Much has been said about Apple’s unexciting progress with the AirPods Pro and the iPhone 11. So why are Apple fanboys and girls still so devoted? IMD Business School’s Howard Yu recounts one experience. SINGAPORE: We all know the story of Apple, and how so many of us have become an integral part of this …
Commentary: Underwhelming AirPods Pro? Here’s why Apple users remain incredibly loyal Read More »
It’s hard to believe regulators can learn faster than entrepreneurs, but they do. Back when Mark Zuckerberg testified before Congress in April 2018, Senator Orrin Hatch (a Republican from Utah) interrogated Facebook’s business model by asking him “why users don’t pay for your service,” to which a smiling Zuckerberg replied, “Senator, we run ads.” Eighteen months later, …
Even Facebook’s Libra can’t escape the fintech establishment Read More »
The average lifespan of companies is becoming shorter. For them to survive the competition it is important to learn to jump across knowledge disciplines and create new knowledge about how a product is made or a service is delivered. Using the Leap Readiness Index, the authors measure the readiness of financial institutes to leap to …
How Some Companies Beat the Competition…for Decades and Even Centuries Read More »
Apple’s launch of ‘Sign in with Apple’ heralds the start of the end of radical innovation in Silicon Valley. LAUSANNE, Switzerland: Silicon Valley’s reputation as a bastion of creativity, innovation and openness has often been credited for Big Tech’s sterling success. People are encouraged to take risks, failure is accepted as part of the innovation …
Commentary: Big Tech’s growth spurt may be coming to an end Read More »
It was once hard to see governments taking on the likes of Facebook and Google, but not now At anyone’s political height, it’s hard to imagine how they might fall. At the height of Apple, Google, Facebook and Amazon, it was hard to imagine any government daring to take on companies whose mottoes were “Don’t …
The Shadow Of Regulation Looms Large Over Big Tech Read More »
Technology can make our lives better so why is it making us sadder and lonelier instead? SINGAPORE: The new experience provided by Singapore’s Jewel Changi Airport, which opened this month is nothing short of spectacular, especially compared to the usual fare offered to international travellers at JFK Airport of New York, London Heathrow, or Paris’ Charles …
Many of today’s business leaders are increasingly facing the threat of their core businesses being encroached upon by upstarts outside of their industries. Despite their best efforts to instill innovation, their organizations are unyielding. Perhaps just as obvious for many executives in 2019 is the impetus to leverage connectivity and AI as part of their …
How To Successfully Leap Toward A New Form Of Knowledge Read More »
It’s common knowledge that while humans now live longer, companies die faster. The average life-span of companies listed in Standard & Poor’s 500 was 61 years in 1958. It’s now less than 18 years, according to a study by McKinsey. Other research has suggested nearly 50 percent of the current S&P 500 will be replaced over the next ten years. They collapse or vanish with …
How the Crackdown on Huawei Will Force China to Become Self-Sufficient Read More »
Facebook’s decision to integrate WhatsApp and Instagram is About expanding its “network effect” Internet companies are often dubbed the “fruit flies” of the business world. Change is rapid, life cycles are short, and there’s not much room for mistakes. Misreading the market once can lead to diminished earnings; misreading it a few times can send …
Data Analytics, Not Innovation, Makes Tech Giants “Giant” Read More »
No industry is failing faster than retail. Just last month, the 125-year-old Sears—once the world’s largest retailer—filed for bankruptcy. The public has more or less come to expect the shuttering of stores such as Macy’s, Sears, Toys ‘R’ Us, Kmart, Kohl’s, J.C. Penney, and Barnes & Noble. The ones that manage to escape are discount chains—such as T. …
What Big Consumer Brands Can Do to Compete in a Digital Economy Read More »
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