Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 29, 2014

Why would a company use such drastic tactics? In a blog post, Uber says, "We never use marketing tactics that prevent a driver from making their living — and that includes never intentionally canceling rides." No Fighting, Kids Don’t Want Me to Recline My Airline Seat? A contractor can supposedly earn $750 for turning a driver.

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Six Sigma Airlines Tactics Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 7, 2014

In the software industry, giants like Microsoft, SAP, Oracle, and IBM have all invested heavily in the cloud technologies that are disrupting software. For a real-world example, just consider the airline industry. Many modern businesses take stock in the reality of disruptive innovation and try to react accordingly.

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Disruptive Innovation Airlines Tactics Tools 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

But excessive complexity can undermine thoughtful execution as much as a failure to specify tactics. In 1992, to free-up warehouse space, the UK team promised free airline tickets to customers who purchased more than £100 worth of its products. But often the intermediate goal or task becomes an end in itself.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 5, 2016

At an airline, one group handles reservations, another is in charge of the website, another handles your miles, and yet another is responsible for customer complaints. Simply “having” developers that know Jenkins doesn’t instill any institutional knowledge about that technology.

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Due Diligence Software Construction Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Banks run automated algorithms to identify potential fraud, websites customize content in real time, and airlines automatically determine how to re-route passengers when weather delays strike while taking into account myriad factors and constraints. Decision making Information & technology Operations'

Company 8

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 14, 2012

Herb Kelleher of Southwest Airlines predicted eleven out of the last three recessions. Two management tactics could resolve this: First, junior people ought to be able to pass on information horizontally across units (and not just to their immediate superiors). Leaders need to be productively paranoid.

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Management Licensing Crisis Hedge 14

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Banks run automated algorithms to identify potential fraud, websites customize content in real time, and airlines automatically determine how to re-route passengers when weather delays strike while taking into account myriad factors and constraints. Operational analytics are already part of our lives today, whether we realize it or not.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 11, 2015

Leading technology companies are increasingly soliciting their users to take political action on their behalf to defend controversial business models from regulation, support new programs, and promote their moral values in active political battles. According to the airline’s campaign site , over 50,000 people have signed on.

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Tanveer Naseer

MAY 31, 2016

Among the companies that use this practice are Southwest Airlines, Harley-Davidson, and Whole Foods Market, which have all enjoyed sustained growth after adopting explicit practices of transparency. Create multiple paths for raising and testing ideas Developing and presenting ideas is a key skill for strategic leaders.

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Development Argyris Learning-by-Doing Innovation 100

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2018

Today, monitoring technologies are increasingly inexpensive—and staggeringly expansive. These technologies run the gamut, from body-worn cameras and closed-circuit televisions, to traceable identification cards and keystroke trackers. Raymond Gehman/Getty Images.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 12, 2018

Beacons are battery-powered wireless sensors installed in retail stores or event venues that detect nearby consumers who have opted in to alerts through Bluetooth or other technologies and that relay information to consumers’ mobile devices. Mobile technology allows firms to know where the consumer is located.

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Short-term Brand Long-term Media 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 6, 2015

Today’s technologies allow digital businesses (as well as a growing roster of traditional companies) to change prices frequently, even minute-by-minute in real time if they want to. But managers are struggling to understand these tactics. How often should companies really change their prices?

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 18, 2013

Since 2010 , big consumer brands such as NBC, Walgreens and Southwest Airlines have all launched major projects that center around gaming. The experiences outlined within the casual gaming industry can certainly apply to other consumer and enterprise products who use gaming tactics in their companies and products.

Airlines 8

Airlines Film Industry Proposal 8

Strategy Driven

MARCH 11, 2011

The Business Tree : Growth Strategies and Tactics for Surviving and Thriving. In my opinion, deregulation, as a whole, has worked negatively upon business and society (banking, airlines, trucking, and broadcasting), and the SEC is no exception. Without Strategic Planning, there is no benchmarking of specific tactics. Accounting.

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