Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2012

One CEO, for example, excelled at communicating to small groups, delegating and team-building. Because he initially concentrated on assembling a strong team and personally communicating with them, he was able to develop a firm launch-pad for a variety of initiatives aimed at transforming the company.

CEO 14

CEO First-mover Advantage Leadership Styles Execution 14

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 29, 2013

Frustration came quickly when we couldn''t launch localized country sites or hire teams fast enough to stay in front of the international imitators. We were unable to capitalize on first mover advantage. But first mover advantage is a simplistic tenet of global strategy. Once a copycat succeeds, U.S.

Globalization 8

Globalization First-mover Advantage Retail Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2017

Resist the temptation to put technology teams solely in charge of AI initiatives. Long-term: Work with academia or a third party to solve a high-impact use case (augmented human decision making in a key knowledge worker role, for example) with bleeding-edge AI technology to potentially capture a sizable first-mover advantage.

Survey 10

Survey Execution First-mover Advantage Technology 10

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

These ICOs are nearly always held when a project is at an immature stage of development akin to a seed stage startup — when it is testing hypotheses around its consumer value proposition and forming a founding team. Blockbuster capital raises will always occur in unusual situations (e.g., 3 Defenses of Large ICOs.

Cost 8

Cost Decentralization Finance Entrepreneur 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2012

That's partly because they manage global projects like traditional ones. To get the most from dispersed innovation, managers need a different playbook. Here are three ways to set up and manage global innovation for success: 1. Assign oversight and support responsibility to a senior manager.

Globalization 15

Globalization Innovation Team First-mover Advantage 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2012

That's partly because they manage global projects like traditional ones. To get the most from dispersed innovation, managers need a different playbook. Here are three ways to set up and manage global innovation for success: 1. Assign oversight and support responsibility to a senior manager.

Globalization 15

Globalization Innovation Team First-mover Advantage 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 27, 2018

Such acquisitions become more lucrative with rising first-mover advantages, pace of technological development, and network externality. The aggregate market capitalization of listed companies keeps increasing , unemployment remains manageable, and U.S. retains its leadership in technological progress.

IPO 9

IPO Company First-mover Advantage Intangible Assets 9