Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Because I teach a course on Product Management at Harvard Business School, I am routinely asked “what is the role of a Product Manager?” ” The role of a Product Manager (PM) is often referred to as the “CEO of the Product.” Self-management: Being a PM can be incredibly stressful. Company Fit.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Core Competence Management 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 15, 2013

Technology changes. You would hope that we were getting better at understanding and managing change. It turns out there are lots of people who don''t get the new technology and now social life is a little like a competition to show that we''re not "falling for it." By this time, the innovation is taking off.

Disruptive Innovation 8

Disruptive Innovation Early Adopters Innovation Social Capital 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2013

Avis has taken an interesting (and bold) step by acquiring Zipcar, absorbing an innovative but struggling competitor at what is likely to be seen as a bargain price while acquiring a small but desirable customer base and gaining a foothold in the rapidly growing world of collaborative consumption.

Disaggregation 9

Disaggregation Hammer Mass Marketing Gordon 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 22, 2013

We live in a world in which amplified individuals — people empowered by technologies and the collective intelligence of their social networks — can do things that previously only a large organization could. Socialize your underused assets. Indeed, they can do some things that no organization could do before.

Mission Statement 9

Mission Statement Class Learning-by-Doing Pharmaceuticals 9

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2016

As noted in research by Paul Adler and Seok-Woo Kwon at the University of Southern California, a well-designed employee network essentially makes up the “social capital” of a company, due to all the assets or resources that can be mobilized through the network. Employees with a high betweenness (e.g., damage control).

Analysis 8

Analysis Competitive Advantage Social Capital Project 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2012

Yes, young and ambitious people with bright eyes and open hearts need to learn to accept the cold shoulder of established industry gatekeepers, even when it seems like the only goal of the latter is to prevent new ideas and innovation bubbling to the surface of their tired companies and low-growth industries.

Social Capital 11

Social Capital Industry Retail Budgeting 11

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Political economist Francis Fukuyama predicted a future when social capital would be as important as physical capital, and that only those societies with a high degree of social trust would be able to create large-scale organizations capable of competing in the new economy. Is blockchain appropriate?

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Content Power Transportation 8