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Reversing the Decline in Big Ideas

Harvard Business Review

The internet and, more broadly, technology, progress developmentally. In other words, infrastructure is built on top infrastructure, which opens up new possibilities that weren't possible before. This worked great when the problems teams were trying to solve were fundamentally technology problems. What was my title?

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Reversing the Decline in Big Ideas

Harvard Business Review

The internet and, more broadly, technology, progress developmentally. In other words, infrastructure is built on top infrastructure, which opens up new possibilities that weren't possible before. This worked great when the problems teams were trying to solve were fundamentally technology problems. What was my title?

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The Buzz on Green Business in China

Harvard Business Review

The Ministry of Commerce was showing how some companies "have made use of technology to.promote a low-carbon economy and environmental protection." The Ministry of Industry and Information Technologys pavilion will demonstrate "industrial energy savings and the comprehensive use of resources." And on and on. And on and on.

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Some Companies Are Banning Email and Getting More Done

Harvard Business Review

In fact, that exact conclusion is one that Thierry Breton, CEO of the France-based information technology services firm Atos Origin, arrived at several years ago. ” That statement seems surprising coming from the CEO of a technology company employing over 70,000 people in more than forty offices around the world.

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What Is Management Research Actually Good For?

Harvard Business Review

It features a number of architectural details that serve no purpose: doorways that open onto walls, labyrinthine hallways that lead nowhere, and stairways that rise only to a ceiling. There are many ways to assess the impact of scientific work , from book sales (where Who Moved My Cheese? do nice guys finish last?).