Harvard Business Review

APRIL 28, 2015

Most Western executives have limited exposure to a frontier market until they are relatively senior in their careers. By then their worldviews are largely formed, and at best they graft frontier market experiences onto that mature-market base. At worst, they misjudge or simply stay out of markets vastly different from their own.

Marketing 8

Marketing Career Wireless Decentralization 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2018

As uncertainty is increasing and competition is becoming more fierce, executives need to have a broader understanding of competition itself in order to sustain an edge. A current example of uncertainty around relevance concerns blockchain , i.e. the technology behind virtual currencies such as bitcoin. Microzoa/Getty Images.

Stress 11

Stress Insourcing Uncertainty Retail 11

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 11, 2013

All these steps are taken in an effort to eliminate their fears, reduce their uncertainties, and satisfy their doubts. They didn't understand how to sell their project internally and were unable to garner senior executive sponsorship. At other accounts, prospective buyers weren't experienced with purchasing products.

CRM 17

CRM Telecommunications Price Long-term 17

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

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 8, 2014

They’ve also characterized the San Francisco Bay area’s real estate market over a far longer period. Estimates of future income are full of uncertainty, and choosing an appropriate discount rate is often more art than science. It already has a higher market capitalization (although of course some think that’s a bubble ).

Price 8

Price Finance Definition Uncertainty 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 9, 2018

We think there’s something more here than executive over-exuberance or slowing markets. It requires foundational investments in skills, projects, infrastructure, and, often, in cleaning up IT systems. This kind of unfortunate decision has happened over and over again, in wave after wave of transformative business technology.

Technology 8

Technology Business Model CEO Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 1, 2013

In light of our different backgrounds, we found common ground in what it takes to build and lead teams up Everest, and how those leadership lessons apply to the high-risk, high-uncertainty environments that business leaders find themselves in today. Everest on Twitter ( @scottderue ), and at the Alpine Ascents Everest 2013 blog.

Team 8

Team Uncertainty Stress Commitment 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 11, 2013

All these steps are taken in an effort to eliminate their fears, reduce their uncertainties, and satisfy their doubts. They didn't understand how to sell their project internally and were unable to garner senior executive sponsorship. At other accounts, prospective buyers weren't experienced with purchasing products.

CRM 9

CRM Telecommunications Price Long-term 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 24, 2017

Then, via price dynamics determined by market supply and demand, the value is settled on by the network of participants, rather than by a central authority or government. As of March 2017, the market capitalization of the ether token was more than $4 billion.). Insight Center. Business in the Era of Blockchain.

Venture Capitalist 12

Venture Capitalist Due Diligence Finance Long-term 12

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 2, 2014

You’d have this beta with the market, so you have the riskless rate plus beta times the equity premium. A mini-glossary: beta is the amount that an individual stock fluctuates relative to the overall stock market, and the equity premium is the difference in expected return between stocks and a “riskless” asset such as Treasury bonds.].

CAPM 8

CAPM Discount Price Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

This uncertainty calls for political leadership. Between 1993-2013, the value of U.S. We should run pilots, test performance, and then either build on the experience or end the project. is not on “offense”—pushing to open markets—the U.S. What about the decline in U.S. manufacturing?

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Politics Policies Globalization 8