Harvard Business Review

JULY 7, 2015

Typically, tourism involves guided tours, pitch events, conferences with lots of panels, and well-planned visits to companies, universities, and government agencies tasked with increasing entrepreneurship and innovation. In 2009, I took 42 Harvard Business School students to Israel for a week of entrepreneurship exploration.

Entrepreneurship 14

Entrepreneurship Tips Innovation Software 14

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 3, 2011

On June 1st, Canada's Institute for Competitiveness and Prosperity released a new, large report on Canada's Innovation Imperative. Blue), Australian (Green), and Canada (Red) — show each country's predicted patents per capita three years hence (so the most recent number for 2008 is a prediction for 2011). The lines — U.S.

Innovation 15

Innovation Report Entrepreneurship Competition 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2012

It will make up 90% of the increase in the labor market between 2008 and 2018, with significant numbers of older Americans spurred by the need for supplemental income, given the bleak financial future they face in retirement. This post is part of the HBR Insight Center on American Competitiveness. Statistics tell the story.

Competition 14

Competition Training Entrepreneurship Survey 14

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 9, 2014

Greece is finally showing signs of recovering from its 2008 crash. 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. High-quality science needs to align with technology-based entrepreneurship.

Entrepreneurship 13

Entrepreneurship Policies Competition System 13

Harvard Business Review

JULY 12, 2017

Cross-border flows of digitally transmitted data have grown manifold, accounting for more than one-third of the increase in global GDP in 2014, even as the free-flow of goods and services and cross-border capital have ebbed in the aftermath of the 2008 recession. Which countries are the most digitally competitive?

Competition 8

Competition Artificial Inteligence Policies Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 17, 2011

The bar for usability is very high in developed markets because of an abundance of choice and competition. Hyundai captured market share and quickly increased its market share in part because of its Hyundai Assurance program in 2008 (the program offered to take the car back with no damage to the credit report in case of job loss).

Design 16

Design Technical Review Entrepreneurship Training 16

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 17, 2015

Innovation & Entrepreneurship Book. In 2003, when Rámon de Mendiola took over as CEO of Florida Ice & Farm Company, Costa Rica’s leading beer and beverage producer, the firm was an old-fashioned and complacent incumbent facing imminent competition from world-class global competitors. When William Clay Ford Jr.

Social Innovation 15

Social Innovation Company Software Review Innovation 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Spun out of Carnegie Mellon’s materials science research department in 2008, Aquion now employs 130 workers, manufacturing batteries to store electricity generated by intermittent renewable resources. competitiveness and growth in the 21 st century. Economic development National competitiveness Entrepreneurship'

Industry 12

Industry Training Competition Entrepreneurship 12

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2016

Furthermore, the amount of venture capital bears a zero correlation to the amount of startup activity, and is strongly negatively correlated with the presence of mid-market firms ($10 million to $1 billion), which according to a recent Dun and Bradstreet study have created over 90% of jobs since 2008.

Policies 14

Policies Entrepreneurship Report Study 14

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2013

And while we continue to be big believers that building new business is the key to America’s competitive advantage, it’s hard not notice the huge roadblocks in the way of entrepreneurs outside of the startup “super-hubs.” Entrepreneurship Venture capital' Over the past five years, we’ve been involved with startups across the country.

Entrepreneurship 13

Entrepreneurship Marketing Data Competition 13

Harvard Business Review

MAY 23, 2014

After all, India’s growth has slowed to a crawl, with GDP expanding by less than 5% in the last two years compared to 9% per annum in the five years before 2008. At the macro level, Modi will probably strive to build a globally competitive manufacturing sector that will become India’s much-needed job-creation engine.

Policies 13

Policies Technical Review Entrepreneurship Competition 13

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Across industries and across countries, a small number of “superstar” firms are pulling away from the competition. Are they out-competing their rivals, or are they using their size and influence to avoid competition altogether? But why is IT leading to winner-take-all competition?

Technical Review 9

Technical Review Software Review Entrepreneurship Competition 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2013

Stevia had been grown and used for many years in its native South America before the FDA reclassified it from a "dietary supplement" to a "sweetener" in 2008. Competition Entrepreneurship Strategy CSD' Though stevia was newer in the US, its global growth was explosive.

Entrepreneurship 9

Entrepreneurship Competition Industry Resources 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2011

Small business lending peaked in 2008. In fact, we estimate there are over 25,000 companies in U.S. inner cities alone with revenues between $5 million and $100 million. Nearly 10% of these urban blue-chips have annual revenues over $20 million. The second barrier to capital flow is institutional inertia.

Leadership 15

Leadership Exercises Marketing Data 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2014

In 2008, I was on the business team at OnLive—a high-flying start-up in search of huge amounts of cash to turn a big idea into reality. Cool new technology, new market for AT&T, competitive pressure, etc. Entrepreneurship Innovation Sales' Pete worked tirelessly to help us understand all the players within AT&T.

Technical Review 11

Technical Review Entrepreneurship Video Analysis 11

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 30, 2015

A robust network of small suppliers is important to the long-term competitiveness of large U.S. A study by economist Zoltan Acs in 2008 found that only about three percent of all businesses can be classified as high growth businesses or “gazelles,” but that they are responsible for 20 percent of gross job creation.

Technical Review 15

Technical Review Policies Competition Technology 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

This industry is extremely competitive. 2008 was tough, but we had a better year in 2009 and better still in 2010. Next on the list was investing in design. Yes, it felt counterintuitive — no one wants to spend money when revenue is dropping — but we knew we had to update floorplans. If I come in second, I lose.

Underperforming Technical Team 15

Underperforming Technical Team Culture LEAN Design 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 13, 2013

The End of Competitive Advantage: How to Keep Your Strategy Moving as Fast as Your Business. Most leaders are using frameworks that were designed for a different era of business and based on a single dominant idea — that the purpose of strategy is to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage. How CEOs Can Fix Capitalism.

Entrepreneurship 8

Entrepreneurship Leadership Strategy Strategy 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

A 2008 survey of 250 managers in the UK revealed that 90% of them believed that political skill is required to succeed and to improve one’s career prospects. A 2015 study published in the Academy of Entrepreneurship Journal discovered that female students perceive themselves to be more politically skilled than male students.

Engagement 8

Engagement Study Leadership Entrepreneurship 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Competition for jobs is now global, and positions are harder to find — so if something does disrupt your company or your industry, it’s good to have a backup plan. Entrepreneurial side ventures can be a powerful way to learn new skills and distinguish yourself from the competition. From 1948 to 2000, jobs grew 1.7

Entrepreneurship 8

Entrepreneurship Industry Disruption Competition 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 18, 2015

It started in 2008 as one of the first applications on Facebook’s platform and allowed consumers to lend to other consumers. Today, the company looks like a fast-growing, early version of the next Procter and Gamble. Lending Club is another example of a company that is taking share from incumbents in a massive category.

Artificial Inteligence 15

Artificial Inteligence Product Development LEAN Design 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 29, 2015

And a recent working paper out of the Dusseldorf Institute for Competition Economics ( DICE ), a think tank of sorts, focuses on the latter by exploring whether leveraged buyouts (LBOs) make firms more innovative. Second, the main goal of PE investors is to increase a firm’s value so that it can be sold for profit.

Innovation 14

Innovation Report Industry Study 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

The massive investment in infrastructure of the past 35 years, most recently as a result of the government’s 2008 stimulus package, will run out of steam by 2034 as the current population migration from the country to the city begins to slow. Infrastructure State to Consumer Economy. The Chinese World Order.

Meeting 9

Meeting Entrepreneurship System Culture of Innovation 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Yet in various contexts, such as entrepreneurship and hiring , people often exhibit a preference for men over women when information about an individual’s quality (for example, their expected performance) is unavailable or unclear. exchange over a six-year period (2008 to 2013). But how pervasive is this problem, exactly?

Analysis 8

Analysis Study Entrepreneurship Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2015

The crisis we speak of has even more severe consequences for Europe’s global competitiveness. Fifteen European countries have been losing momentum since 2008 in terms of their state of digital evolution – this is what we mean by a digital recession – with the Netherlands coming in dead last in our momentum rankings.

Policies 15

Policies Entrepreneurship Culture Report 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Then came October of 2008, the worst financial meltdown in decades. Seven years after that infamous day in 2008, we are a post-IPO company with a market cap of over $1 billion dollars. Looking back, the 2008 economic downturn may have helped us more than it hurt us. Entrepreneurship for the Long Term. Less competition.

Underperforming Technical Team 12

Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Technical Review Entrepreneurship 12