Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

The late Julian Simon (better known, perhaps, for his optimistic views about population growth and resource abundance) thought up the idea for having airlines auction off overbooked seats and persuaded the Civil Aeronautics Board, which used to regulate airlines fares and entry, to permit the idea in the 1970s. Economists and big data.

Strategy 15

Strategy Strategy Technical Review Big Data 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2015

Eighteen years ago, five airline companies—Lufthansa, Air Canada, United Airlines, Thai Airways and Scandinavian Airlines—formed an alliance with a vision to offer better services to their customers. Even when dealing with any one airline, they could enjoy access to the resources of several airlines.

Resources 13

Resources Data Big Data Examples 13

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 29, 2016

We expect the drone market to surge to nearly $7 billion by 2020 globally, driven by regulatory clarification, continuously decreasing component costs, and – most important– ongoing innovation that connects drone capabilities to big-data analytics. million in investment capital in just the past year.

Competition 14

Competition Company Big Data Data 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 31, 2012

Technologies exist that allow them to easily post a recommendation to their Facebook friends, LinkedIn connections, and Twitter followers. Or to provide a product review on any site important to your market. Also, the advocates who posted product reviews raised average review scores from 3.5 out of 5 to 4.5.

Software Review 10

Software Review Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Product Development 10

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 21, 2013

Information Technology Changes the Way You Compete" was a trailblazing HBR article by Warren McFarlan back in the early 1980s. It told how American Airlines and others had introduced systems to help their customers choose their products and services. These "channel" systems helped steer business to American Airlines.

Management 9

Management Fractional CTO CTO Competition 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Studying the effectiveness of the words businesses use to talk to customers is tricky, but the rise of digital communications, social media, and big data is producing massive amounts of text that researchers can analyze and interpret using sophisticated new techniques. First, relate. Move from relating to solving.

Analysis 15

Analysis Tips Artificial Inteligence Technical Review 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 13, 2015

Sensors, smartphones, tablets, wireless networks, and Big Data are starting to transform transportation and infrastructure. In the case of the FAA and mobile technology, the slow-moving agency is trying its best to be nimbler. On the roads, new technology is growing in importance. Photo by Andrew Nguyen.

Entrepreneurship 13

Entrepreneurship Big Data Collaboration Conference 13

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 24, 2013

This area of innovation is where mobile payment companies want to play, especially in markets where such technology is less than ubiquitous. For the uninitiated, Square offers two technologies — a card reader for merchants to use, which is called Register, and the other a mobile interface for customers to pay, which is called Wallet.

Big Data 9

Big Data Technology Marketing Trends 9

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 15, 2017

While big data, analytics, artificial intelligence, and the internet of things garner the lion’s share of media attention, using data to its full potential is much more about management than it is about technology. Hedge funds and used car dealers use such data to create and leverage asymmetries.

Data 14

Data Company Artificial Inteligence Underperforming Technical Team 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 18, 2013

Since 2010 , big consumer brands such as NBC, Walgreens and Southwest Airlines have all launched major projects that center around gaming. Like it or not, gamification is on the rise. Because games make previously dry subjects , such as corporate training, more fun and engaging.

Data 8

Data Big Data Training Industry 8