Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2011

Daniel Yergin's typically sunny outlook on oil in his recent Wall Street Journal piece, " There Will Be Oil ," suggested that technology and new energy discoveries would avert any of the economic disasters portended by peak oil. They also hide the declining energy density, higher cost, and lower flow rates of these new resources.

Price 9

Price GDP Supply Chain Maturity 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2013

In parallel, from 2004 to 2011, U.S. imports of technologically-advanced products from China grew by 16.5% In 2011, the U.S. imported 560% more technologically-advanced products from China than it exported to that country. Tellingly, energy subsidies to Chinese steel totaled $27 billion from 2000 to 2007.

Bond 8

Bond Price Industry Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2012

For example, in 2004, Renault launched Logan, a small, no-frills family car. In addition to a stripped-down, modern design, Logan is reliable and energy efficient. Building on Logan's success, Renault has now developed an entire line of low-cost vehicles (under the brand Dacia) all modeled after Logan's technology platform.

CEO 15

CEO Innovation Constraint Engineering 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Today’s executives are dealing with a complex and unprecedented brew of social, environmental, market, and technological trends. Flooding in 2011 in Thailand, harmed 160 companies in the textile industry and halted nearly a quarter of the country’s garment production, increasing global prices by 28%.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Price Loyalty Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

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. billion — the world’s biggest internet offering since Google’s IPO in 2004.

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Chief Financial Officer Operations Learning-by-Doing IPO 10

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

At first, the causes of free fall appear to be external: a global financial crisis, a banking system collapse, government deregulation, or, more common, a new business model or technology harnessed by a nimble insurgent competitor. Clearly, something else, beyond the disruptive technology itself, is behind the demise of companies like Kodak.

Company 8

Company How To Business Model Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

But entrepreneurial know-how and energy can work very effectively in the context of plugging-in as a supplier, as Steve Cronce and thousands of others are learning. Global supply chains can cut across many “cultures”: national, industry, technology, market segment, and more.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Collins Golden Handcuff Pharmaceuticals 8