Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2017

Kalanick and other top executives signal by example what is and is not acceptable behavior, and they are clearly responsible for the company’s ethically and legally questionable decisions and practices. Uber’s biggest advantage over incumbents was in using ordinary vehicles with no special licensing or other formalities.

Licensing 8

Licensing Transportation Document Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 9, 2015

I have always been fascinated by the question: How can for-profit corporations innovate to solve the world’s toughest challenges? Growing up in India, I realized that the country has too few resources to confront its many challenges; the only way India can hope to solve its problems is through innovation.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Licensing Sharpe Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

The same pattern is present in breakthrough innovations in business. The key to flipping that script, to encouraging lateral thinking that doesn’t lead to liquor-license fines or bankruptcy—or turn a company into Enron—is to be honest with ourselves about what hard boundaries actually exist. Creativity Innovation Managing yourself'

Sports 8

Sports Entrepreneur Innovation Licensing 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Not just those under attack for ethical lapses, accounting problems, or excessive compensation – retired college presidents are the latest to join corporate executives in the latter category. Lawyers and doctors must pass tests before practicing their professions, but there is no managerial exam to pass in order to get a license to lead.

Management 8

Management Real Estate Information Technology Execution 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

Being able to produce a novel and useful idea, solution, or product is what fuels innovation and differentiates you from competitors. And Steve Jobs even had a habit of parking his Mercedes in handicap parking spots and driving it without a license plate. We prize creativity. Don’t give people special treatment.

Creativity 8

Creativity Participative Morale Ethics 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2015

Sometimes, they also hope to develop a content management system that other publishers can license and use to distribute their content. As they lower their safeguards to attract more users, platishers enter a legal and ethical gray area. So perhaps it was inevitable that, in 2014, Kickstarter quietly softened its guidelines.

Content 8

Content Business Model Incentives Audience 8

In the CEO Afterlife

MARCH 18, 2015

They launched new product kits, created the blockbuster LEGO Digital Designer, and negotiated some very lucrative licensing arrangements such as Harry Potter and Star Wars. With 60% of annual sales coming from innovative new products, it is clear that LEGO has not been idle. Doing less better’ doesn’t mean doing less work.

Apparel 100

Apparel Brand Franchising Competitive Advantage 100