The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 23, 2023

One would assume that if the engines of innovation are working as the hype suggests, Schumpeter’s famous creative destruction would be happening at a rate seldom seen before. If we worry that large companies can influence politics, how do we improve democratic institutions?” “Corporate concentration (e.g.,

Creativity 127

Creativity Innovation Trends Information Technology 127

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

To many skeptical consumers in developed markets, Brand China still means lower quality. Beijing-based telecom security company NQ Mobile has gone so far as to create a separate headquarters in Texas for its developed-market business, managed by an American co-CEO and entirely comprised of American employees. An HBR Insight Center.

Brand 8

Brand Globalization Company Development 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 19, 2017

To protect this vision from political pressure and regulatory interference, blockchain networks rely on a decentralized infrastructure that can’t be controlled by any one person or group. Unlike political regulation, blockchain governance is not emergent from the community. Consider the case of The DAO.

Decentralization 8

Decentralization Consensus Resistance Politics 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 18, 2016

As Congress plays politics over emergency funds requested months ago , Zika is on the verge of spreading across the United States. When an epidemic is imminent, vaccines can’t be developed quickly enough because assuring their efficacy and safety requires trials that take months to years to complete. If not WHO, CDC, the U.S.

Decentralization 8

Decentralization Sample Incentives Development 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

Yet there’s compelling evidence that bureaucracy creates a significant drag on productivity and organizational resilience and innovation. Operating decisions are almost entirely decentralized. More people are working in big, bureaucratic organizations than ever before. By our reckoning, the cost of excess bureaucracy in the U.S.

Cost 8

Cost Bureaucracy GDP Management 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Corporate procurement processes are opaque, secretive, and can be influenced by political pull as well as pure performance. Innovative, proudly geeky Norwegian software company, Trolltech , an open-source pioneer, landed a contract with the mobile division of Sharp, the Japan-based consumer electronics global powerhouse.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Collins Golden Handcuff Pharmaceuticals 8

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Lastly, don’t decentralize marketing…consistent messaging across markets, mediums and constituencies is critical. Influence Dealing with Tough Times The Lost Art of Brevity The Leadership Vacuum Shut-up & Listen Stop Selling and Add Value Social Media Influence The Influence Factor Ideas Dont Equal Innovation Indispensable?

Blog 303

Blog Marketing Succession Brand 303

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 20, 2017

has a more developed system of equity finance than the countries of Europe, including angel investors willing to finance startups and a very active venture capital market that helps finance the growth of those firms. We also have a decentralized banking system, including more than 7,000 small banks , that provides loans to entrepreneurs.

Decentralization 13

Decentralization GDP Finance Incentives 13

The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

This is a huge barrier to revitalizing deprived places, and a major constraint on local economic development across England.” Over-centralization England’s political landscape suffers from “incoherence”, which has contributed to a sense of democratic disenfranchisement among its residents.

Decentralization 64

Decentralization Budgeting System Constraint 64

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2017

The benchmark, therefore, is a tool for policy makers, technology innovators, and others to evaluate progress and prioritize the gaps, thus enabling a dialogue among the key actors and a plan for action. Israel is mostly surrounded by hostile neighbors in a politically tense region. Methodology.

Benchmarking 8

Benchmarking Globalization Technology Policies 8