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- 25 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
10 Reasons Customers Might Resist Windows 8
needs Windows 8 to succeed in order to maintain its own market share, especially among consumers. "Microsoft has produced a bold innovation in Windows 8, and the company deserves applause," Kanter says. "But its marketplace... View Details
- 21 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 21
Benjamin G., and Michael Luca Abstract—Online marketplaces often contain information not only about products, but also about the people selling the products. In an effort to facilitate trust, many platforms encourage sellers to provide... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Nov 2010
- Lessons from the Classroom
Connecting Goals and Go-To-Market Initiatives
Cespedes: For most firms, the largest, most difficult, and increasingly expensive part of strategy implementation is aligning field behaviors and go-to-market systems with espoused strategic goals. It's the largest because doing this well is essential for View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Steve Schwarzman
reasons. In general, the private-equity industry recognizes that it has to tell its story and compete in a marketplace of ideas. I think it’s pretty widely accepted now that private-equity firms have suffered in terms of being... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Case Study: Let’s Dance
services marketplace with operations in Latin America. Recchia is also an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the HBS Rock Center for Entrepreneurship. The first thing that comes to my mind is that Lily could try to capitalize on the stories of... View Details
- 13 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
Turning High Potential into Real Reward
worth it, and can I get there? Somebody who has worked in a space gets a sense that the future is going to be moving in a particular way and understands how technology, customers, money, and marketplace dynamics will come together to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Well Matched
founded by Diego Saez-Gil, is leveraging data and AI to create a carbon-offset marketplace for companies through reforestation projects. Another I’d mention is Every Mother, which offers exercises, education, and support for postpartum... View Details
- 27 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 27
competitive context. This support translates into purchase intention, real purchase, and more favorable online reviews in a study of over 10,000 Yelp posts. We argue that this "framing the game effect" is mediated by consumers' motivation to express their... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jul 2013
- Research & Ideas
Crowdfunding a Poor Investment?
web-based service or app that once might have cost millions to launch can see the light of day for a little over $100,000. Because of that, an influx of new investors through crowdfunding could potentially allow innovative startups to put their products out into the... View Details
- 29 May 2020
- Op-Ed
How Leaders Are Fighting Food Insecurity on Three Continents
which provides a year-round marketplace for locally sourced food and food products; and to help establish the New England Food System Resilience Fund with other funding partners. “Given the uncertain and fast-moving nature of the crisis,... View Details
- 18 Jun 2001
- Research & Ideas
Caught in the Cogs: When Manufacturing and IT Meet
sight of the importance of e-business collaboration, Deninger affirmed. "All the trends in the marketplace point to that as a key factor in the future success of businesses in the manufacturing and operations area." Ted Fischer... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- 11 Jan 2000
- Lessons from the Classroom
New Game, New Rules: Developing Managers for a Competitive World
organizationally. Q: What impact do these changes in the marketplace and organization have on the roles of today's managers? A: The seemingly endless waves of restructuring, downsizing, reengineering, de-layering, empowerment, and... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 16 Nov 1999
- Lessons from the Classroom
Leading Change and Organizational Renewal
organizations for long-term viability and success. What does "organizational renewal" mean as used in the program? Tushman: A successful company could be said to have a kind of franchise, that is, a niche in the marketplace... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- Web
What Others Are Saying - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
would if the medical marketplace even remotely resembled an efficient, competitive market.” — John C. Goodman, Ph.D., President, National Center for Policy Analysis “Redefining Health Care has the makings of a classic, one that likely... View Details
- 11 Mar 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #2: Sam Steyer, Greenwork
we trust who need hiring help,” Sam said. “And we want to stick with them.” Deloitte has predicted some 2.1 million unfilled manufacturing roles in the United States by 2030. Sam thinks the burgeoning green jobs marketplace will include... View Details
- 04 Sep 2007
- Research & Ideas
Jumpstarting Innovation: Using Disruption to Your Advantage
the marketplace to new approaches. Entrepreneurs learn to identify ideas by raising their head above day-to-day operations and expanding their vision. They then prioritize and narrow the many ideas they generate into a potential... View Details
Keywords: by Lynda M. Applegate
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Business Answers the Call
former assistant principal at St. Mark the Evangelist School in Harlem, Leschly later founded Exchange.com, an online marketplace for rare and hard-to-find consumer products. When his company was purchased by Amazon.com in 1999, CEO... View Details
- 03 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 3, 2009
none of the passivity displayed by mass media audiences. This paper categorizes five roles for the interactive consumer and draws implications for marketing practice. It concludes that the balance of power over marketplace meaning-making... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 1
marketplace and so under-invest in the new technology. The second suggests that incumbent firms develop organizational capabilities and cognitive frames that make them slow to "see" new opportunities and that make it difficult... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 06 Sep 2005
- Research & Ideas
When Product Variety Backfires
Prius, would be a good example. In spite of great technological innovation, the Prius drives like any other car on the road. As a result, consumers don't need to change anything about the way they interact with their automobiles. Other innovations, like online grocery... View Details