Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Fewer than one-third (30%) of respondents to our survey see innovation as one of the top three challenges their company faces in achieving its strategic objectives, and just 21% think that technology trends are a major strategic challenge. Most responses (80%) were received between October and December 2015.

Innovation 10

Innovation Short-term Telecommunications Long-term 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2016

In 2015, Global Trade Alert, an independent trade-monitoring group, cited at least 644 discriminatory trade measures imposed by the G20 economies with the U.S. Meanwhile the Institute of International Finance forecasted net capital flows for emerging markets in 2015 would be negative for the first time since 1988. at the forefront.

Globalization 8

Globalization Banking Policies Politics 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2016

Fast forward to 2015. Buyers used the salesman’s help to evaluate what products to purchase, especially for new technologies like clocks and sewing machines. Over the years, innovations in distribution, media, and technology have enabled buyers to use non-sales force channels for various steps of their buying journey.

B2B 8

B2B B2C Uncertainty Self-aware 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

hospitals and health systems experienced an average 39% reduction in their operating margins from 2015 to 2017. The growth of these costs rivals those of specialty pharmaceuticals and the maintenance and updating of electronic health record systems. PM Images/Getty Images. A recent Navigant survey found that U.S.

Cost 10

Cost System Management Franchising 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2015

A recent USA Today piece noted: “At the end of June [2015], there were 3,739 breweries in the U.S…that’s For a long time, technology gave big players a competitive advantage because no one else could afford to be big. At that rate, the number of U.S.

Competitive Advantage 8

Competitive Advantage Pharmaceuticals Industry Trends 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 17, 2015

Profits of Lambert Pharmaceutical went from $100,000 per year in 1920 to $4 million per year in 1927, a forty-fold increase impressive even by Silicon Valley standards. Information & technology Social platforms Technology' At its height, the campaign had a combined magazine and newspaper reach of 100 million readers per month.

Advertising 8

Advertising Information Technology Pharmaceuticals Audience 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 5, 2018

In sales-driven companies (think pharmaceuticals and industrial equipment), they are often field sales managers who direct dozens of salespeople in the highest-volume regions. These are jobs in R&D, technology, and other areas vital to a firm’s strategic direction, product development, and process efficiency.

McKinsey 8

McKinsey Human Resources Reputation Brand 8