Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2013

Calling himself the ICT4D jester (using the development jargon for "information and communication technologies for development"), he has no shortage of material. BKash is now advertised widely, with 30,000 agents and 2.2 That's easier said than done in a world where most product innovations are geared toward the rich.

Technology 18

Technology Microfinance Banking Document 18

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2017

People flock to Facebook, for example, because most of their friends and family are on it, which in turn allows Facebook to collect a large amount of data about us, and attract advertisers. Digital is changing the nature of competitive advantage in many businesses – just like major technological developments have done before.

McCallum 12

McCallum Competitive Advantage Consultative Business Model 12

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2013

Calling himself the ICT4D jester (using the development jargon for "information and communication technologies for development"), he has no shortage of material. BKash is now advertised widely, with 30,000 agents and 2.2 That's easier said than done in a world where most product innovations are geared toward the rich.

Technology 8

Technology Microfinance Banking Document 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2012

Famously, five years ago, the company launched a competition to improve on the Cinematch algorithm it had developed over many years. We looked at some 30 different churn-modeling efforts in banking and telecom, and surprisingly, although the efforts used different data and different modeling algorithms, they had very similar lift curves.

Wireless 8

Wireless Film Advertising Attrition 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 30, 2011

blinking" — derives its power from the expertise that comes from repeated practice, but we have not yet developed proficiency in managing complexity, which is why our intuitions about complex challenges are often deceptive. Intuition — a.k.a.

Charisma 15

Charisma System Incentives Advertising 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 5, 2016

Decision-Making Will Be Held Hostage to Uncertainty. Advertising, hiring and capital expenditures could be delayed until the dust settles, jeopardizing the growth models of many enterprises. Given the digital recession in Europe, the post-Brexit uncertainty alone could accelerate the region’s loss of competitiveness.

Safe Harbor 8

Safe Harbor Industry Uncertainty Crisis 8