Earlier this week, search engine giant Google threatened to withdraw from China, citing incidents of censorship and cyber attacks. Google has requested the Chinese relax their censorship policies and claims the Chinese government is either complicit in hacking attempts or not doing enough to combat incidents of cyber crime. The cyber attacks including the hacking […] More

Harvard Business School Professor Clayton Christensen has developed a model that explains the market chaos that follows a game-changing innovation in any particular field.  Using examples from the steel, computing, chemistry, and financial industries, he explains the three enablers that make an innovation game-changing: technology, a cost-effective business model, and a “complete vertical commercial system.” […] More

Harvard Business School Professor Clayton Christensen’s model of “Disruptive Innovation” is a paradigm that puts the chaotic competition associated with game-changing advancements in technology into perspective.  And, according to Professor Christensen, the biggest opportunities are in healthcare.  Because healthcare is something everyone consumes, he says, we are desperate to make it affordable and accessible. “Demand […] More

Getting your company's message out there isn't just the job of your corporate communications team. It's your job, too, says Rick Kiernan, vice president of strategic communications for L-3 Communications (right). That mission-critical task matters now more than ever, he adds. “The lifeblood of any organization is its people, their ability to communicate internally and […] More

Although experts believe it could take weeks to find out who hacked into US and South Korean government websites, as well as prominent South Korean Banks and the Nasdaq, considering the timing and the victims of the attacks, North Korea is the prime suspect.  The denial-of-service attacks slowed down computers and some are reported to have Trojan-malware elements, but […] More

ManTech has just announced that Robert Coleman will resign as president and chief operating officer of the military contractor effective June 1, 2009. Coleman is leaving to pursue other opportunities, says ManTech spokesperson Mark Root. Coleman will retain his position as a member of the board of directors. Coleman was named president and COO of […] More

Keith Fimian and Gerry Connolly “” two contenders vying for the same congressional seat. This past week, we got Tom Davis’s take on why he supports Keith Fimian to lead Virginia’s 11th Congressional District. Now Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA, 8th District), lets ExecutiveBiz readers in on why he’s backing Gerry Connolly, chairman of the Fairfax […] More

Mike Fox has just taken on a new role within SRA: Senior Vice President for Corporate Development. Fox will focus on leading SRA’s corporate strategic planning activities; he’ll also be spending more of his time helping to launch SRA’s new business initiatives.  “I will be getting more heavily involved in M&A activities to make sure […] More