Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 5, 2018

The chief marketing officers at consumer products companies, the heads of design at luxury apparel companies, and the heads of logistics at large retailers are cases in point. These are jobs in R&D, technology, and other areas vital to a firm’s strategic direction, product development, and process efficiency.

McKinsey 8

McKinsey Human Resources Reputation Brand 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

The announcement late last week of Comcast’s $45 billion merger with Time Warner Cable set off a predictable frenzy of hyperventilating by much of the technology media and self-appointed consumer advocacy groups. Cable is just a technology, increasingly one of many, for transmitting information, whether video, voice or data.

Technology 8

Technology Content Information Technology Franchising 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2012

Allow time within the ordinary course of operations for experimentation and recovery from the inevitable failures that go with it. the equivalent of a bicycle for our minds" to the unexpected "I would trade all my technology for an afternoon with Socrates." They range from the lyrical: "The computer is to me.

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Sample Retail Resistance Tips 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

In the decade between 2005 and 2015, labor productivity in the US as measured by GDP per labor hour was less than 1% for 7 of the 10 years, according to the OECD. Unfortunately, this virtuous cycle appears to be broken. Productivity in most developed economies has been anemic. And wages are stagnant.

Human Capital 14

Human Capital Kaizen Agility Energy 14

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2014

Or that little book retailing site that opened its online door in 1995 and became the world’s largest online retailer. In 2005, McKesson invested in a David called RelayHealth that was in the connectivity business before connectivity was hot. Goliaths can bring efficiency and scale to the table for the smaller organizations.

Health Care 8

Health Care Innovation Airlines Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

At first, the causes of free fall appear to be external: a global financial crisis, a banking system collapse, government deregulation, or, more common, a new business model or technology harnessed by a nimble insurgent competitor. Clearly, something else, beyond the disruptive technology itself, is behind the demise of companies like Kodak.

Company 8

Company How To Business Model Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 5, 2017

of employment in 2005 to 9.6% These truck drivers, misclassified as independent owner-operators, were forced by companies whom they worked to purchase new vehicles to comply with more stringent emission restrictions. However, the guidance received an unanticipated level of attention from companies operating in the digital world.

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Document Insurance Construction Cooper 12

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. My friends in the industry tell me that bogey was met by 2005. Think Google. There will be lots of mediators; after all, more data means more data to exchange.

Business Model 8

Business Model Price Competitive Advantage Strategy 8