Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

The Perkins Fund has also had numerous successful businesses that are not gender-related, like 1 Mainstream, a cloud-based video service that was acquired by Cisco in 2015. of VC funding in 2015 went to firms founded by women of color. This social connection functioned to alleviate uncertainty about the female entrepreneur.

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Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Sample Rate of Return 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2016

A “Tunisian Quartet,” composed of four civil society associations, initiated and facilitated the country’s national dialogue (for which they were warded the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize). I was asked to be Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research, and Information & Communication Technologies.

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Politics Chief Information Officer Tourism Environment 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 19, 2015

Drucker Forum 2015: Managing in the Digital Age. ” Increasingly, expertise is losing the respect that for years had earned it premiums in any market where uncertainty was present and complex knowledge valued. This post is one in a series of perspectives by presenters and participants in the 7th Global Drucker Forum.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2016

While the middle class has been eroded by currency depreciation and recession, the Russian consumer remains technologically savvy, interested in quality Western brands, and able to spend. The drastic drop in oil prices has obscured these issues, but they will continue to constrain growth even if oil prices recover.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 4, 2015

Given the trend to a surveillance society, our deepening embrace of technology, and the emerging Internet of Things, are we right to be afraid? The deepest doubts revolve around imagination, our evident capacity to deal with the uncertainties in our lives, and non-computable situations such as choosing a mate or what to cook for dinner.

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Simon Proposal Learning-by-Doing System 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

technology companies as much as $35 billion in potential business. At the same time, several technology platforms that do not collect or share personal data have emerged since mid-2013. Large technology companies might have to pay as much as $200 million to build a data center in Russia, compared with $43 million in the United States.

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Telecommunications Cost-Benefit Analysis Reputation Survey 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 20, 2013

UK-based Marks & Spencer launched "Plan A" in 2007 , aiming to make the company the most sustainable retailer in the world by 2015 and incorporate sustainability attributes, such as sustainable cotton or wood, into every product it sells by 2020 (currently one-third of its products have Plan A attributes).

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Tanveer Naseer

OCTOBER 20, 2015

I imagine for some of you, your answer would be the personal computer and all the technological marvels that now make up our digital world. The talk in question is one given by Mohammed Qahtani, a security engineer from Saudi Arabia, which won him the 2015 Toastmasters International World Championship of Public Speaking.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 17, 2015

The technological advances of the digital age have allowed the global workforce to be better connected, more collaborative, and have greater personal impact than ever before. In times of uncertainty, engaging leaders use higher purpose to keep people focused on their ability to shape the future of the organization. Or are they?

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

electric utilities during 2008-2015—a period in which the decentralized model was in its uncertain, nascent phase. These companies would do much better to adopt a wait-and-see approach, in which they shy away from taking on major initiatives on their own until the initial uncertainty around disruptive innovations is resolved.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 5, 2016

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. This slow pace of change has left many senior leaders at multinational companies frustrated and doubtful about Iran’s potential.

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Tourism Banking Due Diligence Hotels 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2017

South African restaurant chain Ocean Basket also opened in Harare in 2015 to serve the wealthy urban elite. Technology : Providers of mobile banking and cash transfer solutions are doing particularly well in the economy due to the country’s multi-currency exchange regime and low availability of U.S.

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Banking First-mover Advantage Politics Finance 8

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 10, 2015

The secret to success when technology is driving change rapidly in an established industry is to envision possibilities that many consider unthinkable: to make an effort to envision what a disruptive change might look like, and how it will transform the entire business process. Copyright 2007-2015 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC.

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Tanveer Naseer

MAY 31, 2016

A 2015 PwC study of 6,000 senior executives , conducted using a research methodology developed by David Rooke of Harthill Consulting and William Torbert of Boston University, revealed just how pervasive this shortfall is: Only 8 percent of the respondents turned out to be strategic leaders, or those effective at leading transformations.

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Development Argyris Learning-by-Doing Innovation 100

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2018

We’ve studied stereotypically “creative” firms, like design, R&D, and information technology companies, but we’ve also researched stereotypically “uncreative” environments, like Golan’s manufacturing plant at Elop (which is part of Elbit ISTAR).

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Such technologies have, for instance, enabled the company to slash the development time for a critical component from 20 weeks to only two weeks, with a cost savings of 92%. But when executed effectively, it can earn measurable financial returns even through times of uncertainty and upheaval.

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Automotive Operations Efficiency Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2017

Adjusting to new economic realities as well as political and economic uncertainties will require making their supply chains much more resilient. The fraction of global manufacturing done in Asia (measured by value added) jumped from 29% in 2000 to 45% in 2015. Advances in manufacturing technology. presidential election.

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Supply Chain Chemicals Uncertainty Policies 10

Harvard Business Review

JULY 5, 2016

In certain areas of technology, the country is the undisputed leader for the continent: with London as the center of fintech in Europe, for example, fintech investment in the UK was $5.4 billion in the rest of Europe over the period 2010-2015. Decision-Making Will Be Held Hostage to Uncertainty. billion as compared to $4.4

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Safe Harbor Industry Uncertainty Crisis 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 25, 2017

The House bill is flawed, leaving many uncertainties that the Senate has promised to address. Second, technology has become a pervasive element across the health care system, with a major impact on diagnosis, treatment, and communications. From 2015 to 2016, investors poured more than $8 billion into funding these tools.

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Health Care Trends Venture Funding Technology 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

In 2015, the world pivoted in a historic way toward sustainability. In response to Trump’s election and his statements doubting climate change, many countries that signed the Paris climate accords in 2015 made it clear they would power on (China in particular — see story number three, below). Then came 2016.

Energy 8

Energy Banking Chemicals Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

When Kellogg’s CEO, John Bryant, spoke at the Paris meeting, in December 2015, he told the assembled executives and diplomats that addressing climate change was “mission critical” for the company. (I I mean actual extreme weather and climate change. These things are not theoretical and are costing business and society today.

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Supply Chain Bottom-up Short-term Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

A new survey from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs reveals that 60% of Americans support the negotiations for trans-Pacific trade , down slightly from 2015. This uncertainty calls for political leadership. Republican members supported and provided most of the votes for Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) in 2015.

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Supply Chain Politics Policies Globalization 8