Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Although directors in certain industries are more aware of the threat of disruption, the widespread lack of board-level engagement in innovation processes could be a major blind spot and a potential liability. Instead, boards typically looked for expertise in their firms’ industry (51%), strategy (34%), and financials (30%).

Innovation 10

Innovation Short-term Telecommunications Long-term 10

Harvard Business Review

JULY 28, 2016

Technology has emerged as a competitive weapon in driving operational excellence and superior service quality. For example, from telecommunication companies to fintech entrepreneurs, African banking fees and commissions are under tremendous presure. Across Africa, banking is being redesigned.

Banking 8

Banking Industry Disintermediation Offshoring 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 29, 2016

That is, the percentage of directors whose primary professional experience is within a firm’s industry. Domain experts know the ins and outs of an industry and are highly skilled at assessing risks and opportunities. Domain experts know the ins and outs of an industry and are highly skilled at assessing risks and opportunities.

Telecommunications 10

Telecommunications Banking Uncertainty Sample 10

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 16, 2015

Nokia, today’s telecommunications networking company, has made corporate transformation into an art form. In 1992, new CEO Jorma Ollila and his team made a decision that is iconic in the world of corporate reinvention, going all-in on the emerging telecommunications markets. That’s where the rubber boots came from.).

Telecommunications 8

Telecommunications Crisis Committee Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 6, 2016

In many industries, the capital required to build an asset of minimum efficient scale is growing. The latest nuclear reactor designs, promising higher safety, longer operating life, and lower operating costs, cost up to $25 billion after factoring in the huge budget overruns. Model 1: Virtual operator.

Co-Opetition 8

Co-Opetition Operations Cost Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 16, 2013

Then it created a model containing the dimensions critical to a high-performing board, from functional and industry expertise to behavioral attributes. Directors named industry knowledge, strategy, and financial-audit expertise as their strongest skill sets. We also looked at results by industry and region.

Telecommunications 8

Telecommunications Biotechnology Health Care Real Estate 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

COOs are relatively common in service industries such as financial services, energy, information technology and telecommunications, but in manufacturing sectors — such as automotive, chemical, and pharmaceutical companies — they are relatively rare. What do you think?

COO 11

COO Sample Telecommunications Automotive 11

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2012

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

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.

Video 8

Video Telecommunications Early Adopters Advertising 8

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.

Rogers 15

Rogers Telecommunications Disruptive Innovation Innovation 15

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 17

Six Sigma Kaizen Govindarajan Telecommunications 17

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! Health India Operations Productivity'

Health Care 8

Health Care Cost Lean Production Offshoring 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 6, 2018

Last year Facebook became the second largest e-commerce company in Africa after Jumia, the industry leader. 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.

Globalization 8

Globalization Banking Entrepreneur Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 11, 2013

These interviews were conducted with salespeople across a wide variety of industries including high technology, telecommunications, financial services, consulting, industrial equipment, healthcare, and electronics, to name a few. Price versus Value. 800 Pound Gorilla. Nice-to-Have" Product.

CRM 16

CRM Telecommunications Price Long-term 16

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Operations : Approaches problems practically; stands firm on issues, perseveres; maintains a standard of consistency and quality; provides stable leadership and supervision; develops detailed plans and procedures; implements projects in a timely manner; keeps financial records straight.

Process 15

Process CEO Insurance Banking 15

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. As the host of the DataCamp podcast DataFramed , I have had the pleasure of speaking with over 30 data scientists across a wide array of industries and academic disciplines. Insight Center.

Ethics 8

Ethics Learning-by-Doing Industry Telecommunications 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

At these locations, any money made goes first to fund operations, and additional profits go to local charities. 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.

Apparel 8

Apparel Telecommunications Transportation Operations 8

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

MAY 16, 2011

This kind of approach is common for firms that are in dominant positions in their industries. The Sun-Netscape Alliance was formed when AOL acquired Netscape in 1998 but then sought to spin out the software operations of Netscape. It depends on the nature of the industry and task at hand.

Software 15

Software Licensing Long-term Telecommunications 15

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 12

CEO Contingency Plans Telecommunications Planning 12

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 28, 2013

It’s no longer good enough to wait for change to come to your industry; you need to be out there where it’s happening. So suppose you want to follow the over 200 multinationals across a multitude of industries that have set up a strategic beachhead in Silicon Valley. Swisscom AG is the major telecommunications provider in Switzerland.

Innovation 8

Innovation Telecommunications Technology Entrepreneur 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 2, 2014

Or take Harris Corporation, an American telecommunications company founded in 1895. At a time when some of the world’s biggest newspaper companies are getting digitally disrupted, Harris exited the sector long ago but moved into adjacent industries. Competition Execution Operations' Take Southwest Airlines as an example.

Competitive Advantage 9

Competitive Advantage Airlines Telecommunications Long-term 9

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 artisans have no understanding of their cash flows, they fail prey to spending a big percentage of their working capital, without meaning to, on non-business issues that usually cripple their operations.

Books 13

Books Guidelines Banking Telecommunications 13

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2012

In the trucking industry alone, for example, it's estimated that there will be a shortage of over 100,000 drivers in just a few years. Perhaps equally significant for managers is that the new workers — no matter how many of them there are — will operate differently than their predecessors.

Telecommunications 9

Telecommunications Chemicals Health Care Planning 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 22, 2015

Scale drove consolidation and globalization of industries throughout the mid-twentieth century and it still does today, such as in steel, airlines, pharmaceuticals, and telecommunications. Scale and efficiency are mostly about competing by lowering costs.

Six Sigma 8

Six Sigma Company Lean Production Taylorism 8

Leading Blog

APRIL 16, 2021

Operating a small business is not unlike owning a really old house: things break a lot, and you need to fix them, over and over and over. I don’t try to mislead others or deliberately cause injury to someone for my gain, so I simply assumed everyone else would operate that way in business. Ours did; over 700 did not.)

Learning-by-Doing 255

Learning-by-Doing Long-term Automotive Open-book 255

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2011

s stock fell over 7% on news out of China that the company's JV partner had transferred some of the joint business to its wholly-owned operation. That is why so many global industrial giants that had long gone it alone have changed their tune. Small wonder that Yahoo!'s Initial reports suggested that Yahoo!

Management 12

Management Airlines Telecommunications Marketing 12

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 16, 2015

Their concerns fell into three broad categories: talent, operating in a global marketplace, and regulation and legislation. Operating in a Global Marketplace. Eight of the CEOs pointed to the challenges of operating in a fast-paced global marketplace. Talent pipelines were also a concern.

CEO 8

CEO Stephenson Pharmaceuticals Globalization 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

MARCH 11, 2013

These interviews were conducted with salespeople across a wide variety of industries including high technology, telecommunications, financial services, consulting, industrial equipment, healthcare, and electronics, to name a few. Price versus Value. 800 Pound Gorilla. Nice-to-Have" Product.

CRM 9

CRM Telecommunications Price Long-term 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 29, 2013

In March this year, for example, it hosted a two-day session in co-operation with the World Bank, various UN agencies, and the Qatar Computing Research Institute to study data around poverty and corruption. We recently participated in a data-dive type process at a major telecommunications company. This approach works well in business.

Analysis 8

Analysis Storytelling Brainstorming Telecommunications 8

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

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 1, 2016

All companies that operate internationally face a striking dual challenge in dealing with public policy: Nations across the globe enact an ever-changing, ever-expanding array of detailed legislation and regulation to protect workers, consumers, investors, and the public welfare, and these diverse rules shape what companies can and cannot do.

Policies 8

Policies Politics Short-term Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 31, 2012

Instead of looking at current sales by region, as it had always done, the company examined market share within customer industry sectors in specific U.S. Another might be made up of markets with similar operating cost structures. Consider the case of a chemicals company.

B2B 13

B2B Chemicals Analysis B2C 13

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. In some industries (e.g. Leaders need to focus on how to create meaningful targets that use the best of each approach.

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

JULY 8, 2013

by the cable industry, make up two of the three lowest-scoring categories in the American Customer Service Index (the other is airlines). Maybe the passage of time has dulled my memory of what it was really like, or maybe the wonderfulness of the phone rep led me to believe that this was a different sort of operation.

Market Penetration 8

Market Penetration Industry Telecommunications Strategy 8