Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2014

In health care, these tools are changing the way doctors identify people at risk of developing certain diseases; in fashion, they crunch purchasing data to anticipate trends; sales and marketing experts use them to tailor ad campaigns. The definition of a market, customer, partner, or even competitor is now a moving target.

Strategy 11

Strategy Scenario Planning Scientific Management Supply Chain 11

Harvard Business Review

JULY 22, 2014

Giving up any form of revenue or market share at a large health system these days would be a courageous decision, but these health systems can make up the revenue (and more) by focusing on performing highly complex, specialized procedures—which often have the biggest of all profit margins—and building a national market for those procedures.

Health Care 8

Health Care Information Technology Learning-by-Doing Information 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 10, 2012

With the focus properly on the amazing athletics, I doubt that many viewers paused to wonder how that feat of information technology was possible. The fact is, London 2012 is the largest and most sophisticated sports information technology (IT) project of all time. A few facts might hint at the scale of this challenge.

Committee 14

Committee Project Audience Information Technology 14

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2013

stock market to decline almost 1% before the news was revealed as a hoax. They also have the potential to allow cyber attackers into the physical world in which we live as they seize on security holes in these new systems. Train engineers to apply existing systems-engineering tools to security threats.

Engineering 8

Engineering Software Wireless Information Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 28, 2014

To complete the revolution in IP voice, however, we still need to untangle the remnants of profoundly complicated regulatory machinery that for decades carefully controlled the Bell System at the federal and state levels. We need to figure out quickly the optimal path to the overdue end-of-life for our venerable phone system.

Technology 8

Technology Information Technology Wireless Proposal 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 9, 2013

At the end of his career, he summarized, “There is no controversy in social science which shows such a large body of qualitatively diverse studies coming out so uniformly in the same direction as this one. And those states that retain parole have shifted their systems to rely increasingly on [algorithmic] risk assessments of recidivism.”

Information Technology 12

Information Technology Analysis Software Guidelines 12

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2012

Packaged food companies like Kraft and Pepsi use their scale to penetrate markets quickly and efficiently. To understand my point, let's think about how big companies have developed scale advantages through information systems. Such information collection and distribution required massive scale and drove competitive advantage.

Porter 12

Porter Competitive Advantage Safe Harbor Efficiency 12

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2013

First we see major shifts in demand: developing economies such as China and India are morphing from the world's source of low-cost manufacturing capacity to the world's best market opportunities. On the innovation front, the opportunities are more diverse, but equally powerful. Innovations Are Changing The Way We Design Products.

Globalization 9

Globalization Supply Chain Pharmaceuticals McKinsey 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2012

The history of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems holds valuable lessons. The first wave of CRM systems got a boost with success stories in an HBR Article (" Automation to Boost Sales and Marketing ") in 1989 by Moriarty and Swartz. In the second wave, led by Siebel Systems, tens of billions of dollars were spent.

CRM 14

CRM Micromanagement Technology Maturity 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2013

Reputation systems and active supplier screening maintain quality, and the need for insurance keeps customers from bypassing the marketplaces. Accompanying these peer economy companies are others (like Zipcar) which simply leverage technology and lower transaction costs to make flexible renting a viable alternative to asset acquisition.

Disaggregation 9

Disaggregation Hammer Mass Marketing Gordon 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2018

While this “lab-bench to bedside” approach has improved healthcare globally, it can take years, even decades, for an innovation to get to market, often with limited input from patients themselves. As a result, team optimism and ambition can be wasted on activities that lack focus.

Health Care 10

Health Care Innovation Mayo Stage-Gate 10

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2011

The world is full of examples: "At IBM , we strive to lead in the invention, development and manufacture of the industry's most advanced information technologies, including computer systems, software, storage systems and microelectronics. Is it any wonder Apple's market cap has left IBM's in the dust?

Mission Statement 16

Mission Statement Public Relations Commitment Committee 16

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 2, 2013

One company had three simultaneous mobile marketing initiatives, conducted by different groups, using different tools and vendors. Other companies have multiple employee collaboration platforms with different rules and technologies. Diverse companies are responding to the digital leadership challenge in different and dynamic ways.

CIO 8

CIO Technology Apparel Information Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Both of these Trojans target system information, online credentials, and banking details. These are also customizable tools that can gather any sort of information the thief wishes. Boards should also understand and be kept informed of the nature and source of cyberrisks. Insight Center. The Future of Cybersecurity.

Company 8

Company Banking Information Advice 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 20, 2016

Once they understood this point, they aimed to provoke change, but by working within the existing management system, not blowing it up. The data provocateurs I’ve worked with form a diverse lot: scientists, HR specialists, people at the lowest management levels, division presidents, relative newcomers, and seasoned veterans.

Quality 11

Quality Resistance Learning-by-Doing Finance 11

Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2012

Ever thought air mattresses in living rooms would grow into a billion dollar company that would take on the vacation rental market and the hotel industry? The only negative effect this rise of the long tail should have on venture capitalists is that they need to get better at filtering the increased noise in the system.

Venture Capitalist 17

Venture Capitalist Software Entrepreneur Engineering 17

Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2012

Ever thought air mattresses in living rooms would grow into a billion dollar company that would take on the vacation rental market and the hotel industry? The only negative effect this rise of the long tail should have on venture capitalists is that they need to get better at filtering the increased noise in the system.

Venture Capitalist 17

Venture Capitalist Software Entrepreneur Engineering 17

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 9, 2012

Target didn't stop collecting and leveraging customer behavior data in its marketing, however. Instead, it simply became more subtle in its execution: customer-specific offers are now interspersed with more generic ads or a more diverse set of promotions. This is particularly relevant to marketing, where customer experience is key.

Competitive Advantage 8

Competitive Advantage Retail Comparison Business Intelligence 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 2, 2011

We focused on the generations in eight countries, including the four BRIC nations (Brazil, Russia, India, and China), some of the most important markets for talent over the next decade, as well as one country from the Middle East. We also examined two European countries, the U.K.

Education 14

Education Compliance White Paper Politics 14

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2014

So instead of creating another pill dispenser, it launched a compliance-enhancing system. In addressing the billion-dollar adherence problem, Vitality (since acquired by NANTHEALTH ) considered the interests of the players in the diverse ecosystem, including pharmaceutical companies, retail pharmacies, and health care providers.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Company Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

The information most likely to influence the future comes from looking out the window, not in the mirror. Sheer computing power isn’t the key differentiator either, because the predictive future relies less on additional statistical mastication than on a greater diversity of inputs. Information & technology Leadership'

Company 8

Company Intangible Assets Information Self-aware 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 7, 2017

This means that companies must leave behind traditional models of proprietary systems, rigid processes, and reliance on a few longtime partners and move toward models that embrace open and flexible structures in which partners can solve business problems together. Sponsored by DXC Technology. Insight Center. The reason?

Succession 8

Succession ROI Technology Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2011

We don't understand the business models that will support real public private partnerships in the deployment and sustainability of mHealth systems. However, the real power of mHealth is in supporting integrated health systems involving multiple public and private parties offering diverse services and products.

Wireless 15

Wireless Health Care Pharmaceuticals Business Model 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2017

The four-story glass building designed by Norman Foster seamlessly integrates a long and diverse list of technical achievements — from the enormous solar panel array on the roof to hidden cable management mechanisms at the workstations — all according to Jobs’s uncompromising design standards. Peter’s Square in Rome.

Real Estate 8

Real Estate Technology Hedge Project 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 4, 2017

It’s hard to overstate the significance — and complexity — of the H-1B visa system in the U.S. H-1B visas are granted through an employer-driven system, meaning employers petition the government for visas tied to specific roles. A literature review by Yi Xue and Richard C. biomedical sciences, physical sciences).

Outsourcing 9

Outsourcing Engineering Skills Information Technology 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 3, 2013

Look at any piece of research about the subtle, systemic or “ second-generation bias ” holding back women and minorities in business and you will find lack of role models at the top of the list. The Job Market for MBAs is About to Take a Hit. The Job Market for MBAs is About to Take a Hit. Talent and the New World of Hiring.

Talent Management 8

Talent Management Class Information Technology Objective 8