Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2013

Avis has taken an interesting (and bold) step by acquiring Zipcar, absorbing an innovative but struggling competitor at what is likely to be seen as a bargain price while acquiring a small but desirable customer base and gaining a foothold in the rapidly growing world of collaborative consumption.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Take micro insurance: If I allow a small-hold farmer to insure their crop, it means in the first year they can actually have less volatility around the outcome. They can put more of their assets to work because they don’t need to self-insure. Which in turn means they actually can run bigger farms, pay bigger insurance premiums.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2011

In addition to laying out an approach for making one-time improvements, Reengineering's high priest (the late Michael Hammer) had advice for organizations wanting to sustain improvement. What's more, the company helped develop Hammer's PEMM concept and is now training Lean managers.

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