Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Startups and major tech companies, notably Alphabet’s Google X division , are investing heavily in smart car technology, as are network ride-sharing companies such as Uber and Lyft. “Self-driving” or “smart” cars will simply become whatever we call the next generation of transportation technology.

Transportation 8

Transportation Technology Software Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

This narrative has rested on three propositions: that globalization is a major driver of growth and prosperity; that technological progress enriches our lives; and that shareholder returns reflect businesses’ contributions to societal progress. The same goes for technology.

Globalization 8

Globalization Supply Chain Human Capital Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 25, 2013

In the 1960s and 1970s, he was already anticipating some of the implications of the Big Shift just beginning to emerge: the transition to an information economy, the centrality of knowledge work, and the transformative impact of digital technology on all types of work. Business education Disruptive innovation Managing uncertainty'

Drucker 9

Drucker Disruptive Innovation Uncertainty Globalization 9

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2016

Within an enterprise, this means balancing the demands of current operations while laying the groundwork for future opportunities, as well as reviewing past activities and policies that may be holding back your organization. Continuously reinventing your organization doesn’t mean you have to start from scratch with each new innovation.

Innovation 9

Innovation Company Engineering Technology 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2015

These changes are driven by seismic shifts in consumer behavior and an explosion of both consumer- and B2B-facing technologies. When and how do we shift our businesses from legacy operating models to ones that better reflect the future? How do we maximize our creativity as an industry while integrating data-driven approaches?

Media 8

Media Advertising Audience Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2015

Wall Street began charging a “conglomerate discount,” saying that diverse operations were hard to analyze with confidence. True synergies across the diverse operations were often hard to see. The technology’s flexibility introduces synergies where none existed before. GE might be first to capitalize on this.

Engineering 8

Engineering Learning Curve Fixed Costs Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 18, 2014

So how would the addition of a concept of liabilities to the RBV help us explain Gannett’s decision? According to the CEO of Gannett, Gracia Martore , one reason for the split is that the combined businesses had a liability: anti-trust restrictions.

RBV 9

RBV Competitive Advantage Resources Media 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2016

As digital technologies continue to transform the economy, many leaders are struggling to set a digital strategy, shift organizational structures, and remove the barriers that are keeping them from maximizing the potential impact of new digital technologies. Sponsored by Accenture. Strategies for growth in a connected world.

Industry 8

Industry B2C Agility Bureaucracy 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

In 2009, Michael Mandel, former Chief Economist for Businessweek and founder of a key economics blog , presented new research in a cover story called " The Failed Promise of Innovation in the U.S. " There was much less in true economic value generated by innovation than was expected. Apple, the single exception, operates as a startup.

Innovation 12

Innovation Supply Chain Offshoring Policies 12

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Over time, their products and services became better and better, and those innovative entrants moved up market, slowly increasing performance. For those companies with the skill to pull it off, it worked. They would start with a low-end product and creep up market, ultimately cannibalizing the businesses of their colleagues.

Christensen 8

Christensen Finance Innovation B2B 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 12, 2014

I never would have experienced any of that — I never would have discovered that technology could be creative, I never would have started my career in tech, joined Google, led Youtube — if I had tried to stick to a specific plan that I had made when I was your age. Its worldwide market share of Smartphones has dwindled to 5%.

Career 8

Career Planning CEO Entrepreneur 8