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New Ways to Collaborate for Process Improvement

Harvard Business Review

Emerging social networking technologies offer new ways to overcome these boundaries. In a two-part event, employees in WorldJam 2004 first brainstormed solutions to increase growth and innovation, resulting in 191 pragmatic ideas. In early 2010, Avery Dennison, a $6.5 A year later, IBM used a jam to bring its new values to life.

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How Chinese Subsidies Changed the World

Harvard Business Review

This news followed the bankruptcy in March of Wuxi Suntech , the main operating subsidiary of the world''s largest maker of solar panels, after it defaulted on a $541 million bond payment. In 2000, labor-intensive products constituted 37% of all Chinese exports; by 2010, this fell to 14%. In parallel, from 2004 to 2011, U.S.

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Three Cases of Better Corporate Philanthropy

Harvard Business Review

The Nike Foundation also leans on its expertise in innovation and scale to find solutions to poverty, while keeping its operations separate from the business. Day says, "we have been able to use the best of our Nike DNA, but have the freedom to operate as an independent force for change in the development sector.

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The Comprehensive Business Case for Sustainability

Harvard Business Review

Today’s executives are dealing with a complex and unprecedented brew of social, environmental, market, and technological trends. This can disrupt a firm’s ability to operate on schedule and budget. Coca-Cola, for example, faced a water shortage in India that forced it to shut down one of its plants in 2004.

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An Insider’s Account of the Yahoo-Alibaba Deal

Harvard Business Review

The idea was simple: Combine the best of both companies into the new Yahoo China, which was projected to generate more than $25 million in revenue in 2004. We were optimistic about Yahoo’s future in China as the deal closed in January 2004. In the media and internet industries, it turns out to be very important when operating in China.

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Zappos’ CEO on Using Corporate Relocation to Preserve Customer-Led Culture

Harvard Business Review

One of the most significant came in early 2004 when we decided to relocate from San Francisco to Las Vegas. When we started to look at new locations for our call center operations, we initially considered outsourcing to India or the Philippines and met with a few potential providers. We’ve also expanded far beyond shoes.

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How U.S. Businesses Can Succeed in India in 2015

Harvard Business Review

America’s largest insurer, Allstate, announced plans to invest $1 billion in its India operations. billion in 2010, predicting it would grow at 20% a year for a decade. Ambassador to India from 2004 to 2009, was more successful in part because his long tenure enabled him to gain trust, respect and apply his learning effectively.