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Bringing the Power of Platforms to Health Care

Harvard Business Review

AirBnB, now used by 50,000 renters each night, is considered to be directly responsible for an estimated $450 million of lost hotel revenue each year. They started back in 2009 with black car limos, which were essentially the academic medical centers of transportation: extremely expensive and mostly empty. Administrative automation.

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When Cost-Plus Pricing Is a Good Idea

Harvard Business Review

Among pricing experts, cost-plus pricing is reviled for some legitimate reasons. For stand-alone projects in particular, cost-plus pricing discourages efficiency and cost containment. When lower costs are quoted, the company earns lower revenue and total profit. This notion can make managers falsely complacent.

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Is Rooftop Solar Finally Good Enough to Disrupt the Grid?

Harvard Business Review

The costly and complex operations of transporting energy have made utilities natural monopolies, while regulatory barriers and the high fixed costs of building and maintaining regional electrical grid infrastructure have also kept much competition at bay. Consider how Uber opened up the transportation market.

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21 Types of Employment: Your Hire-To-Retire Guide

AIHR

When to offer it: If your company has fluctuating workloads or seasonal needs or has to reduce fixed labor costs. Commission-based employment This arrangement bases a worker’s compensation primarily on the sales or revenue they generate. Salary format: Derived from revenue generated minus expenses.