Harvard Business Review

MARCH 25, 2016

were alarmed to find that most of its sales agents are not properly licensed and trained to sell group health insurance. So how might a hotel operator respond to the rise of Airbnb? The savviest incumbents are fighting back by playing to the strengths they have — or could develop, if they thought about it.

Hotels 8

Hotels Price Tactics Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2016

An effective starting point is to break cities into four segments across two distinctions: legacy vs. new cities, and developed vs. emerging economies. Segment 1: Developed Economy, Legacy City. Implications for entrepreneurs: Denizens of developed legacy cities have discretionary income. Segment 4: Developed Economy, New City.

Real Estate 8

Real Estate Entrepreneur Finance Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 15, 2014

When it comes to specialist operations, experience is key, so he was going to visit each of them and then make a decision. However, when I spoke to him again, he had just decided where he was going to have the operation: in the hospital in his hometown in Spain. I was surprised; there was no specialist in that hospital.

Gordon 8

Gordon Strategy Decisionmaking Objective 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 14, 2015

For short trips around a development, they are actually more desirable than cars; they don’t create tailpipe or noise pollution; they’re slow, increasing pedestrian safety; and they’re cheap to buy and charge. We’re witnessing a similar pattern develop in low-speed EVs and EUVs. Over time, steam ships improved.

Marketing 8

Marketing Transportation Licensing Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 6, 2016

Uber argues that its business model is premised on licensing software that acts as an intermediary between passengers and drivers.). These cases clearly point to the importance of understanding how platform-employers operate, and how work is structured within semi-automated, algorithmic management systems.

Management 8

Management Price Disaggregation System 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Just imagine the operational demand if primary care providers also had to actively monitor their patients’ health data between office visits. Our view is that early conceptions of connected health and the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) traveled a flawed path. A Way Forward.

Health Care 8

Health Care How To Insurance Incentives 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 29, 2017

Crushing the “Propaganda Stations” In considering radio license renewals in 1929, a certain station caught the attention of Hoover (now U.S. FCC licensing rules diminished freedom in the emerging electronic press. Armstrong returned to service, developing FM radios for the Army, and was promoted to the rank of Colonel.

Armstrong 8

Armstrong Wireless Succession Licensing 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Meanwhile, according to the Ministry of Finance , the Indian economy is operating with $45 billion less cash than it did prior to demonization. The name for this digital infrastructure reflects its roots in the world of software development rather than public policy: it is referred to as “ The India Stack.”

Banking 15

Banking Long-term Short-term System 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 12, 2018

For example, Whole Foods developed geo-fences around its stores, as well as its competitors’ stores, to target relevant audiences and achieved a post-click conversion rate that was three times higher than the national average. Integrating such social reports with geolocation delivers two added advantages.

Short-term 8

Short-term Brand Long-term Media 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 5, 2017

Like marketers, politicians obsess over messaging (what journalists would call “content”) and a few key metrics that historically have determined success: amount of television advertising, number of “foot soldiers,” intensity of get-out-the-vote operations, and voter demographics. Two developments bear noting.

Media 11

Media Advertising Fixed Costs Content 11

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2016

and Cuba could implement over the next two years will be critical for helping business executives determine the level of urgency around developing their Cuba operation. Without meaningful advancements on these three fronts, new business developments in Cuba will simply not progress. A limited business opportunity.

Policies 8

Policies Short-term Long-term GDP 8