Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

But Apple’s technological innovativeness is not the full story. In disruption we call this type of inroad into an industry, in this case the health industry, a New Market disruption. But screen size is simply an industry feature, one that other smartphone companies have introduced already. Now they can.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 16, 2016

Collaborative innovation is a hot topic in the B2C space, where it overlaps with crowdsourcing, but we see B2B players taking an interest as well. Nonetheless, innovating with customers should work well in B2B, as it should give companies a deeper knowledge of their customers and promote a trusting relationship.

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B2B Innovation Company Workshop 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2013

More than 15 percent of the country's investment goes into real estate, and around 12 percent of GDP comes from property-related industries. Increased urbanization, construction, and vertical living, driving tremendous new demand for sources of safe and renewable energy. Over half of this money was spent on new housing.

Industry 9

Industry Real Estate Telecommunications Energy 9

Harvard Business Review

JULY 28, 2016

For example, from telecommunication companies to fintech entrepreneurs, African banking fees and commissions are under tremendous presure. Innovate ferociously. Africa has to innovate — for example by building new credit models — to expand their businesses and make them more appealing. Think about local needs.

Banking 8

Banking Industry Disintermediation Offshoring 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2012

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. As Fujio Ando, senior managing director at Chibagin Asset Management suggests, "Japan's consumer electronics industry is facing defeat.

Six Sigma 18

Six Sigma Kaizen Govindarajan Telecommunications 18

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 27, 2012

By the time I boarded the plane back to Boston, somehow I'd been convinced that the television industry was safe from destruction — luckily, it only lasted about 10 minutes. But even the largest industries enter periods of transformation — think of once-dominant railroads, wired phone lines, the postal service.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

Strategists need to understand how tomorrow's industry could be structured. When overshooting begins to set in, industries can change rapidly. How active are startups at the industry's edge? Are competitors with disruptive strategies having a material impact on portions of the industry? Probably not.

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System Christensen Disruptive Innovation Telecommunications 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Apple is certainly known for its strong preference for internal innovation. There is clear empirical evidence to back this up: in our research of about 150 firms in the telecommunications industry, we found that the more successful firms all took this active approach to managing their capability and resource portfolios.

Software 15

Software Telecommunications Short-term Licensing 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 29, 2013

After all, it’s been done in other industries, sometimes in less time (think computers or consumer electronics). Enter Henry Ford, who revolutionized the industry with his manufacturing innovations , lowering the price of cars from $2,000 in 1908 to just $260 by 1925 — an 87% reduction! Leading Health Care Innovation.

Health Care 8

Health Care Cost Lean Production Offshoring 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 9, 2014

However, as much as macroeconomic reforms are needed, the future of the Greek economy will be determined by its competitiveness, which concerns costs, but is also measured by innovation. The key to such a change is developing an innovation-oriented industrial structure and a well-functioning innovation system.

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Planning GDP Tourism Innovation 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Innovations like Amazon price checks, or changes to healthcare or shipping enabled by mobile phones, are becoming commonplace. Organizations need to enhance their design and capabilities to survive and stay competitive in a world where innovation matters more. Swisscom AG is the major telecommunications provider in Switzerland.

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Innovation Telecommunications Technology Entrepreneur 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2015

The irony of this so-called “Golden Age of Television” is that in the corporate corridors of the TV industry, many are still searching for the pot of gold at the end of this programming rainbow – in other words, we’re still looking for the sustaining financial model that will secure the future of the medium.

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Video Telecommunications Early Adopters Advertising 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Throughout the news and business coverage, the feeling that sustainability is crucial to the future of the country and its industries is palpable. China Hi-Tech Fair ready to highlight emerging industries ," which describes Chinas largest tech show going on this week in Shanghai. And on and on. In the U.S.

NGO 15

NGO Chemicals Guidelines Telecommunications 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2016

Automobile manufacturers, for example, create products that rely on metals, chemicals, oil, and gas, which are among the most energy- and water-intensive industries. 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

DECEMBER 26, 2014

The phenomenon of fast-track CEO succession appears to be most prominent in the retail, technology, media, and telecommunications sectors—all of which are particularly affected by disruptive business models and new competitors. Some recent CEO appointments in these industries include Yahoo!’s

CEO 13

CEO Contingency Plans Telecommunications Planning 13

Marshall Goldsmith

OCTOBER 14, 2013

Companies in these industries are responding in surprising ways. Likewise, leading telecommunications and other equipment providers now have to compete by offering “network solutions” involving many products formerly sold separately. Innovation' Several factors have helped accelerate the move to integrated solutions.

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Telecommunications Franchising Consultative Diversity 111

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

But, that didn’t stop two successful Division I women’s basketball coaches from venturing into the bedsheet business, hoping to disrupt the industry with their innovative idea for “high performance” sheets. BONUS BITS: Telecommunications Takedowns. Basketball and bedsheets would seem to make for strange bedfellows.

Apparel 8

Apparel Telecommunications Transportation Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2013

At the moment that a disruptive innovation crosses into the mainstream market and establishes itself as a viable competitor, the third stage in a disruptive innovation's life cycle. In 2012 Square received a significant round of funding , and formed an innovative deal with Starbucks (which included an investment of $25 million).

Disruptive Innovation 8

Disruptive Innovation Telecommunications Innovation Fashion 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

As I think about companies that compete on consistent, low cost, reliable operations, most have or had leaders who were process innovators, such as Herb Kelleher at Southwest Airlines, Sam Walton at Wal-Mart, Ray Kroc at McDonalds, Jeff Bezos at Amazon.com, and Fred Smith at FedEx.

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Process CEO Insurance Banking 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

In my own work , I found that this might be particularly prevalent for utilities (gas, electricity and telecommunications). As for more serious stuff, youll have to wait until March for Ran Spieglers upcoming book, Bounded Rationality and Industrial Organization. Ran Spiegler (with co-authors) has studied such strategies.

Retail 14

Retail Price Comparison Nalebuff 14

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

The United States has a massive consumer population and many of the world's most specialized industrial clusters, but those advantages are diminishing. Picture something like a rotational program for innovation. Entrepreneurs building businesses in telecommunications could predict the next wave of disruption for the FCC.

Entrepreneur 14

Entrepreneur Licensing Telecommunications Incubator 14

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 25, 2015

Our new book, Harness the Power of the Purse: Winning Women Investors , based on recent research from the Center for Talent Innovation, indicates that there is a rising tide of female wealth worldwide. Though the burgeoning opportunities for the industry are still dominated by men, more women are starting businesses.

Survey 8

Survey Diversity Telecommunications Focus Group 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2013

When it comes to innovation in industries with strategically narrow windows of opportunities, speed is everything. This quickening pace — what academics and journalists have called innovation on steroids — is beginning to reach IT departments. Innovations were virtually prevented by stifling complexity.

Technology 8

Technology CIO Agility Software 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 18, 2013

Just as government and industry coordinated the telecommunications response after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the order enlists both public and private entities in assuring that critical infrastructure is continuously monitored and protected from attack. Certainly, the environment is complex.

Cooper 8

Cooper CIO Risk Management Telecommunications 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

In a downbeat tone the manager of a fast-growing healthcare provider rattled off a list of reasons that her company was turning into a numbers-driven organization: Industry regulations required it, Medicare reimbursement policies required it, and delivering specialized services required yet another form of quantitative analysis.

Entrepreneur 14

Entrepreneur Strategy Telecommunications Software 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

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Chart Your Course

JANUARY 9, 2014

A recent survey of more than 1,000 corporate directors, conducted in partnership with WomenCorporateDirectors and Heidrick & Struggles, outlined the problems by region and by industry. The most active hiring will be in the materials and IT & telecommunications sectors. billion in economic activity and $3.7

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Skills White Paper Case Study Telecommunications 159

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

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CIO Guidelines Telecommunications Emotional Intelligence 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 29, 2013

We recently participated in a data-dive type process at a major telecommunications company. Innovation' Like many telcos this company is trying to woo customers through customized marketing communications and offers.

Analysis 8

Analysis Storytelling Brainstorming Telecommunications 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2011

True collaboration always has open-ended elements — ranging from precisely how new innovations will be implemented, to how products will fare in the market, and even to what priorities partners will pursue in the face of changes in the environment. It depends on the nature of the industry and task at hand.

Software 15

Software Licensing Long-term Telecommunications 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

and other governments to help them design these often complicated auctions and by telecommunications companies trying to figure out the best strategies for bidding. Walker’s innovation was to bind travelers to pay the prices they bid if the airlines and hoteliers on Priceline accepted the offers. Economists and big data.

Strategy 12

Strategy Black-Scholes Airlines Price 12

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2014

Consider the case of an Asian telecommunications company that found 20 percent of its marketing budget was being squandered in markets with the lowest lifetime customer value. In some industries (e.g. The fundamental truth about technological innovation is that it needs to help sales people make better decisions on the front lines.

Marketing 11

Marketing Guidelines B2C Analysis 11

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

He also founded Bubblegeneration, an agenda-setting advisory boutique that shaped strategies across media and consumer industries. Though the money supply did contract sharply, neither trade, commerce, nor industry came to a grinding halt. Imagine all the veins in your body suddenly shrinking and collapsing — Avada Kedavra!!

Banking 15

Banking Crisis Merton Guidelines 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

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Guidelines 14

Guidelines Education Telecommunications Emotional Intelligence 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2017

dollar – Zimbabwe’s de facto currency – decimated the country’s remaining industrial base by making Zimbabwean manufactured goods too expensive and uncompetitive. This means it would be fairly easy for consumer-facing industries to get access to consumers. Achieving economic recovery.

Banking 8

Banking First-mover Advantage Politics Finance 8

Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 7, 2016

The research also provides a snapshot view and analysis of gender diversity across countries and industries. Industries with the highest have more female-dominated workforces and include health care, education and retail industries (43 to 47 percent of leaders are women).Industries Wellins, Ph.D.,

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Diversity Globalization Transportation Industry 120