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Joint Ventures Reduce the Risk of Major Capital Investments

Harvard Business Review

For instance, the cost of building and equipping a leading-edge semiconductor fab has climbed to $7 billion, as the technology required to make more advanced chips is getting more complex. But on the other hand, in order to safeguard the company’s future competitiveness, CEOs may have no other choice than to invest now.

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Old Management Systems Stifle New Business Models

Harvard Business Review

Ask anyone in technology. Most large companies struggle to get the most out of the vast amounts of data they’ve collected. That fact becomes apparent when you juxtapose the balance sheet of a company like Microsoft with the balance sheet of a company like Siemens. Sometime soon, the world around us will be smart.