Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Mature corporations are designed to execute on the science of delivery — not engage in the art of discovery. They're bad at innovation by design: All the pressures and processes that drive them toward a profitable, efficient operation tend to get in the way of developing the innovations that can actually transform the business.

Innovation 15

Innovation Company ROI Disruptive Innovation 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Companies spend a lot of time and money building strong brands to win over customers—but they often fall short when it comes to strengthening their employer reputation to win talent. Our participants were responsible for employer branding efforts in their companies.

Globalization 8

Globalization Brand Survey Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2018

For the latter, we measured incumbents’ operational efficiency, commitment to innovation, and defenses against attack. In the durability state, we found efficient, mature industries — think alcoholic beverages or tires and rubber. One way is by reducing dependence on fixed assets.

Industry 8

Industry Fixed Assets Retail Market Penetration 8

Strategy Driven

MARCH 18, 2011

You buy a company, invest in a brand, do R&D to meet that unmet need, expand into a new geography. PL and CM: Capabilities-driven strategy creates value through four levers: effectiveness, focused investment, efficiency, and alignment. Third, there is the simple efficiency argument. And, invariably, you invest in assets.

Resources 51

Resources Industry System Strategy 51

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 10, 2015

This was not a brand-new way of thinking for us: For more than a decade, we have had a successful partnership with Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago. Our partnering skills were maturing, so we became more precise in our evaluation process and expectations. If not, can we become the best on our own? Willingness to compromise.

Health Care 8

Health Care Committee Balanced Scorecard Discount 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Big companies are really bad at innovation because they're designed to be bad at innovation. For those who would admonish Gerber for their approach to transformational innovation, it might be wise to consider that the company did exactly what it was designed to do: create operational efficiency.

Innovation 15

Innovation Company Venture Capitalist Maturity 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 18, 2015

There were also branding benefits to the change, as Kevin Lane Keller explained in another article. Alphabet, Larry Page writes on abc.xyz —Alphabet’s new URL—stands for two things: A collection of letters that represent language, the substrate for Google’s indexed search results (the company’s mature business).

Strategy 8

Strategy Maturity Business Model Wireless 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 24, 2015

The f ive forces framework for strategy may be valid in one arena, blue ocean or open innovation in another, but each approach to strategy tends to be presented or perceived as a panacea. Then, they construct a plan to build and sustain advantaged positions, and, finally, they execute it rigorously and efficiently.

Strategy 8

Strategy Competitive Advantage Environment Execution 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

Israel has been branded the “startup nation.” Frequently cited as one of the world’s most vibrant innovation hubs, Israel boasts more startups per capita than any other country in the world. How do I strengthen my market position through acquisitions and innovation? Good relations with the U.S.,

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Marketing IPO 8