Harvard Business Review

JUNE 3, 2014

With a market size of $8 billion in 2013 Massive Multiplayer Online Gaming (MMOG) is becoming big business. Some MMOG professional teams players can command six figure salaries, thanks to the finance provided by corporate sponsorships and advertising. Stories like LoL and Vans illustrate a profound truth about strategy and business.

Industry 8

Industry Sports Advertising Strategy 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2013

Only the largest of enterprises could afford the best technologies, and even for those with the largest bank accounts, IT strategies were limited to basics like CRM , ERP , or email. And given the complexities involved in building up competitive IT weaponry, businesses won by out-spending and out-resourcing their opponents.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Competitive Advantage Information Technology How To 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 28, 2016

It dominated the ultra-profitable, digital-photo-kiosk market, even pushing archrival Fuji out of Walgreens’s retail-pharmacy juggernaut. 4 in the inkjet-printer market, where it joined the likes of HP, Lexmark, and Canon. By 2010, Kodak had clawed its way to No.

Company 8

Company How To Technology Strategy 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Tactical performance is how effectively your organization sticks to its strategy. The second type, known as adaptive performance , is how effectively your organization diverges from its strategy. military says, volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity , where technology and strategy changes rapidly. Related Video.

Organization 13

Organization Tactics Call Center Metrics 13

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

We set people up to use their area of expertise, be it strategy, accounting, operations, technology, finance, or human resources. They need help with financial management, marketing, product development, service delivery, and technology. A skills-based, or pro bono, approach is about donating skills, not just money.

Skills 9

Skills Real Estate Human Capital Project 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 27, 2015

The type of capital required and its source depends on the type of business, its stage of life, and its strategy for the future. A supplier might need a working capital loan to finance a big order. In some areas and sectors, the market provides all the capital needed. That is where government can often play a critical role.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Policies Banking Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 17, 2013

This can result in market valuations that do not reflect the fundamental performance or prospects of the business, leading to a misallocation of capital and reduced visibility for investors, reinforcing short-term decision-making.

Report 8

Report Short-term Press Release Compliance 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

They do this by building consumer P&Ls through cross-functional teams across marketing, sales, supply chain and finance, much like some companies have built account and product P&Ls. The best companies are able to distinguish between these consumers by precisely valuing their operating profit potential, not just gross margin or volume.

P&L 15

P&L Supply Chain Retail Price 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 21, 2013

Instead of thinking about driving value from the perspective of IT, or HR, finance, sales, or operations, leadership teams will think about a problem they want to solve or a process they want to change, and then align the full breadth of services (IT, HR, operations) needed to accomplish it.

Competitive Advantage 8

Competitive Advantage Management Information Technology Airlines 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2013

Its approach was the first to align the key actors in the ecosystem in a way that addressed the critical shortcomings — range, resale value, grid capacity — that undermine the electric car as a mass-market proposition. Note to Tesla owners: you are not the mass market). A small number, but these are also small markets.

Mass Marketing 8

Mass Marketing Transportation Depreciation Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 13, 2015

On this we know little as yet, in part because Dell is privately held — we can see that it has managed to hang on to its market share in the PC business, but that this business remains in intensive care. We simply don’t have enough information to understand its strategies for transforming its business.

Maturity 8

Maturity Software Competitive Advantage Strategy 8

In the CEO Afterlife

JUNE 8, 2016

Years later, it took on bigger players by introducing new innovative packaging to the market, and subsequently carving out a double-digit share when few thought it could be done. competitors are entering the market. Within two years, the brand went from a small share to 25% of the Canadian market,” notes Bell.

Brand 100

Brand Brand Management Advertising Management 100