The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The institutional conditions in a country were a major determinant of the quantity and quality of entrepreneurship, with successful entrepreneurs then taking the opportunity to subsequently influence institutions and either create new institutions or transform existing ones in a virtuous circle of improvement. Starting from a low base.

Succession 82

Succession Entrepreneur Globalization Innovation 82

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2015

But in the aftermath of the financial crisis, risk managers have become increasingly involved in business strategy and decisions. That has coincided with marketing’s increased influence on strategy, driven by the unprecedented level of insights into customer behavior and trends that are now possible through analytics.

Credit Scoring 8

Credit Scoring Risk Management Finance Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Previously dominated by the likes of newspapers, magazines, gyms, utilities, and telecommunications firms, more products and services are being offered to more people through subscriptions than ever before. Our bottom-up view was markedly less optimistic than the top-down story that the company’s management team had painted.

IPO 8

IPO How To Metrics Bottom-up 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

He wasnt a process manager. People : Recognizes interpersonal difficulties; intuitively understands how others feel; picks up non-verbal cues; empathetic; persuades, teaches, influences. He wasnt a process manager. He did not, from my point of view, have the skills to run the big company that we had produced.

Process 15

Process CEO Insurance Banking 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 16, 2010

These six ideas emerged in 2010 as powerful "innovation invitations" and seem sure to intensify in power and influence. Advertising will take a backseat to promotional offers as retailers and brand managers alike collectively decide that branding a promotion matters just as much as promoting a brand. That's right. Contestification.

Innovation 16

Innovation Supply Chain Business Simulation Advertising 16

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

and other governments to help them design these often complicated auctions and by telecommunications companies trying to figure out the best strategies for bidding. Economists and finance. Many economists since have been hired by the U.S. What’s the larger point to be made here?

Strategy 12

Strategy Black-Scholes Airlines Price 12