5-10 years.

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What Investors Need to Know About Zimbabwe After Mugabe

Harvard Business Review

Mugabe’s ouster and replacement with his one-time deputy, Emmerson Mnangagwa, was the most significant development in the Southern African nation since it gained independence from Britain in 1980. The land reforms triggered a series of events that spiraled into a major economic crisis and caused formal unemployment to soar to 90%.

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Joint Ventures Reduce the Risk of Major Capital Investments

Harvard Business Review

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. This is the virtual network operator (VNO) model used by the telecommunications sector. Guidelines for selecting an appropriate model.

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Preventing Another Bangladesh Tragedy: Three Ways to Transform Supply Chain Ethics

Harvard Business Review

New technologies, industry standards, and approaches to tagging and labeling are enhancing the ability of consumers to trace the origin of goods. In the last year, Europe''s processed food industry has been overwhelmed with a crisis caused by substantial use of horse meat passed off as beef. In Europe and the U.S.,