Eric Jacobson

MAY 25, 2016

John Browne : Business exists to serve society; it is the engine of human progress that feeds, enriches, warms and delights us. Today, technology is making all business activity more transparent. Tommy Stadlen Question: Why is engaging radically with society increasingly critical in today’s new business environment?

Company 50

Company Competitive Advantage Open-book Long-term 50

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 8, 2017

There’s been a gold rush happening in technology these last few years, focused on the Internet of Things, or IoT. And while we’ve found customers for IoT connectivity, the number of our customers who value the new technology has been much lower than industry projections led us to believe.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Early Adopters Software 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 6, 2016

For instance, the cost of building and equipping a leading-edge semiconductor fab has climbed to $7 billion, as the technology required to make more advanced chips is getting more complex. In many industries, the capital required to build an asset of minimum efficient scale is growing. Guidelines for selecting an appropriate model.

Co-Opetition 8

Co-Opetition Operations Cost Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 14, 2017

Even the near-term outlook has been quite negative: A 2016 report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said 9% of jobs in the 21 countries that make up its membership could be automated. Four years ago, an Oxford University study predicted 47% of jobs could be automated by 2033. Sponsored by Accenture.

Company 11

Company Survey Finance Engineering 11

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 20, 2015

The evildoers’ motivation for doing so is most often money, but intellectual property is also being filched, and the internet is also being used for anything from identity theft to illicit political objectives. He also calls for better cooperation between companies and the government when tackling cybercrime.

Proposal 8

Proposal GDP Cooper Offshoring 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 12, 2016

These companies are dedicated to mutual technological leadership with their customers. The Friedhelm Loh Group is a good example, working with the Mittelhessen University of Applied Sciences to combine theoretical and practical teaching in a cooperative degree program. We sell shovels to gold seekers.”

Industry 8

Industry Long-term Short-term Class 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 27, 2012

And that was just from one company's private R&D engine, Xerox's PARC. Suntae Kim, Evan Polman and Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks, researchers from New York Univsersity, have found that students who were allowed to walk freely, rather than along a fixed path, were able to generate 25% more creative uses for various objects.

Creativity 15

Creativity Groupthink Stress GDP 15