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What Uber’s China Deal Says About the Limits of Platforms

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 10, 2016

At a major CEO summit focused on globalization that I participated in last year, much of the discussion about strategy centered on how to avoid getting “Ubered,” or, better yet, how to “Uber” others. Are there really global network economies? Do switching costs help sustain network advantages?

Network Economy

Network Economy Globalization Discount Constraint

You Need a Community, Not a Network

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

To get serious results from a network, you need commitment and a continuity of relationships among the participants. To borrow language from the philosopher Avishai Margalit , the web is a “ thin we ” type of network. Participants tend to belong for individualistic reasons.

Gilbert

Gilbert Participative Cooper Network Economy

Leadership Digital

What Uber’s China Deal Says About the Limits of Platforms

You Need a Community, Not a Network

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