Developments in Technology have transformed Global Markets and created multi-billion dollar industries in North America and Europe. They are now also transforming markets across Asia, South America and Africa. The nature and pace of this change is strongly influenced by national and regional differences in market maturity, financial strength, political environments, social policies and regulatory regimes.
Dr. Uday Phadke discusses innovation in business models and how it can help companies establish competitive advantage. He uses the examples of Getty Images and dezineforce to illustrate how business model innovation has helped these companies alter the competitive landscape.
12 April 2010
The global economy seems to have survived the economic slowdown triggered by the collapse of the credit boom-driven asset price bubble. There are still some fundamental weaknesses in the global financial system, that could make any potential international expansion unattractive. What should...
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14 September 2009
Disney's investment and joint-venture partnership with ad-supported streaming video site Hulu, will seriously impact existing players like Google's YouTube and Apple's iTunes service.
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02 May 2009
With Ad revenues falling, content owners are looking to develop alternate revenue streams more closely tied to their users' online behaviour. In a slowing worldwide economy, these initiatives are key to their survival until growth returns to the market. YouTube exemplifies the challenges that...
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26 April 2009
Nokia has invested $70 million for a minority stake in the mobile payment technology company Obopay. This is another salvo in the ongoing battle being fought to control the mobile payments segment between banks, mobile networks, handset makers and start-ups.
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19 April 2009