Harvard Business Review

MARCH 17, 2011

A big insurance company I know of wants to design a radical new future, so they have committed significant resources to large-scale innovation. But the board and executive committee are asking the innovation team all the wrong questions — questions that will kill any innovation project.

Innovation 16

Innovation Committee Market Segmentation ROI 16

In the CEO Afterlife

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Marketing 101 says, “Never try to be all things to all people,” but at Wall Street’s urging, zealous marketers keep trying to break that golden rule. From the very beginning, Howard Schultz understood and appreciated that a strategy is strengthened when a particular market segment is sacrificed for a greater cause.

Market Segmentation 228

Market Segmentation Brand Marketing Reputation 228

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2010

The Nike Foundation also leans on its expertise in innovation and scale to find solutions to poverty, while keeping its operations separate from the business. To do this, Goldman used its competencies in understanding markets, convening needed expertise and business networks.

Core Competence 15

Core Competence Market Segmentation Globalization Reputation 15

The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 25, 2021

“Across labor market segments, mothers appear to be similarly disadvantaged at the hiring stage.” . “The findings demonstrate that discrimination is not limited to women with college degrees in time-intensive professional occupations,” the researchers say. ” The tip of the iceberg.

Marketing 105

Marketing Market Segmentation Long-term Commitment 105

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

After a long and successful run, the theory of disruptive innovation has come under attack of late. In a recent Sloan Management Review article, Dartmouth professor Andrew King asked “ How Useful Is the Theory of Disruptive Innovation? Disruptive innovation is a parsimonious theory that explains many business failures.

Disruptive Innovation 8

Disruptive Innovation Innovation Christensen Henderson 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2015

Instead, according to new research from the Center for Talent Innovation (CTI), the fundamental issue is the health care industry’s failure to develop a nuanced understanding of, and commitment to, women as consumers and decision makers. Surprisingly, it’s not the cost of care.

Health Care 8

Health Care Industry First-mover Advantage Market Segmentation 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

In the Big Bang Disruption model, where innovations take off suddenly when markets are ready for them, Google Fiber could be seen as a failed early market experiment in gigabit internet access. Continued expansion of broadband capacity was on the verge of stalling. In short, Google wanted partners, not antagonists.

Succession 8

Succession Construction Short-term Long-term 8