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Competitive Advantage from the Bottom of the Pyramid

LDRLB

In a world where global competition is absolute, companies are looking at new ways to gain sustained competitive advantages. Global firms have employed blue ocean strategies to cater their services and offerings to the BoP (Bottom of Pyramid). Innovation Sandbox” was the term coined by C.K. You can find him at [link].].

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Is The Gig Economy Set To Disrupt The Legal Profession?

The Horizons Tracker

The study explores the Chinese market after the country’s Ministry of Justice made online legal services a key part of its strategy. Given this context, a recent study exploring the role of online marketplaces in the legal profession is particularly interesting.

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Google’s Strategy vs. Glass’s Potential

Harvard Business Review

Firms like Deloitte have predicted robust consumer demand for smart glasses, with global adoption reaching “tens of millions by 2016 and surpassing 100 million by 2020.” That suggests that they may be trying to persuade firms to buy the device and develop applications for it. Many students voted for the first scenario.

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A Framework for Strategists Assessing Emerging Markets

Harvard Business Review

Many companies start their search for global growth in an alphabet soup of emerging-market groupings such as the BRIC , CIVETS , MINT , Next 11 , and so on. Having said that, it is also true that executives need help managing their globalization gambits. Globalization decisions are undoubtedly complex. Steven Moore.

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The Case for Improving Work for People with Disabilities Goes Way Beyond Compliance

Harvard Business Review

A new study from the Center for Talent Innovation (CTI) found that, according to the 2015 US government’s definition of disability , a significant portion of the white-collar workforce has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity: 30% of a nationally representative survey of 3,570 white-collar employees.

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How Consumer Insights and Digital Have Led to Adidas’ Growth - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM GOOGLE

Harvard Business Review

We have ambitious goals that we’ve set until 2020,” says Joseph Godsey, Global Head of Digital Brand Commerce at Adidas. That digital focus helped Adidas reshape its strategy for today’s mobile, more empowered consumer. before every feature and capability was developed,” Godsey says.

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Three Ways CIOs Can Connect with the C-Suite

Harvard Business Review

There is a marked dissonance between CIOs and the C-suite — a fact that we uncovered in new research conducted with HBR, The Economist, CEB, and TNS Global. Define Your Strategy. It is clear that CIOs must lead their organization in discovering and then providing balance between efficiency and efficacy.

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