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- 01 Nov 2010
- Research & Ideas
How IT Shapes Top-Down and Bottom-Up Decision Making
instance, and the fact that telecom industry regulations vary from country to country, which means networking prices vary, too.) The findings were consistently parallel with the hypotheses: An increase in the penetration of ERP systems... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 28 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Six Lessons from Mobile Money Ventures in Developing Countries
and Globe Telecom GCASH in the Philippines. He also reviewed five less stellar deployments: Vodacom M-Pesa in South Africa, MTN m-money in Uganda, Eko Financial Services in India, and the broader situations in Nigeria and Brazil. Lesson... View Details
- 22 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
Not Your Father’s State-Run Capitalism
important state-run companies, such as oil and telecom firms, has remained steady. Moreover, while private companies may work well in countries with well-developed capital markets, countries without a robust sector for private investment... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
The Exchange: The Tech Leader’s Tightrope
revealed the telecom giant’s “extreme willingness” to hand over billions of emails—revelations that galvanized Professor Nien-hê Hsieh and Senior Lecturer Henry McGee. “Seeing a huge company in the middle of these privacy issues felt like... View Details
- 18 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 18
http://ssrn.com/abstract=1727508 Cases & Course Materials Harvard Business School Case 711-464 Vodafone in Japan (A) Despite a rough start in the Japanese telecom market, by late 2003, Vodafone seemed to have weathered the storm,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 May 2016
- News
2016 Alumni Achievement Awards
you’re trying to build something, and your dream is outlandish, people scoff at you. You have to steadfastly hold on to your beliefs and move forward.” “This business reinvents itself every three or four years. We’re now in the thrall of change, transitioning from a... View Details
- 21 Apr 2008
- Research & Ideas
The New Math of Customer Relationships
Further, non-U.S. companies such as Bouygues Telecom in France and Westpac, the Australian bank I mentioned earlier, have utilized them as cornerstones of their successful operating strategies. So the ideas travel quite well, with some... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
What’s Next for Japan
whether Japan should take on competition-oriented policies, or the more traditional policies that protect the strong social traditions of Japanese big business. He recommended watching the reformation of the Japanese telecom monopoly,... View Details
Keywords: by Hilah Geer
- 02 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 2
http://www.people.hbs.edu/mrhodeskropf/Partner_Persist_20130115.pdf Visualizing and Measuring Enterprise Application Architecture: An Exploratory Telecom Case By: Lagerstrom, Robert, Carliss Y. Baldwin, Alan MacCormack, and Stephan Aier... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Case Study: Your Call Is Important to Us
If you’ve ever tried to call an airline or almost any service business of a certain size, you’re probably familiar with the problem: After navigating a seemingly endless set of options, you’re asked by an automated message to share information, but it fails to... View Details
- 11 Jul 2005
- Research & Ideas
The New International Style of Management
Moses (HBS MBA '03) is an American who works for VASC, a state-owned Vietnamese telecom and media company. "The people who manage business well in a foreign environment do create a new style of doing business that blends the best of... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Do You Speak Business?
that allows them to coexist with colleagues from vastly different backgrounds.” Mary Moses (MBA ’03) is an American who works for VASC, a state-owned Vietnamese telecom and media company. “The people who manage business well in a foreign... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 May 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 1, 2018
discussing some key strategic issues regarding Huawei’s smartphone business. Established in 1987, Huawei was the largest telecom equipment company in the world. Huawei established the CBG in 2012 to focus on Huawei-branded smartphone... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
A Healthy Profit
explore the possibility of using paramedics for certain tasks. The aim is to better understand patients' needs and their ability and willingness to pay. Working with the students will be Terry Kramer (MBA 1986), a veteran telecom... View Details
- 22 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 22
http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/310003-PDF-ENG SK Telecom: Pursuing Happiness through Corporate Social Responsibility Harvard Business School Case 410-042 Since 2006, SK Telecom has worked to develop strategic corporate social... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 13 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
Does Business Get Done the Same Way in Emerging and Developed Countries?
business opportunities touch politics. Can you become involved in energy without having a really tight relationship with the government? Probably not. We recently wrote a case on Turkcell, the leading telecom operator. For this type of... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Making the Case for Leadership
believed a fiber-optics revolution was coming. His hunch proved right, the company flourished, and Houghton retired after a successful 13-year tenure. But then came perhaps an even greater challenge. With the telecom meltdown and the... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Roger Thompson; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; National Security and International Affairs; Government; Health, Social Assistance; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Beyond the Rim: New Paths to Success in Asia
entrepreneurship in its state-owned enterprises; the Japanese government is challenging its own telecom monopolies; and wireless technology in South Korea and elsewhere on the Pacific Rim has leapfrogged U.S. advances. In this dynamic... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Homeschooled
of the kids might not have at-home access. We’re talking to some large foundations that are trying to think holistically, "How do we push for it?" The cost of a laptop is $300. Its useful life is easily five years, so that's $60 a year. You can put a little pressure on... View Details
- 03 Feb 2015
- First Look
First Look: February 3
telecom company. At the time, Jazztel was near bankruptcy and needed a capital injection to finish the year. Over the next 10 years, Fernández Pujals led the restructuring of Jazztel's debt, reached an agreement with the former monopoly... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne