Strategy Driven

MARCH 18, 2011

The crisis that started in the housing markets has unearthed a series of cascading consequences that few companies were prepared to handle. SAS is the leader in business analytics software and services, and the largest independent vendor in the business intelligence market. Turney gives the example of outsourcing product assembly work.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 16, 2015

Visitors staying at Starwood’s Aloft Hotel in Cupertino, California, not only have the luxury of humans greeting them and toting around their luggage. ” Labor Emotional intelligence Technology' “This isn’t going to replace associates or our talent,” he said.

Norton 8

Norton Emotional Intelligence Outsourcing Ethics 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 4, 2014

But for those companies, engaging with this nascent market must go beyond latching onto a few hot collaborative startups by buying them or partnering with them. Partly in response to pleas from established players like taxi and hotel companies, municipal governments have tried to corral the Wild West of sharing.

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Company Supply Chain Transportation Brand 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 20, 2016

In a world underpinned by ever more powerful, affordable, and public technology platforms, software is still king. By understanding what Disney did well that others did not, the team envisioned using technology to create personalized visits with less friction: no turnstiles, shorter waits, and less zigzagging through the park.

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Software Company Airlines Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 12, 2015

When they are strong, as in the airline and hotel industries, almost no company earns an attractive return on investment. Aggressive outsourcing and partnering to improve efficiencies (perhaps a reference to “ The Origins of Strategy, published in 1989 by the granddaddy of strategy consulting, BCG founder Bruce Henderson).

Strategy 8

Strategy Porter Blue Ocean Strategy Luehrman 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2016

According to the Global Impact Investing Network, the market for impact capital, currently sized at $60 billion, could grow over the next decade to $2 trillion, or 1% of global invested assets. Everyone agrees that impact investing is on the rise. Intensity and immediacy of impact.

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