Eric Jacobson

JULY 7, 2011

Perhaps you saw the July 4th issue Fortune magazine article about how digital companies are so big and growing so fast, that they are obliterating old brick-and-mortar businesses. And the Wall Street Journal recently reported that sales of greeting cards have fallen 9% since 2005 amid the rise of social media and email. Bottom line?

Business Model 58

Business Model Bottom-up Industry Focus Group 58

Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2018

I’ve been following Netflix since 2005, when I first visited its headquarters in Silicon Valley and interviewed Reed Hastings, its founder and CEO. I don’t think I’ve learned more about strategy, technology, and culture from any other company I’ve studied. Management cred? million subscribers.

Technology 15

Technology Sharpe Strategy Content 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2017

HBS Executive Education brings you these articles about business management courtesy of Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. For a holiday promotion, a young project manager and his marketing colleagues launched a “treasure hunt,” working nonstop to launch registration pages, clues, and an hourly countdown clock.

Education 8

Education Innovation Execution Content 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2016

Many are betting on the new generation of technology firms to unsettle the old guard. But there are four rules which can help managers of all walks of an organization instill the principle in their day-to-day work, in order to make self-cannibalization successful in the long run. Similar to Cosmo , Glamour , and GQ.)

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Company Metrics 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2016

HBS Executive Education brings you these articles about business management courtesy of Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. At Harvard Business School’s General Management Program. Executive education students at Harvard Business School. As Harvard Business School Professor Linda A. Join the conversation. With Linda Hill.

Education 8

Education Innovation Execution Content 8

Great Results Team Building

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Increasingly, people now work together as virtual teams and therefore require more effective management to keep the group focused and feeling connected. Organizations have become stretched through geographic and technological expansion. Technology makes the sharing of information much easier today than it was during the Roman Empire.

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Tips Team Management Teamwork 133

Harvard Business Review

MAY 20, 2015

Organizations have always depended on data — to manage operations, to communicate with customers, to pay employees and suppliers, to plan their futures, and so forth. Similarly, Fitbit counts steps and provides some simple summaries that help people better manage their fitness. Everything is just a little better as result.

Business Model 8

Business Model Price Competitive Advantage Strategy 8