The Horizons Tracker

JULY 28, 2021

leading to a projected market of $331 billion by 2022. The paper highlights that Amazon was the first out of the traps with the launch of AWS in 2006, and with the market largely to themselves were able to gain a significant foothold. Google was even later to the party, with its Cloud Platform not launched until 2013.

Globalization 128

Globalization Marketing Case Study Project 128

Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 23, 2014

In 2006, Disney bought Pixar to boost its struggling Walt Disney Animation Studios unit. If any doubt existed that Disney’s magic was back, it was put to rest with the 2013 release of the blockbuster movie Frozen. The Incredibles, Bird and Walker’s first project at Pixar, was a homerun.

Competitive Advantage 285

Competitive Advantage Film Creativity Open-book 285

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

The cap-and-trade program is the centerpiece of California's Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, also known as AB 32 — a suite of clean energy solutions that has proved to be the engine of an astounding economic transformation that drove statewide growth at twice the rate of the U.S. While leaders in Washington D.C

Price 15

Price Energy Transportation Bottom-up 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Providers are often hesitant to disclose mistakes to their patients even though a 2006 study in the Journal of General Internal Medicine concluded that full disclosure is associated with a lower likelihood of changing physicians, higher satisfaction, and greater trust. Leaders must lead by example. ” A new paradigm. Members of Mrs.

Health Care 11

Health Care Quality Report Environment 11

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2014

Since achieving first-year sales of $175,000 in 2006, it has increased that number by four orders of magnitude: in 2013, Etsy sold $1.35 In 2013 alone, Kickstarter users funded nearly 20,000 projects and committed nearly $500 million. Etsy charges a 20-cent listing fee per item and takes a 3.5% cut of sales.

Disruptive Innovation 8

Disruptive Innovation Supply Chain Technology Parcell 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2014

In 2006, they hired an experienced president to manage their rapidly growing business. System-wide revenue for 2013 was $350 million – seven times revenue for 2005. By mid-2013, the company was chugging along at a $200 million annual revenue rate. The future looked bright. That’s when the tinkering began.

Strategy 8

Strategy Wireless Company Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 30, 2012

Are you stalled in a project at work, waiting on someone else to take initiative to get things moving? It doesn't always mean you have authority over a project. Honda quickly followed up by announcing a new release for 2013, a year ahead of the original plan. Nor does it mean that you shouldn't involve others.

Short-term 9

Short-term Case Study Learning-by-Doing Productivity 9