The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The researchers focused their attention on the Twitter accounts of the four largest telecommunications firms in the United States. They found that the online customer service delivered by AT&T and Verizon was better than that of T-Mobile and Sprint.

Telecommunications 96

Telecommunications Media Quality Follow-up 96

Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

All I had to do was look at the path of technological innovation and make a reasonable guess. I don’t know much about telecommunications – it just seemed obvious. The United States has a history of continued innovation and flexibility that few countries can match. Anyone could have figured this out.

Telecommunications 98

Telecommunications Education Politics Quality 98

The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 26, 2020

One of the more peculiar features of the coronavirus pandemic was the conspiracy theory that it was caused by 5G technology, which resulted in masts and various other telecommunications equipment being sabotaged.

Company 91

Company Telecommunications Media Self-aware 91

The Horizons Tracker

JULY 23, 2023

Leaders in various industries, such as telecommunications and sports, often employ these narratives to create a compelling story of overcoming adversity and achieving success against the odds. However, Apple’s commitment to innovation and its collective underdog identity revolutionized the way people interact with technology.

Motivation 52

Motivation Team Telecommunications Apparel 52

Experience to Lead

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Virtual programs with a major telecommunications firm in Malaysia. With customizable programs and innovate mindsets, we persevere through hardship to empower leaders’ success. Soon to deliver 35 additional virtual sessions with the Asia-Pacific offices of a Fortune Global 500 Beauty Tech Company.

Telecommunications 52

Telecommunications Globalization Learning-by-Doing Participative 52

Eric Jacobson

MAY 25, 2016

To give a couple of examples: in the more classic, regulated utilities industries such as electricity, gas, water, telecommunications, regulations on pricing or on competition can have immediate impact on value. More recently we’re seeing this across a range of broader industries.

Company 50

Company Competitive Advantage Open-book Long-term 50

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

I was a panelist on a session on Reverse Innovation during the recently concluded World Economic Forum at Davos. The conventional wisdom is that innovations originate in rich countries and the resulting products are sold horizontally in other developed countries and then sent downhill to developing countries. Not really.

Innovation 15

Innovation Telecommunications Globalization GDP 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 16, 2010

These six ideas emerged in 2010 as powerful "innovation invitations" and seem sure to intensify in power and influence. They'll increasingly be a source of, and resource for, innovation differentiation in 2011, if not for your organization, then for the firm you most dread competing against. That's right. Contestification.

Innovation 19

Innovation Supply Chain Business Simulation Advertising 19

Harvard Business Review

MAY 9, 2012

The innovator's quest has been to find the win-win proposition: a great new product that can create differentiated value for consumers while supporting differentiated profits for the producer. The innovator's job is now to create wins across the board. MORE ON KNOCKING DOWN BARRIERS TO INNOVATION.

Innovation 16

Innovation Supply Chain Telecommunications Core Competence 16

Harvard Business Review

MAY 27, 2014

Reading the headlines, you might think that the most urgent question about national success in innovation and growth is whether the U.S. Germany does a better job on innovation in areas as diverse as sustainable energy systems, molecular biotech, lasers, and experimental software engineering. or China should get the gold medal.

Innovation 15

Innovation GDP Telecommunications Industry 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Corporate directors and executives alike recognize that today’s pace of change continues to accelerate and that firms need to innovate to stay ahead. But are boards doing enough to support innovation, as they should? We found that, overall, innovation does not rank as a top strategic challenge for the majority of boards.

Innovation 14

Innovation Short-term Telecommunications Long-term 14

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2012

Starting in the 1970s, the country's ability to create low-cost, quality products helped them dominate key industries, such as automobiles, telecommunications, and consumer electronics. Looking beyond Japan, iconic six sigma companies in the United States, such as Motorola and GE, have struggled in recent years to be innovation leaders.

Six Sigma 21

Six Sigma Govindarajan Kaizen Telecommunications 21

First Friday Book Synopsis

JUNE 25, 2011

Getting China and India Right: Strategies for Leveraging the World’s Fastest Growing Economies for Global Advantage Anil K.

Govindarajan 97

Govindarajan Review Books Globalization 97

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 27, 2012

The fact of the matter is that periodically, technologies or business model innovations allow start-ups to enter industries offering services that are generally cheaper and more accessible, but of far lower quality. This is the essence of what we call "disruptive innovation." But destruction will come slowly.

Rogers 17

Rogers Telecommunications Content Disruptive Innovation 17

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2012

We call this phenomenon reverse innovation — any innovation that is adopted first in the developing world, and then later in the developed world. Surprisingly, such innovations defy gravity and flow uphill from the poor to the rich. Reverse innovation will become more and more common. Phase 3: Local Innovation.

Glocalization 15

Glocalization Mass Marketing P&L Globalization 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2011

Cisco's clever little camcorder collapse provides picture-perfect insight into a pervasive innovation pathology: Ignoring — or disrespecting — the obvious. The company knew digital devices were all becoming telecommunications tools. Novel subtlety and nuance can be wonderful but my innovation heart belongs to obvious.

Wireless 14

Wireless Management Telecommunications Core Competence 14

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

Christensen's research shows clearly that transformation often comes in the form a disruptive innovator that makes consumption simpler, convenient, and more affordable. And companies like Google, Apple, and even telecommunications titans are eying the industry. Executives that dismiss these developments do so at their own peril.

System 16

System Christensen Disruptive Innovation Telecommunications 16

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 17, 2012

As new technologies in social media, transportation, and telecommunications bring us closer together, it's more critical than ever for organizations to recruit, develop, and retain multicultural leaders who can skillfully navigate both the opportunities and challenges of a more connected world. The world is getting smaller.

Competitive Advantage 17

Competitive Advantage Leadership Talent Management Telecommunications 17

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

In turn, reflection becomes the rocket fuel for experimentation, the lifeblood of high-level innovation, the spark of deeper meaning, and the wellspring of enduring purpose. If youre here to "innovate" sugar water, then thinking in terms of orthodox buyers and suppliers might do the trick. So throw Frederick W.

Short-term 17

Short-term Guidelines Mass Marketing Telecommunications 17

Innovation Excellence

MAY 27, 2017

It’s safe to say that growing your business takes more than time and passion; it also requires a sizeable amount of capital to get it going. This can get pretty expensive, especially if you’re planning to move into a new country. Thankfully, advances in technology and the Internet have made it easier than ever to save.

Globalization 61

Globalization Cost Technology Planning 61

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 9, 2014

However, as much as macroeconomic reforms are needed, the future of the Greek economy will be determined by its competitiveness, which concerns costs, but is also measured by innovation. The key to such a change is developing an innovation-oriented industrial structure and a well-functioning innovation system.

Planning 13

Planning GDP Tourism Innovation 13

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2011

However, Nokia ran into trouble by underestimating the speed at which technological developments in the United States, pioneered by rivals such as Apple, are transforming the mobile telecommunications business. Gupta is a professor at the Smith School of Business, The University of Maryland, and a visiting professor at INSEAD.

Globalization 15

Globalization Marketing Venture Capitalist Biotechnology 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 16, 2016

Collaborative innovation is a hot topic in the B2C space, where it overlaps with crowdsourcing, but we see B2B players taking an interest as well. Nonetheless, innovating with customers should work well in B2B, as it should give companies a deeper knowledge of their customers and promote a trusting relationship.

B2B 8

B2B Innovation Company Workshop 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Apple is certainly known for its strong preference for internal innovation. There is clear empirical evidence to back this up: in our research of about 150 firms in the telecommunications industry, we found that the more successful firms all took this active approach to managing their capability and resource portfolios. Is that fair?

Software 15

Software Telecommunications Short-term Licensing 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2018

But DJI is testament to China’s transformation from copycat to high tech innovation. As the example of DJI demonstrates, Chinese companies are busy innovating based on three valuable and difficult-to-imitate advantages that will allow them to compete effectively with, and, in some areas, even overtake their Western rivals.

Innovation 8

Innovation Engineering Business Model Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

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CIO 16

CIO Guidelines Telecommunications Emotional Intelligence 16

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

In my own work , I found that this might be particularly prevalent for utilities (gas, electricity and telecommunications). In my own work , I found that this might be particularly prevalent for utilities (gas, electricity and telecommunications). Ran Spiegler (with co-authors) has studied such strategies.

Price 15

Price Retail Comparison Telecommunications 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2011

True collaboration always has open-ended elements — ranging from precisely how new innovations will be implemented, to how products will fare in the market, and even to what priorities partners will pursue in the face of changes in the environment. This landscape is evolving rapidly, in ways not even Google could foresee.

Software 19

Software Licensing Long-term Telecommunications 19

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 1, 2012

In the mid-90s as CEO of Medtronic, I was concerned about whether we could sustain the remarkable success in innovation that we had enjoyed during the previous 10 years. This process of "disruptive innovation" enabled new competitors to create entirely new product categories. Nevertheless, we steadfastly supported the venture.

Disruptive Innovation 10

Disruptive Innovation Christensen Telecommunications Incubator 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2013

Not innovation, risk management, technology, debt, or the regulatory environment. aerospace & defense, construction & engineering, industrial conglomerates, professional services, textiles); IT & Telecommunications (e.g., And what did they say was their biggest concern? Not competitive threats. Not rising costs. Talent management'

Talent Management 10

Talent Management Company Telecommunications Management 10

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

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Books 15

Books Guidelines Banking Telecommunications 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

The theme of the big event was "Technology-led Transition and Innovation-driven Development," which sounds broad. The theme of the big event was "Technology-led Transition and Innovation-driven Development," which sounds broad. This last article is the one that really grabbed my attention.

NGO 15

NGO Chemicals Guidelines Telecommunications 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2020

An ambitious new law is catalyzing innovation.

Tools 19

Tools Innovation Telecommunications Technology 19

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2012

Take this example: One night Tom attended a celebration for a team in a telecommunications company that had drastically improved performance after implementing a new data quality measurement and control system. This last point is driven home over and over. He asked one woman how the new measurements had impacted her work. We figure it out.

Organization 16

Organization Telecommunications McKinsey Price 16

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 16, 2013

It's in areas of the company such as knowledge management, innovation, communication, and better integration with the supply chain. For example, if you make crowdsourced innovation a core capability, you have to integrate it with marketing functions that take care of customers. But that's a good thing.

Media 12

Media McKinsey Supply Chain Telecommunications 12

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 1, 2013

This infrastructure sits on top of a publicly available substructure of assets and resources — telecommunications and the Internet, for example. Facebook, Google, and other digital companies invest in similar capabilities giving them a seemingly endless stream of innovations and experiments from a single platform.

CIO 12

CIO Technology Telecommunications Information Technology 12

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2012

Bharti is the largest telecommunications services provider in India. Bharti's innovative business model converted fixed costs in capital expenditure to a variable cost based on usage of capacity. In a rapidly changing industry ecosystem, heavy investments in hard infrastructure can burden balance sheets and limit flexibility.

Outsourcing 13

Outsourcing Wireless Telecommunications Core Competence 13