Harvard Business Review

JUNE 25, 2013

In 2003, after two years in Texas, Moe Ghashim moved back to his hometown of Aleppo, Syria. Operating in this environment requires persistence, flexibility, and a deep-rooted desire to change the status quo. In emerging markets like the Middle East, often only the most resilient can stay afloat.

Entrepreneur 9

Entrepreneur Power Politics Human Resources 9

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2012

When Palmisano retired this month, the media chronicled his success by focusing on IBM's 21% annual growth in earnings per share and its increase in market capitalization to $218 billion. In 2003 he launched an online, interactive "values jam" involving all employees for 72 hours to determine what IBM's values should be. When the U.S.

Globalization 15

Globalization Golden Parachute Short-term Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 10, 2016

On August 1 Uber announced that it is selling its Chinese brand and operations to Didi Chuxing for $1 billion, its annual burn rate in that market, in exchange for a 20% stake in the local competitor. And that the two companies’ CEOs, Travis Kalanick and Cheng Wei, would take seats on each other’s boards.

Network Economy 8

Network Economy Globalization Discount Constraint 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

In May of 2005, Yahoo CEO Terry Semel, cofounder Jerry Yang, corporate development executive Toby Coppel, and I — I was then chief financial officer of the Silicon Valley internet company — went on what would turn out to be a fateful trip to China. Things hadn’t gone well up until that point. search engine company Inktomi in 2002.

Chief Financial Officer 10

Chief Financial Officer Operations Learning-by-Doing IPO 10

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2014

for 10+ years; deployment of design as an integrated function across the entire enterprise; evidence that design investments and influence are increasing; clear reporting structure and operating model for design; experienced design executives at the helm directing design activities; and tangible senior leadership-level commitment for design.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Fashion B2B Hedge 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 17, 2018

Sarah Williamson is the CEO of FCLTGlobal (formerly Focusing Capital on the Long Term), an organization cofounded in 2016 by BlackRock, CPPIB, Dow Chemical, McKinsey, and Tata Sons to encourage a longer-term focus in business and investment decision making. vincent tsui for hbr. For one thing, small-company innovation is often more visible.

Long-term 10

Long-term Innovation Technology Stage-Gate 10

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 4, 2014

After all, it grew from $7 billion in 2003 to $171 billion in 2013 by entering established (albeit still-emerging) markets with superior products — something the model suggests is a losing strategy. In our view, the question facing CEO Tim Cook isn’t how Apple will remain “insanely great” without Jobs at the helm.

Industry 9

Industry Wireless Advertising Content 9

N2Growth Blog

JUNE 17, 2010

Share and Enjoy: View Comments [link] bosxs Thanks for this [link] CEO Success…It’s not Random | N2 Growth Blog [.] Business Acumen: Great CEOs have a deep understanding of the business and a strong orientation toward profit. I had the privilege to be part of a group there in 2003.

Definition 370

Definition Blog Leadership Covey 370

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

China leads all emerging markets with 89 companies on the latest Fortune Global 500 list of the world’s largest. To many skeptical consumers in developed markets, Brand China still means lower quality. Western brands also want access to China and recent global market turmoil has exposed many targets for astute Chinese brands.

Brand 8

Brand Globalization Company Development 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Free fall is a crisis of obsolescence and decline that can happen at any point in a company’s life cycle, but most often it affects maturing incumbents whose business model has come under competitive attack from insurgents or is no longer viable in a changing market. Thiry immediately replaced most of the management team.

Company 8

Company How To Business Model Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2012

Google has its own contender in the market, Google Voice. When the proposal to outsource technology was originally put on the table," said Sunil Mittal, CEO of Bharti Airtel , "most of our board members' jaws dropped, and they thought we had gone crazy.". The net result: The company can offer mobile telecom service at $0.01

Outsourcing 10

Outsourcing Wireless Telecommunications Core Competence 10

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Paul Polman, CEO of Unilever, is leading the charge at his Fortune 500 company. automaking industry currently employs 786,500 people , down from 1,136,500 in 2003. At the same time, the automotive service industry currently employs 827,900 people , losing less than 100,000 jobs since its pre-recession peak in 2003.

Resources 8

Resources McKinsey Globalization Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

At the peak of the North Texas housing market in 2003, my company Grand Homes sold more than a thousand homes. It was all triggered by a fortuitous meeting I had with Gary Kelly , the CEO of Southwest Airlines. Grand Homes is a privately held local homebuilder operating exclusively in the Dallas/Ft.

Airlines 14

Airlines Chief Executive Officer Attrition Incentives 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

“How long does it take for her to interact with a market that isn’t nearly monopolized?” have grown more concentrated in the past 20 years, meaning that the biggest firms in the industry are capturing a greater share of the market than they used to. The result is that large firms are gaining market share.

Software 8

Software Company Competitive Advantage Henderson 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2017

Even the term “net neutrality” was coined not by an engineer but by a legal academic, in 2003. To be clear, I agree with Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, who recently acknowledged that net neutrality principles have been and will continue to be strictly enforced not by regulation but by powerful market forces.

Objective 8

Objective Engineering Content Open-book 8