Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Michael Porter and Mark Kramer argue that shared value encompasses corporate policies and practices that enhance the competitiveness of a company while simultaneously advancing social and economic conditions in the communities in which it operates.

Porter 16

Porter Supply Chain Energy Competitive Advantage 16

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2013

Way back in the first decade of the new millennium, when Craigslist seemed like the biggest threat facing newspapers, founder Craig Newmark paid visits to lots of media companies and media conferences. The Washington Post operated at a 9.2% Yes, his site was definitely taking classified advertising away from papers, he would say.

Advertising 10

Advertising Christensen Media Disruptive Innovation 10

Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2013

This conversation has generated a lot of interesting conversation via blog comments, emails, and face-to-face interactions at conferences and meetings and has revealed a few more insights that should factor into our evolving thinking. See also here , here , and here.) They also worked with the CIO to help them to understand the business.

CIO 11

CIO Crisis Competitive Advantage Webinar 11

Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 8, 2017

Fortune magazine recently recognized Theo Epstein, President, Baseball Operations for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball and the Cubs organization, as #1 on its world’s greatest leaders list. 3 Ways Pixar Gains Competitive Advantage from Its Culture. Is Your Team and Organization Tapping Its Superpower? show empathy.

Power 236

Power Competitive Advantage Sports Collins 236

Harvard Business Review

JULY 30, 2014

Managers still assume that stability is the normal state of affairs and change is the unusual state (a point I particularly challenge in The End of Competitive Advantage ). Organizations still emphasize exploitation of existing advantages , driving a short-term orientation that many bemoan. Operations Organizational culture'

Six Sigma 13

Six Sigma Drucker P&L Short-term 13

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2017

The company’s cultural dysfunction, it seems to me, stems from the very nature of the company’s competitive advantage: Uber’s business model is predicated on lawbreaking. Uber publicists presented the company as the epitome of innovation, styling critics as incumbent puppets stuck in the past.

Licensing 8

Licensing Transportation Document Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2013

In fact, Amazon was only operating at such a high burn rate because it could. Clayton Christensen has long complained that standard financial metrics can be enemies of innovation and growth. Once investors stopped giving it free money, the company quickly cut back on its investments and its losses. After that the No.

Training 14

Training Bond Christensen Long-term 14

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 28, 2014

This is disturbing coming from a company so adept at cutting-edge customer analytics that it’s selling analytics services and has refused to divulge the names of its tech staff at Hadoop conferences to prevent them from being poached. But from the average consumer’s point of view, it can be hard to see Sears’ competitive advantage right now.

Retail 13

Retail Quinn Real Estate Apparel 13

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2015

Can you think of any business topic that’s been hotter for longer than innovation? In a McKinsey poll , 94% of the managers surveyed said they were dissatisfied with their company’s innovation performance. And yet when it comes to innovation, the gap between aspiration and accomplishment seems as big as ever.

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Engineering Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

This odd couple announced a collaboration last week to "work together to apply scientific knowledge and experience to examine how Dow's operations rely on and affect nature.". But the companies that "get" how to value nature in their operations first will have the advantage, even if they then share that information.

Supply Chain 19

Supply Chain NGO Short-term Competitive Advantage 19

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

They’re more productive , more profitable , more innovative , and they pay better. Those who work for the competition aren’t. Antitrust and competition policy are seeing renewed interest , including recent hearings on the subject by the Federal Trade Commission. .” Andrew Brookes/Getty Images.

Software 8

Software Company Competitive Advantage Henderson 8