Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 17, 2017

This location, consisting of a series of islands in a marshy lagoon, also pushed it to develop a (then unusual) trading and moneylending economy, since there was little land to support agriculture. The city’s geographic location helped it to defend itself from both land- and sea-based invaders.

Innovation 8

Innovation Strategic Fit Competitive Advantage Porter 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2015

Within EB, Merck first created a Global Health Innovation Fund and then a Healthcare Services and Solution unit to identify, develop, and operate nascent opportunities that fit that thesis. Examples include Prophecy, a crowd-sourcing analytics business, and Koneksa, a consumer sensor initiative.

Health Care 8

Health Care Venture Capitalist Strategic Fit Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 9, 2012

The net present value and strategic fit of a given relationship or initial introduction in one's Lucky Network might be foggy at best, but unintended benefits often manifest for those who embrace relationships with openness. The Lucky are humble. They are intellectually curious. They are optimistic.

Net Present Value 15

Net Present Value Entrepreneur Strategic Fit Open-book 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Others are a poor strategic fit. Trainers are brought in to teach everyone to be an innovator. There are "innovation boot camps." Ideas come pouring forth from every nook and cranny. Many of them are half-baked and impractical. Others will only tick off supply chain partners or important vendors. Many simply don't have enough upside.

Supply Chain 14

Supply Chain Strategic Fit Innovation Idea Generation 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Managers are trained, developed and evaluated to lead people in accordance with the human values top management espouses. These practices have allowed Southwest Airlines to develop high employee commitment, to be admired for their customer service, and to outperform the industry.

Company 8

Company Teamwork Commitment Airlines 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 23, 2016

” Members from each partner organization rate the alliance in areas related to strategic fit, operational fit, and cultural fit. Eli Lilly and Company measures the health of its alliances with a “Voice of the Alliance Survey.”

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Survey Strategic Fit 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

Go outside for a more experienced outside CEO of a major enterprise who could further develop Microsoft’s top talent and then be ready to step aside in five or six years. Company boards think a lot these days about downside risks, as they obviously should and have learned to do in the wake of the financial crisis.

CEO 8

CEO Committee P&L Charan 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

Decisive actions are required to tackle the factors that prompted the spin-off in the first place, which in many cases are underperformance and/or a lack of strategic fit leading to chronic underinvestment in the development of the business.

Chemicals 8

Chemicals How To Kahneman Reputation 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 19, 2015

And the engineers and developers working on the product are too close to it or have a much higher tolerance for complexity than the customer will. Situation Three: It Does Not Have Good Strategic Fit. Corporate indecision and misalignment of strategic objectives let promising products fall by the wayside. Fix or kill?

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Long-term Marketing 8