The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 29, 2020

The remaining 5% are believed to contribute to over 40% of the region’s GDP, so there is a clear incentive to do much better at commercializing the exceptional research being done across Europe. New research from IESE makes the case for corporate venturing to help rectify the situation and bring more academic excellence to market.

Venture Funding 89

Venture Funding GDP Incentives Innovation 89

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

PWC believes global GDP will rise by 14% by 2030 due to AI. AI will soon be used as a marketing tool and will be developed for a more personalised email marketing campaign, changing the landscape of marketing. Venture capital for AI between 2013-2017 increased by 4.5%. Nautilus is a self learning super computer.

Banking 74

Banking GDP Insurance Globalization 74

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

By all measures, emerging markets are having a tough year. However, multinationals still expect their emerging market portfolios to deliver robust growth and increasing profits based on the memory of their performance in recent, more bullish years. Let’s see how this story is playing out in the different emerging market regions.

Marketing 8

Marketing GDP Automotive Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

A few outlier industries (notably pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and computers) prop up the sector’s aggregate performance; most others have experienced flat growth or outright declines in real GDP over the past two decades. As a group, the largest U.S. But now the situation has reached such a tipping point that larger U.S.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain McKinsey Incentives Bottom-up 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

While they’re somewhat comfortable with innovation, European managers are worried about their overall competitiveness, which they feel is compromised by large, expensive and rigid social systems and labor markets, that are almost impossible to reform. There’s some variation on just how deep the concern is. And it is certainly in the top ten.

Globalization 8

Globalization Survey GDP Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

The Canadian dollar, for example, depreciated 25% between 2013 and 2016, yet Canada’s trade balance remained virtually unchanged. Price changes (of currency and goods) can be observed nearly in real time, whereas fundamental macro variables such as GDP and its components become available with just a few months’ delay.

Depreciation 8

Depreciation Uncertainty Company Politics 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 5, 2016

But peruse some of the recent headlines about Iran , and you might wonder whether the market’s potential was overstated. However, despite a weakened economy, political tensions, market uncertainty, and the lingering effects of sanctions, Iran remains an important opportunity for multinationals in emerging markets.

Tourism 8

Tourism Banking Due Diligence Hotels 8