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Calculating the Market Value of Leadership

Harvard Business Review

For example, consider the Economist ’s Big Mac index , which measures the cost of a Big Mac in various countries in terms of its difference from the average Big Mac price in the United States. The leadership ratings index we have developed has two dimensions, or domains: individual and organizational.

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How Merck Is Trying to Keep Disrupters at Bay

Harvard Business Review

Pharmaceutical companies, buffeted by regulatory changes, new drug technologies that alter entry barriers and competition, price pressures, and an estimated 300,000 job cuts since 2000, seem to fit the popular narrative of large organizations unable to deal with disruptive forces. Experimentation is vital.

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Robo-Advisers Are Coming to Consulting and Corporate Strategy

Harvard Business Review

Further, venture capitalists are jumping in with both feet. $4 Their goal was to hit the lowest possible price point, and to appeal to “digital native” customers. Create your own internal robo-advisory service : Companies could develop their own robotic or semi-robotic advice for key decision domains.