Mills Scofield

AUGUST 27, 2012

MedInternational was started in 2011 to raise the standard of healthcare in resource-poor regions of the world by sharing and maintaining appropriate hospital technology in these areas, initially Zanzibar, Tanzania. by Chia Han Sheng on Sunday, August 19, 2012. Thoughts on Charity, Foreign Aid and Market Incentives - Tanzania.

Incentives 171

Incentives Marketing Microfinance Entrepreneur 171

Harvard Business Review

JULY 22, 2016

Organizations that manage digital networks (we call them network orchestrators) are different from traditional product and service providers. Starbucks invested in and partnered with Square in 2012 to bring mobile payment systems into its stores using Square’s Wallet app.

Real Estate 8

Real Estate Business Model Incubator Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2013

In fact, read Nate Silver’s 2012 book, The Signal and the Noise : Why Most Predictions Fail – but Some Don’t. The rhymes may be about social patterns, the impact of technology, or how nations tend to adapt. Managing uncertainty Strategy The Future of Management' Study History. 2014 is nearly upon us.

Groupthink 9

Groupthink Emotional Intelligence Learning-by-Doing Hedge 9

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 21, 2014

Contrary to the adverse experience of some governing boards, activist investors can actually prove to be a leadership asset on the board rather than a disruptive force—providing the boardroom is well-managed and led. Singer came on the board in October 2012. Would the new activist be strategically aligned and prove to be a good fit?

Hostile Takeover 8

Hostile Takeover Chief Financial Officer Due Diligence Charan 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 3, 2014

There’s a wonderful scene (one of many) in Michael Lewis’s new book, Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt , in which John Schwall, then the head of product management at RBC Capital Markets in New York, decides one day in 2011 to figure out how stock trading had evolved into a high-speed, unfair race he thought it had become. But I haven’t.

Long-term 8

Long-term Open-book Marketing Hedge 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2012

Trend lines, market sizing, and competitive benchmarks that served companies well during periods of gradual market evolution do little good in industries where new technologies create seismic shifts, demand is uncertain, and rivals emerge from left field. Is it Apple's consumer appeal, or the declining influence of corporate IT managers?

Strategy 15

Strategy CEO Strategic Planning Consensus 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 14, 2014

At least, that’s one way of looking at Elliott Management’s campaign to shake things up at Juniper Networks. The hedge fund founded and run by billionaire Paul Singer just announced that it now owns 6.2% But lately it’s been looking a lot like a mature substantial, profitable company.

Hedge 8

Hedge Chief Technology Officer Maturity IPO 8