Title:
The year in tech. 2025 : insights you need from Harvard Business Review.
Publication Date:
2024
2025
Publication Information:
Boston, Massachusetts : Harvard Business Review Press, [2024]
©2025
Physical Description:
xvii, 183 pages ; 21 cm.
ISBN:
9781647829629
Abstract:
"A year of HBR's essential thinking on tech--all in one place. Generative AI, biometrics, spatial computing, electric vehicles--new technologies like these are reshaping organizations at the hybrid office, on factory floors, and in the C-suite. What should you and your company be doing now to take advantage of the new opportunities these technologies are creating--and avoid falling victim to disruption? "The Year in Tech 2025: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review" will help you understand what the latest and most important tech innovations mean for your organization and how you can use them to compete and win in today's turbulent business environment. Business is changing. Will you adapt or be left behind? Get up to speed and deepen your understanding of the topics that are shaping your company's future with the Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review series. Featuring HBR's smartest thinking on fast-moving issues--blockchain, cybersecurity, AI, and more--each book provides the foundational introduction and practical case studies your organization needs to compete today and collects the best research, interviews, and analysis to get it ready for tomorrow. You can't afford to ignore how these issues will transform the landscape of business and society. The Insights You Need series will help you grasp these critical ideas--and prepare you and your company for the future." -- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Introduction: The human-AI workplace has arrived : four pillars for a "humanAIzed" business reality / by Elisa Farri and Gabriele Rosani -- Section 1: New products in a changing world. Robots are changing the face of customer service : to realize their potential, service robots must be designed and implemented the right way / by Alicia A. Grandey and Kayley Morris -- Biometrics are becoming a business reality : to transform customer experience, companies need to prioritize privacy and security / by Therese Stowell -- How early-adopter companies are thinking about Apple Vision Pro : a look inside the strategies being pursued by Lowe's e.l.f. cosmetics, the PGA tour, and Hanifa / by Cathy Hackl -- Three drivers of China's booming electric vehicle market : rapid growth began with experimenting in adjacent industries / by Chengyi Lin -- Section 2: Tech questions and controversies. AI is testing the limits of corporate governance : the turmoil at OpenAI offers five lessons, and one dire warning / by Roberto Tallarita -- Understanding the trade-offs of the Amazon antitrust case : breaking down the pros and cons of possible remedies / by Chiara Farronato, Andrey Fradkin, Andrei Hagiu, and Dionne Lomaz -- Can the construction industry be disrupted? : automation doesn't transfer well to dynamic jobsites, but other advances are taking place / by Mark Erlich -- What is responsible computing? : understanding the environmental, social, and ethical impacts of information technology / by Rashik Parmar, Marc Peters, and Llewellyn D.W. Thomas -- Section 3: Preparing for the future. Generative AI and the transofrmation of knowledge work : managers can take steps to help employees realize the potential benefits / by Maryam Alavi and George Westerman -- Web3 could change the business model of creative work : it offers creators new ways to build real wealth from their work / by Alex Tapscott -- Using "digital academies" to close the skills gap : lessons from internal upskilling efforts at DuPont, Gestamp, and Deloitte / by Ruben Mancha and Salvatore Parise -- How to prepare for a gen AI future you can't predict : a framework for making plans in the midst of great uncertainty / by Amy Webb.
Language:
English
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