Managing the Internet of Things: Is it a strategic tool?
Harvard Business Review in November 2014 (Volume 92, issue 11) publication has initiated a
debate in the Spotlight section about “Managing the Internet of Things”.
The contributors to the debate and their articles are:
1. Michael E. Porter and James E. Heppelmann, ‘How Smart, Connected Products Are Transforming Competition’ (page 64).
2. Marco lansiti and Karim R. Lakhani Digital Ubiquity: ‘How Connections, Sensors, and Data Are Revolutionizing Business’
(page 90).
3. Alex “Sandy” Pentland, interviewed by Scott Berinato. ‘With Big Data Comes Big Responsibility’ (page 100).
There is a further recent publication on Harvard Business Review which deserves your attention: 4. Michael E. Porter, and
James E. Heppelmann, ‘How Smart, Connected Products Are
Transforming Companies’ Harvard Business Review, October 2015 (Vol. 93 Issue 10), p96-114. Please download the articles (from
the University of Manchester online Journals) and study these
articles carefully; and do further research preferably using refereed journal articles.
Please provide a Report (Essay) from your findings (understanding) based on the research that you have performed to answer
the research question: Is the Internet of Things critical to business success and possibly to business Survival? Please
ensure that your recommendations are based on systematic investigation of the subject area.
Please attach the feedback form to your report and make sure that you fill in the section A using a word processor.