Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

Here, investors often do not make bets on technology risk; they are more worried about political and implementation risk. Instead of cutting-edge science, they have to spend time worrying about things like politics and economics (the dismal science). Disruptive innovation Entrepreneurship Global business'

Marketing 8

Marketing Transportation Disruptive Innovation Telecommunications 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Our research finds that some insurgent firms have prevailed on the regulatory front by using a strategy straight out of the playbook of environmental activists – mobilizing stakeholders to become political advocates. Organized demonstrations of support by stakeholder groups can send a powerful signal to policymakers.

Licensing 10

Licensing Proposal Retail Long-term 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 21, 2010

s position as a global economic leader has been based on one thing more than anything else: its ability to innovate. Instead, it's environmental — and much of the blame rests at the feet of the country's political leadership. Their lobbying and advertising have made it practically impossible to form political consensus.

Politics 14

Politics Innovation Engineering Entrepreneur 14

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

The three nations that, in one way or another, lead the global economy at the moment are the United States, Germany and China. For the United States and Germany, strong multinational corporations and technological innovation are the driving factors. Its global impact has been due mainly to its massive scale.

Management 8

Management Market Penetration Innovation Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2015

They have, instead, everything to do with bureaucracy and interest group politics. As the long-running drone rulemaking painfully highlights, the mismatch between rapidly-evolving disruptive innovations and the slow, deliberative model for expert agencies overseeing new industries has reached its breaking point–and then some.

Transportation 8

Transportation Proposal Technology Press Release 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

A middle manager at a global technology organization — let’s call her “Denise” — had a problem. Luckily, Denise, who was an executive MBA student of mine, took the time to understand the politics of innovation at play, and followed a series of steps to harness these dynamics to her benefit.

Politics 8

Politics Innovation Project How To 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 26, 2015

The innovation roadmap was hauled out and reviewed less in the spotlight of global opportunities than the cold reflection of domestic politics. State satisfaction mattered more than market disruption. The unhappy innovation inference? These phenomena are global. No one disagreed.

Disruptive Innovation 8

Disruptive Innovation Levitt Tourism Incentives 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 1, 2013

Ferose became the managing director of SAP Labs India, one of fifteen global R&D centers of the German software giant SAP. At 35 years old, Ferose was the youngest-ever managing director of a global multinational firm in India — overseeing a staff of 4,000. AppHaus truly embodies SAP's frugal innovation philosophy.

Innovation 9

Innovation Attrition Software Globalization 9

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 29, 2017

What has escaped attention is that the device burst into a sector long insulated from the slightest threat of disruptive innovation. The political interest in influencing public opinion and the incumbents’ desire to silence competitive threats had merged. Since 2007 Apple’s global platform has produced some 2.2

Armstrong 8

Armstrong Wireless Succession Licensing 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Some of those so-called liquidity events are small by global standards, like the $30 million that customer service chat provider Zopim fetched. Global investors are increasingly taking notice. Entrepreneurship Disruptive innovation Emerging markets East & Southeast Asia' And we counted 10 local exits in 2014.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Incubator Venture Capitalist Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Antitrust came to represent the Magna Carta of free enterprise – it was seen as the key to preserving economic and political freedom. As Jeffry Frieden’s book Global Capitalism recounts, under the fascist economic order the government, directly or through state-owned holding companies, largely controlled the economy.

Policies 8

Policies Politics Stephenson Industry 8