The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 23, 2023

” The Matthew Effect Indeed, far from technology being found to disrupt incumbent operators, the data suggests that investments in digital technology are largely ensuring that dominant incumbents can entrench their strong market position and fight off any upstarts.

Creativity 99

Creativity Innovation Trends Information Technology 99

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2018

” This feedback helped Oka, an industry outsider, convince President Kazuo Ushida, a 40-year veteran of Nikon’s technology businesses, that the company needed to revisit its dialogue with investors. Nikon could then follow up by asking what would persuade the investor to repurchase.

Company 8

Company ROIC CFO Restructuring 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Are they out-competing their rivals, or are they using their size and influence to avoid competition altogether? One answer to that first question shows up in study after study: superstar firms are succeeding in large part due to information technology. Technology is clearly part of it, as is the trend toward intangible investment.

Document 8

Document Industry Software Fixed Costs 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 5, 2017

Two developments bear noting. Media companies are experiencing an extreme form of competition that comes with digital technologies: Everyone is a media company today. The second is influencing how your message gets amplified. The media’s bias toward big events stems from three features of its economics: Fixed costs.

Media 11

Media Advertising Fixed Costs Content 11