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Harvard Business Review | Strategy & Execution
 

April 14, 2026

 

How AI Is Threatening Platforms’ Revenue Streams

By Jan Kietzmann, et al.

And what platforms can do about it.

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Pop Quiz: What is Big-Bang disruption?  Scroll for the answer.

When Senior Leaders Lack People Skills, Transformations Fail by Jenny Fernandez

Four strategies for closing the gap between what leaders perceive and what employees actually experience. Read more >

 

Researchers Asked LLMs for Strategic Advice. They Got “Trendslop” in Return. by Angelo Romasanta, et al.

When prompted for help on seven key strategy questions, LLMs recommended the same buzzy solutions—even when the context changed. Read more >

 

 

Data Privacy Is a Growth Strategy by Harvard Business Review

But only if customers know about it. Read more >

 

How Successful Retailers Prosper in Tough Times by Marshall Fisher and Vishal Gaur

Three lessons from Costco, Dillard’s, Walmart, and more. Read more >

 
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