Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2012

The real story behind IBM's success is the course Palmisano set for 21st century global enterprises. Recognizing that the company's command-and-control culture wouldn't work in the 21st century, he defined leadership as leading by values and created a unique collaborative organizational structure. They listen as well as they speak.

Globalization 16

Globalization Golden Parachute Short-term Long-term 16

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 11, 2015

In 2009, Wilson was part of a Wall Street team that the Obama administration hired to structure the bailout of GM, after the company, once the world’s largest automobile producer, sustained over $88 billion in losses in the previous four years. billion worth of buybacks from 1986 through 2002. million vehicles in 2008.

Hedge 8

Hedge Company Automotive Restructuring 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 10, 2012

Its HR function has been instrumental in the $100 billion company's metamorphosis from a floundering computer manufacturer in the 1990s to a prosperous software and consulting services company today. HR has helped the organization absorb more than 125 acquisitions since 2000 , and integrate globally, saving $6 billion since 2005.

Globalization 15

Globalization Human Resources Diversity Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 19, 2014

In 2002, the year Alibaba.com first became profitable, founder Jack Ma gathered a handful of employees in his office and told them there was a secret project that they had the opportunity to join. Today, Alibaba looks more like a conglomerate than a typical tech company, with a diverse set of businesses operating largely independently.

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Porter Decentralization Film Project 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 10, 2012

The amount of time it took to deliver the results to the global audience was, in fact, 30 times faster than the race itself—and at the same time, 15 other Olympic competitions were simultaneously having their results relayed. When the Olympics 100m final was run on Sunday in an astonishing 9.63

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Committee Project Audience Information Technology 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2011

It is the more versatile, general-purpose charities — including such well-known, diverse institutions as The United Way Worldwide and the Salvation Army — that are faring the worst. But the financial meltdown has not affected all charities and not-for-profits equally.

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Crisis Mayo Strategy Short-term 13

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

Some argue that China is already well on its way to becoming a global innovation power that will rival the US and Europe. in 2002, and should touch 2.0% Thomson Reuters’ 2013 ranking of the world’s top 100 innovators doesn’t include a single company from China. of GDP in 2012 from 1.1% by 2020, according to the World Bank.

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Innovation Globalization Venture Capitalist GDP 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 14, 2016

Gazelles – companies that show 20 percent revenue growth annually for four consecutive years, starting from a revenue base of at least $1 million – may be scarce on the landscape, but they are incredibly productive. Nationally, from 2002 to 2012, just 4 percent of U.S. companies generated 10.7 Local Support.

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Company Content White Paper Entrepreneur 8