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2022-06-06 09:11
Tech disruption is generally driven by startups. Here's why. Why is it that large. established companies often lose out to upstarts (typically, tech-driven startups) with meagre resourc… Read More
2022-04-26 10:37
Musk's real motivation in buying TwitterMusk has stated that his intent in wanting to wrest control of Twitter is to promote free speech. But is that even a practical vision? Twi… Read More
2022-04-26 09:58
If share buybacks achieve the desired intent, it's purely coincidentalRecent years have seen a spate of corporate buybacks, often in the multi-billion dollar range. These are predicated upon… Read More
2016-08-28 16:35
What makes the US healthcare system so confoundingly expensive and inefficient? The answer may be surprisingly simple. It's well-known that the United States has one of the most expensi… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Stock markets and asset prices are surging again. Should we exult?All over the world, stock markets and asset prices in general have begun to boom again. Stock markets in the US, Western Eur… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Wearable devices will wear thin unless they’re able to meet a unique need.Gadget-watching circles are agog with a great deal of speculationover the latest gizmo reputedto be in Ap… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Why the cloud will gain traction with business faster than you think.Try this question: What’s the single largest capital expenditure item for companies? Buildings? Plant and mach… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
The US can't afford to be the world's swashbuckling, big-spending policeman any longer.US lawmakers are in the throes of a budget battle. Amidst all the skirmishes, sparring on tax rates, de… Read More
2012-05-06 18:52
Elite universities are embracing online learning to reach far-flung audiences. But they may, perhaps unwittingly, be setting the stage for their own disruption. Here’s why.Some of the… Read More
2011-09-21 14:55
To counter accusations of unfairness, Google should rely on the most trustworthy ally: Data Becoming everybody’s prime gateway to the internet has its drawbacks, as Google is finding… Read More
2011-08-17 07:07
With its latest acquisition, Google seeks to escape a one-trick pony fate. Many a rationale has been advanced for Google’s headline-grabbing buy of Motorola Mobility. These attribute t… Read More
2011-08-12 12:40
Sovereign ratings such as those awarded by Standard and Poor’s are deeply flawed. The recent downgrade of the US sovereign debt by Standard & Poor’s has three intriguing im… Read More
2011-06-04 09:44
The longer Facebook delays its IPO, the more it loses. Without a doubt, Facebook is one of today’s hottest internet properties. It's the second most visited website on the planet with… Read More
2010-09-10 14:08
Financial crises will come and go, as the world rebalances. But reports of the death of capitalism are greatly exaggerated. A couple of very intriguing questions: How healthy is the world e… Read More
2010-06-21 17:40
While concerns remain, recent roilings in Greece and Europe are no threat to global economic recovery.I had written in April 2009 that the US and global economies would begin their recovery… Read More
2010-05-21 16:41
Musings on how technology divides the generations, and Facebook’s recent privacy pangs. Issues on the technology-lifestyle interface frequently get polarized along generational lines… Read More
2010-03-23 16:22
In information censorship, success may be worse than failure.Opinion is divided as to whether Google's exit from the China internet search market is brilliant strategy (because it wins huge… Read More
2010-02-16 16:42
Neither the recession nor its end should have come as a surpriseI've written earlier of a Technology foresight deficit in business and society. The foresight deficit however is hardly confin… Read More
2009-12-23 16:40
Humankind’s ability to get together to solve complex problems was on test at Copenhagen. It failed.Being a climate change skeptic of long standing, I am not easily given to deploring a… Read More
2009-07-19 07:35
Economic recovery has begunI wrote in April that we need to be optimistic about a recovery in the world economy in 2009, and that there are likely to be concrete signs as early as July. At t… Read More
2009-05-14 15:34
Why is human response to risk so frequently irrational?Harvard Business Review editor Scott Berinato makes a highly pertinent point: Society's response to risk should be rational. In particu… Read More
2009-05-14 14:39
As the sun sets on one of the companies that created the technology industry as we know it, the landscape has changed foreverOracle's purchase of Sun, while hardly a record-breaking deal in… Read More
2009-04-16 15:23
Recovery is in sight for the world economyMany of us have undoubtedbly wondered over the past few months as to when the world economy will shift into a decided phase of recovery from the cur… Read More
2009-02-18 16:23
The move towards simplicity gathers momentum.Harvard's Prof. Rosabeth Moss Kanter writes that the next big thing is simplicity itself. This view is absolutely spot-on - and right after my he… Read More
2009-02-14 07:20
We live in disruptive times.John Hagel, John Seely Brown and Lang Davison have recently advanced an intriguing proposition: That, driven by constant changes in technology, regulation, global… Read More
2008-11-29 07:35
Outsourcing and the circle of lifeThe ongoing financial crisis, and the economic downturn it seems certain to engender, is likely to bring job loss in America to the fore. Among other things… Read More
2008-11-04 16:12
What is the "right" level of financial regulation?The intensity of financial regulation has been in decline since the Reagan-Thatcher 1970s era of the currency deregulation, oil shock. and s… Read More
2008-09-24 16:01
As risk comes home to roost, devastation results. But we should be careful not to go overboard.Those of us who haven't been living under a rock know the cataclysmic upheavals that have been… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Google...er, Alphabet's search for a new org structure is somewhat disorganizedThe Harvard Business Review avers that the creation of the Alphabet brand is driven by a desire to av… Read More
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