Wednesday, December 31, 2003
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Tuesday, December 30, 2003
Thursday, December 18, 2003
5 Tech Innovators
5 Tech Innovators (Fast Company). "So Fast Company rooted around at academic research labs, the workshops of independent inventors, and corporate campuses to identify five innovators who are working on ideas that could either trigger earthquakes in existing businesses or give birth to entirely new ones."
Monday, December 08, 2003
Technology Doesn't Matter-- but Only at Harvard
Technology Doesn't Matter-- but Only at Harvard (Fast Company). "Carr fails to recognize that IT alone has never delivered value or competitive advantage. It's the combination of technology and innovation that helps companies outpace rivals. All infrastructure technologies--from the electric generator to the internal combustion engine--let work be performed more effectively and efficiently, creating value. But it's the big idea--twined with technology--that makes the difference. Henry Ford showed how to use technology to change how cars are produced, creating lots of value in the process."
Wednesday, December 03, 2003
Music sales rebound would benefit Bronfman
Commentary: Will Bronfman Have The Last Laugh? (Business Week). "BUT THE BIGGEST cost savings of all may come if Bronfman is willing to preside over "some creative destruction of the business," as one investment banker puts it. The place he must start, say some executives, is with bloated artist deals, such as those exemplified by Sony Music Entertainment Inc.'s $100 million long-term deal with Michael Jackson or the $80 million EMI Group PLC paid Mariah Carey for a four-record contract. Warner Music may soon have to contend with a costly deal of its own: its longstanding partnership with Madonna and her Maverick Records. Throughout the industry, execs are considering moving to contracts that are tied more closely to performance rather than "deals based on what you hope [the artists] will sell," says Danny Goldberg, founder of independent label Artemis Records."
