Thought Leadership
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Ensuring Nutrition Security: What the government can do
In 2012, India lost over $12 billion in GDP to vitamin and mineral deficiencies. Scaling up core micronutrient interventions would cost less than $574 million per year, the World Bank says.
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Personal product ownership is passé: Is Indian consumer behaviour changing?
Lease economy, share economy: whatever you call it, the rental economy is here and changing the way Indian consumers use assets
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What are the limits of CEO activism?
Should CEOs actively speak out when they encounter social injustice—even if their beliefs may not shared by employees, board members, or many shareholders? James Heskett asks, what are the limits to a chief executive's soapbox?
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Pricing strategy for service start-ups: How to employ access and usage fee?
Pricing is especially important for products consumed in multiple units, because not only does the firm need to set a price point, but it also needs to pick a pricing scheme and balance between charging for access to the service and for each unit used. This paper defines new guidelines for helping firms pick the right pricing scheme based on the nature of heterogeneity in buyers' consumption levels and valuations for the product
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Can Vietnam become a global tech hub?
Vietnam is hoping its nascent tech ecosystem can compete on a global stage, and it has started to gain the attention of international investment. Eddie Thai '12 discusses the challenges and opportunities along the long road to reach the country's potential.
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So long, Cube Farmer: Telecommuting, Co-working and the End of the Office
For a variety of reasons—technological, economic, and social—the office as we knew it for most of the 20thcentury is going away. In this three-part series, we'll look first at why and how the office is changing; second, at the challenges the new office creates for managers and workers; and finally, at what the new office says about where society may be heading
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Facebook's new video service can't compete with YouTube
We keep seeing wave after wave of new product and service announcements from all of the digital giants
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Who you need for your digital journey
Many different skillsets will be necessary for your organisation's digital journey
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Rail Safety: Urgent need for strategic, operational solutions
What is stopping the Indian Railways from adopting technological solutions in this day and age to ensure infrastructure and human errors don't cause fatal accidents?
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Jeff Weiner: Manage compassionately, and prepare for the next worker revolution
LinkedIn's CEO discusses how company values mean more now more than ever
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The succession dilemma: Founder's privilege but whose curse?
The two organisations in the midst of a succession crisis together represent the entire spectrum of corporate India, and are a testimony to strong traditions and strategic resilience that characterise the enduring dominance of similar groups.