Harvard Business Review

APRIL 19, 2016

It may do to physical goods what cloud computing is now doing to digital services; what the PC, internet, and smart mobility have done to personal computing; and what outsourcing did to software development and business processing — take mass distribution and innovation to the next level while realigning the very geography of work and trade.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Execution Analysis Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2017

When one of us (Vivek) and his team launched Roivant Sciences in 2014 and began developing treatments for Alzheimer’s disease — they were determined to learn from the pharma industry’s innovation issues and build a more sustainable innovation engine. Transportation is a significant issue for this patient population.

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Incentives Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 16, 2016

John Macomber, a senior lecturer in the finance unit at Harvard Business School, has studied infrastructure financing around the world. Further, thousands of municipalities and agencies still issue municipal bonds to finance water, power, road, and other projects that are largely self-funding or “bankable” projects.

Banking 8

Banking Objective Finance Proposal 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2013

Earlier this week, the space-transport start-up SpaceX had its most successful launch test yet with Grasshopper, the first fully and rapidly reusable rocket. It was fundamentally different from the mindset of low-cost frequent and standardized transport that SpaceX embraces today. SpaceX has learned. They think big.

Cost 8

Cost Innovation Long-term Transportation 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 5, 2016

Within weeks there was $50 billion in business deals involving foreign companies, including the Airbus agreement (worth $25 billion) to sell 118 planes, and Italy’s state rail company’s $5 billion pact to develop the local rail network. sanctions are delaying these projects being financed. However, remaining U.S.

Tourism 8

Tourism Banking Due Diligence Hotels 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 8, 2013

Common sense suggests that home prices in Philadelphia would soar from their current median of $140,000 as businesses and households would come to view the city as a new Manhattan suburb, and the demand to live and work there would sharply increase. The one way commute time would decline to 35 minutes.

Real Estate 8

Real Estate Cost-Benefit Analysis Decentralization Training 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

However, CEOs often don’t have the career background and education that would equip them to personally lead the process of new product development. This would mean, for example, working in R&D to lead pharma innovation, new product development for high tech, and product design or merchandising for fashion retail.

CEO 8

CEO Innovation Pharmaceuticals Merchandising 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2013

Without adequate financing, ministries of health and even private hospitals in developing countries often don''t have the resources needed to purchase diagnostic equipment, train workers, and ensure access to appropriate treatment. Resistant forms continue to thrive, and increased travel makes the global threat very real.

Health Care 8

Health Care ROI NGO Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2011

The basic model will be available as a 20 square meter pre-fabricated kit designed for onsite installation at the price of 500 Euros ($700 U.S. We need to think big and deploy disruptive technologies and financing mechanisms to house 100 million people by the end of the decade.". Think Global: This isn't just an India project.

Supply Chain 10

Supply Chain Transportation Cooper Globalization 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2013

He had developed an extensive plan, and had the promise of grant money behind him. The problem with the effort, of course, was that building both the necessary African infrastructure and the logistics network needed to transport the non-indigenous crops was going to be a very expensive proposition indeed.

Company 8

Company Ries Maturity Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 29, 2018

For many of us, it’s finances that keep us from making a career change. Can you cut your commuting costs by using public transportation? ” To assess their situation, Steve and his wife looked into apartment rental prices and cost-of-living data for the cities where he applied to graduate school. Dependable.

Career 9

Career Budgeting Short-term Planning 9

Harvard Business Review

JULY 12, 2017

Based on their stock prices on July 6, 2017 , Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, and Facebook were the five most valuable companies in the world. Politics, regulations, and levels of economic development play a major role in shaping the digital industry and its market attractiveness. Digital players wield outsize market power.

Innovation 8

Innovation Policies Technology Politics 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Several analysts had downgraded Coe's stock as a result, and its share price had plunged. His business development team had gotten some good market data about the border cities — Matamoros, Ciudad Juárez — and some leads on potential partners. Stan didn't want to make the same mistake twice. But it's also a risky time.".

Case Study 9

Case Study Marketing Real Estate Retail 9