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The Posh, Predictable World of Business Conferences

Harvard Business Review

Try getting that out of the endless string of superhero films or "franchise reboots" that slouch out of Tinseltown these days. Which brings me to business conferences, oddly enough. The paradigm is shifting in favor of new technology and new ways of relating. Nothing dramatic goes down at a conference, for the most part.

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How an NBA Team Thinks About Data, Talent, and Pricing

Harvard Business Review

Between ticket sales, sponsorships, merchandising, and media rights, Price Waterhouse Coopers estimates global sports revenues will grow to total roughly $145 billion. We now have entire conferences dedicated to the analytics of our business and our basketball operations. Asset valuations in our league have really grown over the years.

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Africa's Chance to Leapfrog the West

Harvard Business Review

These concerns get polite nods here and there but, mostly, serious Africans ignore them and firmly redirect the conversation back to private equity, or franchise deals, or something along those lines. The technology systems that undergird this effort are far-flung. Bottom line: Are you game or are you out?

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How Ford Is Thinking About the Future

Harvard Business Review

” But if you are the Ford Motor Company and face the prospect of investing billions in new technology while your century-old business model is overturned, you might first have a few questions. “We are getting pull from enterprises,” Ford Mobility head Marcy Klevorn said recently on a media conference call.

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The U.S. Media’s Problems Are Much Bigger than Fake News and Filter Bubbles

Harvard Business Review

media has come under intense scrutiny, with analysts , politicians, and even journalists themselves accusing it of bias and sensationalism — of having failed us — in its coverage of the presidential election. The media did exactly what it was designed to do, given the incentives that govern it. my answer is a sobering no.

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