Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2011

As multinational corporations pursue opportunities in emerging markets, they're bound to stumble if they overlook the developed economies, and vice versa. Without operating in the former, they won't be able to attain economies of scale; sans the latter, they're unlikely to continue developing state-of-the-art technologies.

Globalization 13

Globalization Marketing Venture Capitalist Biotechnology 13

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 6, 2018

But as global technology brands penetrate African economies, it is becoming evident that most local startups are experiencing new levels of competition, which could potentially disrupt their operations. Across African markets, information and communication technology (ICT) is facilitating the process of socioeconomic developments.

Globalization 8

Globalization Banking Entrepreneur Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

He started very well, but as soon as his cash flow improved, financial burdens from family systems stifled his operations. When I founded the nonprofit African Institution of Technology , I initially focused on helping African entrepreneurs or artisans, especially those with only primary education, develop new skills and market opportunities.

Books 13

Books Guidelines Banking Telecommunications 13

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2016

Powering one 60-watt bulb for 12 hours a day over the course of a year can require 3,000 to 6,000 gallons of water — enough to fill a large tanker truck. Others, including technology and telecommunications companies, are major customers of — and suppliers to — those industries.

Energy 8

Energy Price Telecommunications Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2011

But for many years it took a hands-off approach to new product development — dictating needs, but letting vendors bid for a slot on the Sun server and sink or swim after that. They tend to play vendors off against each other and shy away from partnerships that require some sharing of power.

Software 14

Software Licensing Long-term Telecommunications 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2015

You either go out and buy it, or you develop the talent you already have. Such loans have advantages for the lender: they accelerate player development and/or reduce costs by removing the salary of the loaned player from the lending club’s books. How do you get the talent you need? Both clubs realize a unique win-win.

CFO 8

CFO Leadership Development Telecommunications Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2012

Admittedly, continuous improvement once powered Japan's economy. Starting in the 1970s, the country's ability to create low-cost, quality products helped them dominate key industries, such as automobiles, telecommunications, and consumer electronics. Question whether processes should be improved, eliminated, or disrupted.

Six Sigma 16

Six Sigma Kaizen Govindarajan Telecommunications 16

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2012

The data-driven have crafted the best strategies, uncovered wholly new markets, and kept operational costs low. Indeed, we think every organization must develop and execute an aggressive plan to put data to work. Obviously, the high-powered analytics types are in short supply. Invest in people.

Organization 15

Organization Telecommunications McKinsey Price 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Drawing on her work with business leaders, she has developed the following categorization of how people prefer to think: Conceptual : Reads signs of coming change; sees the "big picture"; recognizes new possibilities; tolerates ambiguity; integrates ideas and concepts; communicates through analogy and metaphor; inspires with visions of the future.

Process 14

Process CEO Insurance Banking 14

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 26, 2013

I have repeatedly stated that the next wave of innovation will come from companies that harness the transformational power that too often lies latent inside their organizations. Telecommunications companies can create a small secondary network where they can test ideas without running the risk of interrupting service to millions of customers.

Ries 8

Ries Telecommunications Business Model Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2017

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. Mnangagwa is clear that he wants to rebuild the economy and start fresh with foreign businesses.

Banking 8

Banking First-mover Advantage Politics Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2018

But it’s poised to transform all sectors, from retail, telecommunications, and agriculture to health, trucking, and the penal system. How companies are using artificial intelligence in their business operations. It’s true that data science is a varied field. Will you worship it?”),

Ethics 8

Ethics Learning-by-Doing Industry Telecommunications 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 16, 2015

Their concerns fell into three broad categories: talent, operating in a global marketplace, and regulation and legislation. ” CEOs also worried about whether their high potential employees were being properly developed. Operating in a Global Marketplace. One area that proved especially challenging was mobility.

CEO 8

CEO Stephenson Pharmaceuticals Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2014

But the real power of the partnership comes from their ability to bring the best of each of their departments—as well as pricing, operations, and other groups—to bear in exploiting those micromarket opportunities. That starts with developing a deep understanding of how customers behave and make decisions.

Marketing 9

Marketing Guidelines B2C Analysis 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Ellen Kullman (DuPont), Maria das Graças Silva Foster (Petrobras), and Chua Sock Koong (Singapore Telecommunications) lead three of the most powerful companies in the world. For many women in the developing world, a better approach may be to gain employment in existing companies.

Microfinance 8

Microfinance Flextime Globalization Telecommunications 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 5, 2011

It is rare to find an American company that is not developing a market strategy to benefit from the rapid growth of emerging markets such as Brazil, India, and China. During the heyday of American power after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the U.S. One certainly cannot blame U.S. 50, February 2001).

Strategy 9

Strategy Globalization Politics Telecommunications 9

Harvard Business Review

JULY 16, 2013

The latest developments around PRISM and the NSA dragnet operations uncovered by Edward Snowden, in my view, severely damage the fragile fabric of the new global ecosystem, which we so sorely rely on in order to collectively tackle truly urgent global issues such as energy, pollution, food, climate change, (cyber-)terrorism and inequality.

Globalization 8

Globalization Technology Information Technology Telecommunications 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 15, 2011

All economists recognize that competitive analysis is all about customers; if firms exercise market power, customers suffer through higher prices and foreclosed entry of new competitors. If firms are not exercising market power, competition reigns. The report instead elevates inferences of monopoly power based on market shares.

Wireless 12

Wireless Report Price Analysis 12

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

We saw this play out in retail, banking, telecommunications, and the fast food industry as well. Gore & Associates gives people free time and resources to develop new ideas. Looking at all these processes together, it’s clear that culture is the operating system of an organization. That’s high-ToMo.

Motivation 8

Motivation Company Airlines Learning-by-Doing 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 13

Banking Long-term Short-term System 13

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 1, 2013

These differences go to the foundation of the modern corporate IT department — the infrastructure — which includes the software, hardware, communications, facilities, data centers, operations, and other technical resources a corporation operates. The Real Power of Enterprise Social Media Platforms.

CIO 8

CIO Technology Telecommunications Information Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 9, 2012

According to a report put out by Greenpeace in April , the electricity demand of data centers and the telecommunications network is rivaling that of most nations. Some of the large IT companies have begun to use their power and influence to change the energy landscape. China, Russia, and Japan.

Energy 14

Energy Efficiency Industry Telecommunications 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2015

I have often been struck by the way companies operating in industries as diverse as telecommunications and transport manage to collaborate in a competitive environment, yet health organizations find collaboration difficult even when they are not competing. First is staying power. The first is organizational myopia.

Health Care 8

Health Care System Telecommunications Quality 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

When people talk of valuable platforms, they are typically thinking of things like the operating systems for personal computers, tablet computers, and smartphones, all of which allow and indeed encourage software developers to invent “apps”; or the Amazon selling system which provides a layer of basic logistical functions for independent retailers.

Transportation 8

Transportation Price Airlines Retail 8