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What Uber’s China Deal Says About the Limits of Platforms

Harvard Business Review

Rather than rehashing these points, I want to take a broader perspective and use the Uber-Didi deal to reflect more broadly on platform companies and globalization. Platforms are supposed to enable rapid, asset-light globalization. Are there really global network economies?

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The Art of HR: Building REAL Social Networks

LDRLB

Social networking has evolved in various formats, using technological advances to allow people to communicate with their network in unique ways. These networks have infiltrated our workforce and have created numerous fluid dynamics in our workforce. No amount of advertising can replace the recommendation of a friend.