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Coping With Change in Emerging Markets

Harvard Business Review

In 2000, Chrysler''s then president, James Holden, traveled to India to study the market. Holden didn''t anticipate that the Indian automobile market would grow by over 500% over the next 10 years: India''s car sales shot up from 518,000 units in 2000 to 2.8 million in 2010, making it the world''s sixth largest car market.

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Where to Find Authentic Entrepreneurs

Harvard Business Review

Companies and venture capitalists chase hot markets. Entries into markets triggered more entries, and markets that saw companies fleeing went cold. By contrast, those (fewer) firms that entered markets during bad times were then increasingly likely to prevail. Nonconformist thinking has the best potential for genius.

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How Amazon Trained Its Investors to Behave

Harvard Business Review

That opportunistic approach to financial markets has defined Amazon since it went public in 1997. So when Amazon reports below-consensus earnings, as it did Tuesday, and the share price jumps, as it did after-hours Tuesday and again Wednesday morning, the reaction isn't quite the puzzle it seems. billion in bonds the year before).

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Are You Accurately Measuring Your Company’s Digital Strength?

Harvard Business Review

Armed with a hypothesis that the stock market was undervaluing digital, we sought to create the largest known repository of digital data on U.S. You should compare this number to your company’s actual market share. If your digital share is larger than your market share, you are in a strong position to increase your market share.

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Case Study: When to Drop an Unprofitable Customer

Harvard Business Review

The two executives had to pause before crossing the gravel road that ran through Westmid's grounds, because of the steady stream of trucks traveling to and from construction sites around Birmingham and all the way to London. Hammond was traveling and unable to attend the meeting, so Jane had monopolized it.

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What Makes Some Silicon Valley Companies So Successful

Harvard Business Review

Executives and entrepreneurs from all over the world have traveled to Silicon Valley to learn the secrets of its success. The kind of innovation that creates new markets always goes against the grain. vincent tsui FOR HBR. Sure, speed and boldness are important, but what is it about the culture of these companies that cultivates them?

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Before Hiring a Design Partner, Consider This

Harvard Business Review

It''s your job to pour what you know into the project and travel with the team: think of it as an equal partnership. Once you''ve reached consensus on which idea to activate, it is critical to push the pause button and honestly assess whether your organization is able to execute the chosen solution. Understand your capacity to act.