Harvard Business Review

JULY 5, 2011

Kenyan groups understand frugal engineering suitable for the local market and are carefully adapting mobile technologies with African flavors. Today, most mobile payment firms operating in Africa have Kenyan origins. After a week in Kenya, I understood what helps this nation to do well in this area.

Market Penetration 10

Market Penetration Marketing Travel Hotels 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2013

These chains seem intent on undoing what national brands have worked so hard to achieve in the nearly 100 years that have passed since the first retail chains were established: consistency of product, brand image, and experience. It takes organizational, cultural, and operational changes. There are other operational considerations.

Retail 9

Retail Merchandising Market Penetration Brand 9

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2018

For the former, we examined the presence and market penetration of disruptor companies; we also considered incumbents’ financial performance. For the latter, we measured incumbents’ operational efficiency, commitment to innovation, and defenses against attack. Others are exploring subscription models. billion.

Industry 8

Industry Fixed Assets Retail Market Penetration 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

In one session, for example, the issue was that the different engineers couldn’t agree on how to customize a critical product component without compromising the overall design. This was delaying product production. I’ve seen other firms adopt similar Work-Out-style initiatives in the past year.

Welch 8

Welch Supply Chain Consensus Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2016

Studying these successes and failures, we’ve identified half a dozen key reasons platforms fail, all of which boil down to managers’ misunderstanding of how platforms operate and compete. For years Apple’s market penetration hung in the single digits.

Participative 8

Participative Software Market Penetration Marketing 8