Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 21, 2011

Forced to do more with much less, the small businesses that have managed to survive and even thrive during these tough times have recognized one important factor: You can’t always compete on price, but you can compete on service. Use technology to provide quick, efficient customer service. Great customer service doesn’t just happen.

Learning-by-Doing 62

Learning-by-Doing Price Bottom-up Finance 62

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2018

This is a sharp contrast with the investment that senior leaders used to make in employees. For example, if you’re a brand marketer, you might give yourself an “A” in advertising development, a “B+” in pricing analysis, “C” in trade marketing, etc. Liane Davey. Monique Valcour.

Career 15

Career Development Company Supply Chain 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2012

At last," the chairman had said, "we have a foothold in the electric vehicle market. While Blue Sky is an SOE, I think they really want to differentiate themselves, and they're willing to use a lot of our technology.". It was among the fastest-growing Chinese automakers, and it was racing to get into the hybrid market.

Case Study 8

Case Study Technology Tacit Knowledge Engineering 8

Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

It''s that among the sharp-elbowed hordes pushing through Washington''s corridors of power, they didn''t even stand Out." Xerox, which pioneered the photocopying business, lost important ground to the Japanese on price. The initial costs of entry, especially for marketing, will be prohibitive.

Waterman 55

Waterman Follow-up Automotive Learning-by-Doing 55

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2011

My crystal ball devoted to the intersection of business and digital technology brought forth six predictions for 2012. There will be at least one instance of a science fiction technology becoming reality. The two forces of trade and technology are combining to create a tough labor market for lots of workers in the U.S.,

Simon 15

Simon Sharpe Technology eBook 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 19, 2015

After two decades of failed efforts to spur innovation and competition in Europe’s lagging communications sector, the European Commission has promised “an ambitious overhaul” next year as part of its far-reaching Digital Single Market initiative. At least for voice services, the U.S. As a result, the U.S.

Price 8

Price How To Policies Report 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 11, 2017

” Rapid technological advance in computers and automation has led to a huge fall in the quality-adjusted price of capital equipment. Moreover, China itself is experiencing a sharp decline in labor’s share. Firms with a cost or quality advantage have always enjoyed higher market shares.

GDP 8

GDP Video Sharpe Consensus 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 28, 2013

There is ample evidence that things are better, trader-driven stock price gyrations notwithstanding. Housing prices have stabilized and are increasing in some regions. Position yourself in market segments that will grow. The recession eliminated some market segments and redefined others. Personal debt has declined.

Budgeting 8

Budgeting Market Segmentation Venture Capitalist Real Estate 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

More of the same — a perma-crisis whose human toll on you and I seems to be a kind of crisis-malaise, a habituation to human heartache, the dulling of the once-razor-sharp edge of what could have been? It's a very sharp question. I'm 100% for science and technology, and especially for basic research. So what happens now?

How To 12

How To Sharpe Crisis Class 12

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2015

These changes are driven by seismic shifts in consumer behavior and an explosion of both consumer- and B2B-facing technologies. The tension between human-driven and technology-driven capabilities is often miscast, positioning automation as a threat to the people that drive our industry. Humans and Automation. Distribution strategies.

Media 8

Media Advertising Audience Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2017

I seldom, if ever, hear that apologetic tone from students choosing technology companies or consulting. Finance is different from other fields in two ways: Financial markets provide near immediate and easily quantified feedback, and the consequences of decisions can be inflated by leverage.

Finance 8

Finance Insurance Career Reputation 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

In fact, given the risk-averse culture of the organization and the tough market environment, you suspect they will likely re-evaluate within six months. Examples of constraints are regulatory, legal and ethical issues, or infrastructural or technological restrictions. Then you start worrying. Entrepreneurship Execution Innovation'

Innovation 8

Innovation Constraint Analysis Objective 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

He is poised to become the leader in this segment of a multi-billion dollar market. Global supply chains can cut across many “cultures”: national, industry, technology, market segment, and more. “By serving as GE’s and other equipment makers’ supply partner, the whole world is now my scope.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Collins Golden Handcuff Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Free fall is a crisis of obsolescence and decline that can happen at any point in a company’s life cycle, but most often it affects maturing incumbents whose business model has come under competitive attack from insurgents or is no longer viable in a changing market.

Company 8

Company How To Business Model Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 20, 2017

However, the region has long been volatile and unpredictable (from coups and sharp changes in government policies, to currency shortages, to terrorism and large-scale population displacements), so operating under uncertainty is not new. In the process, the firm is gaining valuable access to millions of new consumers and securing market share.

Depreciation 9

Depreciation Contingency Plans Policies Marketing 9