Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2017

And AI success stories are becoming more numerous and diverse, from Amazon reaping operational efficiencies using its AI-powered Kiva warehouse robots, to GE keeping its industrial equipment running by leveraging AI for predictive maintenance. Successful AI adopters have strong executive leadership support for the new technology.

Survey 11

Survey Execution First-mover Advantage Technology 11

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

When it comes to growth in a stagnating global economy, clearly most corporate executives tend to see their own prospects in a similar way. Digging deeper provides a few more clues as to how executives expect to achieve this growth despite an apparently flagging market. Innovation focused on first-mover advantage, not price point.

First-mover Advantage 11

First-mover Advantage Supply Chain Price Cost 11

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 8, 2013

When I ask business executives about their company's strategy — or about an apparent lack thereof — they often respond that they can't or won't do strategy because their operating environment is changing so much. There isn't enough certainty, they argue, to be able to do strategy effectively. making a how-to-win choice).

Uncertainty 10

Uncertainty Strategy First-mover Advantage Fashion 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 12, 2018

By 2017 it was operating in over 190 countries, and today close to 73 million of its some 130 million subscribers are outside the U.S. In the second quarter of 2018, its international streaming revenues exceeded domestic streaming revenues for the first time. Fernando Trabanco Fotografía/Getty Images.

First-mover Advantage 8

First-mover Advantage Globalization Content Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 12, 2018

It operates in over 190 countries, and close to 73 million of its some 130 million subscribers are outside the U.S. In the second quarter of 2018, its international streaming revenues exceeded domestic streaming revenues for the first time. and Netflix has managed to make inroads into even those markets where Prime arrived first.

First-mover Advantage 8

First-mover Advantage Globalization Content Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 20, 2018

Startups wrote business plans, generated expansive five-year forecasts and executed (hired, spent, and built) to the plan. The mantra of “ first-mover advantage ,” the idea that winners are the ones who are the first entrants in their markets, became the conventional wisdom in Silicon Valley.

IPO 8

IPO First-mover Advantage Business Model Agility 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2017

In this environment, multinationals that are willing to accept some risk and invest in the country could benefit from first-mover advantages – but only if the new administration follows through with much-needed economic reforms. Most importantly, executives have to follow developments closely.

Banking 8

Banking First-mover Advantage Politics Finance 8