Thought Leadership
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Healthy businesses are intrinsically linked to healthy communities
Michael Porter, the recognized founder of the modern strategy field explains the importance of creating shared value
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How Uber, Airbnb, and Etsy Attracted Their First 1,000 Customers
Thales Teixeira studies three of the most successful "platform" startups to understand the chicken-and-egg challenge of how companies can attract their first customers
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Why corporate social media platforms fail
Many managers approach enterprise social media networks as technology deployments and expect them to automatically buzz with activity. Many fail to realise that emotional capital is key to the success of such platforms
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The critical relationship between simplicity and depth
Information is an important input for us to make the right and timely decisions. However, 'how much information is enough ' is always a dilemma
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Reinventing retail banking
Digital technology will change the banking industry in underdeveloped markets in ways that are truly revolutionary
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Creativity is nice, but it only becomes innovation when put to use
Design Thinking is built on observing people -- seeing what they do and don't do
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How our 'fast-food culture' impedes happiness
Financial wealth has been shown to undermine the likelihood of savouring smaller pleasures
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Facing acquisition? Your good accounting may be a liability
Research shows that financial disclosures by target firms hurt their own shareholders
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Skills and behaviors that make entrepreneurs successful
Research at Harvard Business School by Lynda Applegate, Janet Kraus, and Timothy Butler takes a unique approach to understanding behaviors and skills associated with successful entrepreneurs
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How companies are coping with evolving business ecosystems in a digital world
Understanding a company's space in its ecosystem can help predict its market strengths, challenges and its struggle for continued existence and sustenance during change
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How all-star employees affect firm behaviour
The status-seeking moves of ambitious employees can alter the fate of a company