Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Identifying this so-called “growth gap” is critical, because the bigger the gap, the more a company needs to look beyond its current offerings, markets, and business models to find growth opportunities. To assess such risks to your business, consider the following six questions: Is customer loyalty decreasing?

Innovation 9

Innovation Company Venture Capitalist Business Model 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 20, 2013

That said, you kind of have to admire the brilliance of the business model. The Future of the Business Travel (The Boston Consulting Group). Most millennials aren't quite full-fledged business travelers, according to The Boston Consulting Group, but that's likely to change in the next 10 years or so.

Airlines 8

Airlines Travel Bureaucracy Hotels 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 25, 2013

While most startups who set up pages on Kickstarter, Indiegogo or a host of other crowdfunding sites are looking to hit a specific goal and then get started making their project a reality, a new crop of businesses are using the platform for as a wholly different business model: selling their product before it exists.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Reis FAQ 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 16, 2016

For example, Amazon’s biggest profit generator is Amazon Web Services, which turned its back office computing assets and capabilities into a fast-growing, highly profitable new business serving enterprises’ computing power and data storage needs. Could digital technology change your target customer?

Strategy 8

Strategy Technology Strategic Planning Globalization 8

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

For example, when my book publisher was hit by Hurricane Wilma, (thus my upcoming book was literally blown away), I turned to graphic design where I had received all my training and contacts—but with a much different business model. Many career-enhancing activities can develop from carefully chosen volunteer-based projects.

Press Release 100

Press Release Discount Sharpe Advertising 100

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Every time they open the app and spend at least a minute on it, the retailer can pay them a few cents or loyalty points’ worth of store credit, up to a maximum per day. Its blockchain-based technology allows marketers to become part of loyalty and affiliate programs for opted-in consumers who can trade rewards with each other.

Marketing 9

Marketing Advertising Technology Content 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Traditional business models aim to create value for shareholders, often at the expense of other stakeholders. Sustainable businesses are redefining the corporate ecosystem by designing models that create value for all stakeholders, including employees, shareholders, supply chains, civil society, and the planet. .

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Price Loyalty Efficiency 8

Marshall Goldsmith

JANUARY 13, 2014

Two factors making global thinking a key variable for the future are the dramatic projected increases in global trade and integrated global technology, such as e-commerce. Joint leadership of new business models is vital to a successful global venture. Knowledge workers may well be difficult to keep.

Competitive Advantage 140

Competitive Advantage Globalization Diversity Technology 140

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 13, 2018

IBM’s recently-announced Project Debater is a case in point: it showed just how far AI has come in terms of constructing and articulating a point of view, but equally how much better humans are at balancing different points of view. The incumbent therefore needs to invest in the invasive technology before it is definitively needed.

Company 9

Company Long-term Short-term Technology 9