Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 10, 2016

And that the two companies’ CEOs, Travis Kalanick and Cheng Wei, would take seats on each other’s boards. At a major CEO summit focused on globalization that I participated in last year, much of the discussion about strategy centered on how to avoid getting “Ubered,” or, better yet, how to “Uber” others.

Network Economy 8

Network Economy Globalization Discount Constraint 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Revenue moats are usually linked to intangible assets (including brands and patents), high switching costs, and network economies. A case in point is Inditex, founded in 1963 and now the biggest fashion group in the world, which has only had two CEOs succeed founder Amancio Ortega. The odds aren’t favorable.

Stage-Gate 8

Stage-Gate Kaplan Competitive Advantage Intangible Assets 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2015

Our fast moving, globally networked economy simply was not possible a few years ago. Lew Platt, the former chairman, president, and CEO of Hewlett-Packard once said: “If HP only knew what HP knows, we would be three times more productive.”

Technology 8

Technology Knowledge Management CIO System 8