N2Growth Blog

JUNE 5, 2011

Some leaders completely ignore the topic of competition as if it doesn’t exist, others view competition as a minor nuisance, some executives see the competitive landscape as a battlefield where war is waged on a daily basis, and others view competition as untapped opportunities for collaboration and innovation.

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Leadership PR Disintermediation Supply Chain 302

N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

So, in today’s post I’ll examine the power of disruption as a key business driver… Disruptive business models focus on creating, disintermediating, refining, reengineering or optimizing a product/service, role/function/practice, category, market, sector, or industry.

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Business Model Blog Disruptive Innovation Brand 305

Harvard Business Review

JULY 28, 2016

Technology has emerged as a competitive weapon in driving operational excellence and superior service quality. But banks cannot control the rules of engagement as they have in the past, since customers now have more choices and are more fragmented, and disintermediation by fintech is making it harder to earn fees.

Banking 8

Banking Industry Disintermediation Offshoring 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 7, 2018

How companies are using artificial intelligence in their business operations. Yet, more so than traditional travel providers, these companies face possible disintermediation by smart speakers, which will be capable of aggregating potential travel options on command. Insight Center. Adopting AI. Sponsored by SAS.

Travel 9

Travel Industry Hotels Airlines 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 15, 2013

An agency used to act as the executional arm of the marketing department. Everyone is curious about how big data is going to play out, what's in store for wearable technology and just what, exactly, the screen of the future will look like — and how consumers will interact with it. So, now what?

Marketing 9

Marketing Brand Advertorial Advertising 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

The challenge is obvious: the quickening pace of technological change has shrunk the shelf life of skills acquired by today’s university graduates to just a few years. In a 2013 Deloitte survey of executives at large companies, 39% said they were either “barely able” or “unable” to meet their needs for talent.

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Skills Company Core Competence Career 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

By Paul Clarke, Chief Technology Officer, Ocado. Across the retail landscape, a war is going on, and the battles are being fought on multiple fronts: business models, channels, brands, customers, technologies, and more. The big retailers are getting squeezed and disintermediated at both ends.

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Retail Technology Content Chief Technology Officer 8