Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

The system then triggered a series of messages via TV and cell phone warning about the impending tsunami that came about nine minutes later — which, as a Time magazine reporter noted, "can be just enough time to take cover, drive a car to the side of the road, step back from getting on an elevator or stop medical surgery.".

System 15

System Christensen Disruptive Innovation Telecommunications 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 13, 2015

Businesses like Facebook are filling an internet access gap in emerging markets that others, including the public sector, may simply never be able to address. Despite having 200 million internet users at the end of 2014, India is not even among the top 10 e-commerce markets in the world, according to a recent eMarketer report.

Telecommunications 8

Telecommunications Marketing Wireless McKinsey 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Yet, unlike money, the market for personal data is relatively embryonic. technology companies as much as $35 billion in potential business. At the same time, several technology platforms that do not collect or share personal data have emerged since mid-2013. Manage brand reputation by engaging with data rating agencies.

Telecommunications 8

Telecommunications Cost-Benefit Analysis Reputation Survey 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2015

The White House recently released a report about the danger of big data in our lives. The Federal Trade Commission and National Telecommunications and Information Administration have also expressed concerns about consumer privacy, as have PwC and the Wall Street Journal. However, big data holds many other risks. But what happens next?

Telecommunications 8

Telecommunications Engineering Library McKinsey 8

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. Most still put marketing managers in nice cars to look for clients.

Banking 8

Banking Industry Disintermediation Offshoring 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 22, 2012

When you're in this situation, avoid the six common mistakes most salespeople make: They use truisms : They believe their company's own marketing pitch, which makes claims that are not considered entirely true by the listener. My name is Luke Skywalker and I'm a sales rep [demeans salesperson] for XYZ Technologies. Hello, Norman.

CIO 15

CIO Chief Information Officer Outsourcing Telecommunications 15

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. Product Commoditization. Administrivia. Pre-sales Resources.

Telecommunications 15

Telecommunications Price CRM Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2012

The data-driven have crafted the best strategies, uncovered wholly new markets, and kept operational costs low. Important as the technology and expertise may be, we find that most companies should focus first on high-quality data, process, people, and culture. The McKinsey report on Big Data suggests the U.S. So where to begin?

Organization 15

Organization Telecommunications McKinsey Price 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

When I founded the nonprofit African Institution of Technology , I initially focused on helping African entrepreneurs or artisans, especially those with only primary education, develop new skills and market opportunities. Ndubuisi Ekekwe is a founder of the non-profit African Institution of Technology.

Books 14

Books Guidelines Banking Telecommunications 14

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

This is the kind of technology—and the type of firm—that will make renewable energy more efficient and more cost-effective. Indeed, in a world where globalization and rapid technological changes are the norm, manufacturing, high-tech development, and innovation clearly require a different level of support. They employ 12.3

Industry 8

Industry McKinsey Engineering Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

We had it all — strong capital markets, rich natural resources, unparalleled higher education, and geographic separation from two devastating wars. Although well-intentioned, these programs often have the unintended consequences of benefiting the wrong businesses, favoring sub-optimal technology, and creating market distortion.

Entrepreneur 14

Entrepreneur Licensing Telecommunications Incubator 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

The theme of the big event was "Technology-led Transition and Innovation-driven Development," which sounds broad. The Ministry of Commerce was showing how some companies "have made use of technology to.promote a low-carbon economy and environmental protection." He advises some of the world’s biggest companies on environmental strategy.

NGO 14

NGO Chemicals Guidelines Telecommunications 14

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 1, 2016

Myriad potential public policy-related risks and opportunities for companies arise across a broad spectrum of political and economic systems — from the state capitalism of former Communist states to the “ mixed economies ” in traditional “liberal” democracies, from developed to developing markets.

Policies 8

Policies Politics Short-term Globalization 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. Product Commoditization. Administrivia. Pre-sales Resources.

Telecommunications 8

Telecommunications Price CRM Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

But Apple’s technological innovativeness is not the full story. Think about it this way: Most health apps that you can find in the App Store are a technological marvel. In disruption we call this type of inroad into an industry, in this case the health industry, a New Market disruption. Now they can.

Industry 8

Industry Supply Chain Innovation Maturity 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 25, 2015

While it’s easy to think of the female market as homogenous, our research shows that cultural, geographical, and generational differences, as well as disparate sources of wealth, all affect how women view and allocate their wealth. The gender gap disappears though when you look at the sub-segments of the market in the U.S.

Survey 8

Survey Telecommunications Diversity Focus Group 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2016

In the meantime, retail and wholesale markets have stalled around the country. Indeed, since the chaos erupted, the prime minister has tweeted : “Time has come for everyone, particularly my young friends, to embrace e-banking, mobile banking & more such technology.” India uses a lot of cash by any measure.

Banking 8

Banking Cost Policies Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Now consider the joint judgment involved in a process of co-creation , whereby companies collaborate with customers or other partners to bring new offerings to market. Now consider the joint judgment involved in a process of co-creation , whereby companies collaborate with customers or other partners to bring new offerings to market.

Guidelines 14

Guidelines Education Telecommunications Emotional Intelligence 14

Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2018

In 2006, 26-year-old Frank Wang started up DJI in a dorm room at Hong Kong University of Science & Technology. As part of his graduate thesis, he perfected an electronics flight controller, a critical element of drone technology. Still, China enjoys cost advantages in two major talent categories: R&D and marketing and sales.

Innovation 8

Innovation Engineering Business Model Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Facebook, Google, and Apple have 17%, 19% and 23% women in their technology staffs, respectively. The International Telecommunications Union reports that the proportion of women using the internet is 12% lower than the proportion of men; this gender gap widens to 32.9% michael suriano/unsplash. in the least developed countries.

Globalization 8

Globalization Participative Telecommunications Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Frito-Lay has already made competition the cornerstone of its Super Bowl advertising , and Toyota , desperate to remind people what a wonderful corporate citizen it can be, invites aspiring innovators to suggest how the firm's technology can be used for good in unexpected ways. WWWabs go mainstream worldwide next year.

Innovation 15

Innovation Supply Chain Business Simulation Advertising 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 4, 2014

Assess yourself not only as a sector expert but also as an executive with special competences and map those attributes against the market’s needs. What are your special skills — digital marketing know-how you learned in fast-moving consumer goods? Finally, don’t forget about your most valuable marketing asset: your current CEO.

Telecommunications 8

Telecommunications Emotional Intelligence CEO Health Care 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2015

And a recently released report suggests that Europe’s digital divide problem extends way beyond the Atlantic; Europe is a distant third behind North America and Asia for $100 million plus financing for VC backed companies. ” The proposal is to create a “Digital Single Market” in the EU. million jobs.

Crisis 8

Crisis McKinsey Policies Globalization 8