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A Survey of 3,000 Executives Reveals How Businesses Succeed with AI

Harvard Business Review

And AI success stories are becoming more numerous and diverse, from Amazon reaping operational efficiencies using its AI-powered Kiva warehouse robots, to GE keeping its industrial equipment running by leveraging AI for predictive maintenance. While investment in AI is heating up, corporate adoption of AI technologies is still lagging.

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Ten Reasons Salespeople Lose Deals

Harvard Business Review

These interviews were conducted with salespeople across a wide variety of industries including high technology, telecommunications, financial services, consulting, industrial equipment, healthcare, and electronics, to name a few. Price versus Value.

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Steve Blank on Why Big Companies Can't Innovate

Harvard Business Review

What's striking about Fast Company's 2013 list of the world's 50 most innovative companies is the relative absence of large, established firms. So why doesn't innovation thrive in mature organizations? The main exceptions are Target, Coca Cola, Corning, Ford, and Nike (the company that topped the list).

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The 3 Things CEOs Worry About the Most

Harvard Business Review

Please note that titles used here reflect the positions the individuals held in 2013, when we conducted the interviews for a separate article ). Their concerns fell into three broad categories: talent, operating in a global marketplace, and regulation and legislation. Operating in a Global Marketplace.

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Ten Reasons Salespeople Lose Deals

Harvard Business Review

These interviews were conducted with salespeople across a wide variety of industries including high technology, telecommunications, financial services, consulting, industrial equipment, healthcare, and electronics, to name a few. Price versus Value.

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Don’t Write Off the (Western) Focused Firm Yet

Harvard Business Review

In his article “ Why Conglomerates Thrive (Outside the U.S.) ” in the December 2013 issue of the Harvard Business Review , J. In our opinion, which of the two is the more successful depends on the context in which the business operates. Quite a respectable performance for a company operating in a fairly mature industry.

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3 Reasons Global Firms Should Keep Investing in India

Harvard Business Review

Amazon entered India in 2013 when two local Indian companies, Flipkart and Snapdeal, had already established themselves as market leaders in eCommerce – and still rose to become the #1 online retailer in India. India has added new customers at the fastest rate for Amazon in its history of operations across the world, including the U.S.