Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 3, 2018

It is much less obvious, and usually harder, to change the design of a current service system, introduce new customer experiences, or build a better business model — but the return on those investments may be much higher. Nokia launched the OVI Store globally in May 2009. ” The Ovi Store was discontinued in 2015.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 28, 2016

And it’s a telling tale about whether the consumer products industry can get a digital business model right. million Series D in November 2015 — Dollar Shave Club had been valued at $630 million, according to Pitchbook. 1 razor brand, saw its market share fall from 71% in 2010 to 59% in 2015. billion in 2020.

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Business Model Retail Brand Henderson 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2016

A 2015 Nielsen Global Sustainability Report found that 43% of consumers say that a company’s commitment to social value “very heavily” or “heavily” influenced their purchase decisions. How Digital Business Models Are Changing. In 2015, more than $10.5 Insight Center.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Data contributes not only to brand equity, but to what constitutes product and service delivery in globally connected and hyper-competitive markets. Using the same formula, Apple’s intangible assets in 2014 were $280 billion — or almost twice the value of its 2015 calculation.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Drucker Forum 2015: Managing in the Digital Age. This post is one in a series of perspectives by presenters and participants in the 7th Global Drucker Forum. ” In June 2015 survey, the question revealed that public confidence had slumped across all major institutions, except the military and small business, to a historic low.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2017

In industries being disrupted by new entrants with distinct business models, incumbents often have an important advantage: entrenched regulatory and legal barriers. In early 2015 the government announced its intention to auction 450 beer licenses to grocery stores, citing Ontarian’s demands as the motivating factor.

Licensing 8

Licensing Proposal Retail Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 19, 2016

” There are several reasons why the top job is increasingly going to outsiders when boards have time to plan for succession, which was the case for nearly three-quarters of CEO hires from 2012 to 2015. and Canada, countries whose collective gradual decrease runs counter to the global trend.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

"Asia Fueling Global Innovation." While that presents a clear challenge — retaining the awesome accumulated knowledge of these scientists — it also creates an opportunity to make sure that R&D talent is balanced with global opportunities. Simplifying technology and new business models."

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 18, 2014

The EU’s human rights-centered views have been influencing global standards and privacy practices in the Middle East for decades, and businesses have adapted to more restrictive markets, like China and North Korea , and thrived. And Europe’s concerns are global concerns. and pressing for more robust enforcement on U.S.

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Innovation Safe Harbor Compliance Information Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

Drucker Forum 2015: Managing in the Digital Age. This post is one in a series of perspectives by presenters and participants in the 7th Global Drucker Forum. At a more macro level, the possibilities opened up by connected, more efficient production and new business models are also highly promising. trillion euros.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 27, 2017

The prevalent model of startup cooperation in recent years has been corporate venture capital and accelerators (CVC&A). From 2012 to 2015, the number of global corporate venture capital deals almost doubled, and their investments quadrupled, to $29.1 A New Name and a Unique Brand Identity.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 2, 2017

Given the pace at which digital innovation is disrupting industries globally, it’s not surprising that most CEOs feel pressure to find and deploy the right technology as fast as their budgets will allow. Many are discovering, however, that becoming a digital leader isn’t simply a matter of technological savvy.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

It’s amazing when you think that VISA’s stated capacity as of August 2017 was 65,000 payments per second globally. To think of it this way “ obscures Alibaba’s breakthrough business model and the window it provides on how the economic scene is evolving.” In 2015, she prepared to sell a batch of 15 new clothing items at 3:00 p.m.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 25, 2016

Eight years on, the world is tentatively emerging from a financial crisis that almost broke the global economy. This post is one in a series of perspectives by presenters and participants in the 8th Global Drucker Forum. Fast forward to today, and the picture is not so happy. Financial capital is in the driving seat.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2017

The company’s cultural dysfunction, it seems to me, stems from the very nature of the company’s competitive advantage: Uber’s business model is predicated on lawbreaking. The same, I’d suggest, is true about illegal business models. Uber’s Fundamental Illegality. A Race to the Bottom.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 7, 2013

By 2015, according to my own firm''s projections , not only will 75 percent of the world''s population have access to the internet. And, starting now, they must create the organizations and web-based business models that can turn these ideas into reality. So will some six billion devices.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 22, 2014

Samsung said at its 2014 investors forum it expects the global Smart Home Device market to reach $15 billion in 2015, almost doubling from 2013’s $7.8 We believe this segment could generate meaningful revenue in the near term. Samsung expects the bulk of this opportunity to be driven by the U.S., Australia and China.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 27, 2016

The World Health Organization describes stress as the “ global health epidemic of the 21st century.” Our current work culture is a direct reflection of the increasing complexity and demands faced by businesses globally. The Global Corporate Challenge study of over 1.5

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Stress Agility Globalization Energy 11

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Traditional business models aim to create value for shareholders, often at the expense of other stakeholders. Sustainable businesses are redefining the corporate ecosystem by designing models that create value for all stakeholders, including employees, shareholders, supply chains, civil society, and the planet.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2016

As business strategists, we see endless amounts of writing about how to achieve differentiation. But we are also regularly reminded of the lack of true differentiation in most mainstream global companies — and of the opportunities they are thus squandering. But in 2015, CostCo shifted its affiliation to Citigroup’s Visa.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 17, 2016

Organizations, whether businesses or nonprofits, almost universally pursue growth. In fact, 94% of the senior executives who responded to a recent global survey conducted by our firm, Strategy&, said that growth was a priority for their companies. Thirty percent said that growth was more important than anything else.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 26, 2018

When and how can a smaller local player fend off a global giant? And what can Grab teach us about the future of platform businesses? To venture capitalists and the financial market, no business model is more attractive than a platform. But Grab versus Uber seems to defy this winner-take-all narrative.

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Transportation Health Care Venture Capitalist Advertising 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 28, 2016

These are some of the basic assumptions behind the model that has guided the oil and gas industry for decades. But during the past decade, American shale oil and gas producers pioneered a new business model that shattered the incumbents’ approach. That has enabled the U.S. In January this year, the U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 28, 2016

M-PESA offers services that are dislocating the banking architecture of Kenya, and not even global banking giants have been spared. Through Paypal, Nigerians spent $610 million via their mobile phones on international shopping in 2015, depriving local banks forex fees. companies and bank accounts while living outside U.S.,

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Banking Industry Disintermediation Offshoring 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 14, 2016

The most recent study, conducted in October 2015, surveyed 933 U.S. The on-demand economy is rapidly expanding across the global economy. According to Crowd Companies , a firm that tracks on-demand platform businesses, more than 280 companies provide on-demand goods and services across 16 industries today. since 1999.

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Early Adopters Technology Survey Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2014

has taken in the fight against global climate change: The S&P 500 and Dow Jones stock indexes rose to record highs. Since the days of Thomas Edison, the power sector has had but one business model: a power company burned fuel to create electricity, then sent it along inefficient wires to the customers.

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Power Planning Proposal Energy 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 7, 2015

Tumbling transaction costs are altering the economics of organizations and, at a stroke, invalidating old business models. This post kicks off a series of perspectives by presenters and participants in the 7th Global Drucker Forum , taking place November 5-6, 2015 in Vienna.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Large food retailers such as Kroger, Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Carrefour, and Wal-Mart stand in a unique position to address this global food issue. However, their high volume–low margin business model also makes them vulnerable to threats such as competition, increasing wholesale prices, and changing consumer demands.

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Retail Supply Chain Crisis Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

While India remains a formidably challenging market, there are at least three reasons why global firms cannot overlook India without consequences. In fact, JCB makes half its global profits in India. Finally, they evolve their business models and make products that are appealing, affordable, and accessible to the emerging middle class.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 23, 2016

In 2015, 2/3 of U.S. For every 100 ms of improvement, they grew incremental revenue by up to 1% (Source: Global Dots ). adults shopped online at least monthly, with 1/3 of adults shopping online every week, up from 24% in 2014 (Mintel). Now more than ever, customers expect free shipping and free returns.

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Loyalty Price Retail Brand 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

The Global Digital Economy. The new game is to think about the business model and strategy for not just the company but the entire ecosystem. Find the proper pace for extracting resources from the legacy business. They want to know, does a legacy company really have a chance of transforming itself into a math house?

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Short-term How To Venture Capitalist CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 6, 2016

million drivers are active on the platform globally. Uber argues that its business model is premised on licensing software that acts as an intermediary between passengers and drivers.). The second is a new lawsuit, Meyer v.

Management 8

Management Price Disaggregation System 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Big Bang, a Korean pop (K-Pop) boy band, earned $44 million in 2015, making it among the highest paid in the industry. The global success of K-Pop did not happen by accident, nor is it simply an interesting cultural phenomenon. In the traditional business model, talent is discovered by scouts or through auditions.

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Globalization Succession Talent Management Media 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2018

The beer maker started as South Africa’s national champion, snapped up global brands such as Pilsner Urquell, Miller Lite, and Peroni, and ended up on the London Stock Exchange’s FTSE 100 list before being acquired by rival Anheuser-Busch InBev for $103 billion in late 2016. Acha Leke, Mutsa Chironga, and Georges Desvaux.

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Brand Case Study Globalization Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 12, 2017

We introduced the Digital Evolution Index in HBR in 2015 to trace the emergence of a “digital planet,” how physical interactions — in communications, social and political exchange, commerce, media and entertainment — are being displaced by digitally mediated ones. Today’s Digital Landscape.

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Innovation Policies Technology Politics 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 12, 2017

Both then and in 1686, when Lloyd’s was born in a London coffee house, the global insurance industry was a business of utmost good faith , as it remains today. As with all such innovations, a global standards war is under way. Rather, they can become early adopters of the technology.

Insurance 9

Insurance Industry Market Penetration Policies 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 9, 2018

Though the new law was intended to unify and simplify European data practices, moreover, the minimum cost of compliance for anyone doing business with any EU resident is estimated by one survey at $1 million just for changes to IT systems , not to mention the costs of a newly designated data protection officer.

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