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Why Western Digital Firms Have Failed in China

Harvard Business Review

However, they have all failed in China, the world’s largest digital market. Google, for example, has succeeded in dominating many foreign markets that have radically different political systems and cultures (including Indonesia, Thailand, and Saudi Arabia). market on China. market on China.

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The Persistence of the Innovator's Dilemma

Harvard Business Review

The most punishing innovations, they argued, were the ones that were easy to dismiss at first blush — simple, affordable solutions that took root outside the mainstream market. Capital markets is one explanation. The halo effect leads companies to assuming their best operators can seamlessly shift into innovation work.

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How Could I Miss That? Jamie Dimon on the Hot Seat

Harvard Business Review

On April 4 of this year, Dimon read a short article in the Wall Street Journal about a JPMorgan trader in London, Bruno Iksil, who was making massive bets that exposed the bank to high levels of risk. At a meeting on April 8, Drew assured Dimon and the operating committee of JPMorgan that the trades were being well managed and would work out.