Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2013

They are fiercely focused on operations, because they know that's how money is made or lost. By innovating, operating efficiently, and exploiting market niches, Zhang has confronted well-established manufacturers of the North on their own territory and used his success there as leverage to win in the global game.

Globalization 8

Globalization Chief Financial Officer Class Licensing 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Fifty-eight percent of patients referred to Virginia Mason, our medical center in Seattle, for back surgery would be more appropriately treated without an operation. Long before innovations become commercially available, they are tested and refined as small-scale improvements programmed into an individual medical center’s EMR.

Health Care 8

Health Care Innovation Creativity Guidelines 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 15, 2018

And they face an even greater challenge: maintaining flawless consistency, while simultaneously being innovative and cutting-edge. Unlike test kitchens of large chains or FMCG products, the team would work in R&D during the winter and then resume restaurant operations during the summer.

Innovation 8

Innovation Project Creativity Open-book 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 10, 2012

What's the biggest impediment to innovation within an organization? As early as 2004, research from Elizabeth Wolf Morrison and Frances J. A recent survey by the Robert Half Group confirms that in 2012, the problem remains. A recent survey by the Robert Half Group confirms that in 2012, the problem remains.

Innovation 8

Innovation Survey Policies Loyalty 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Quarterly profits have only increased 5% since 2012 , but investors’ valuations of those profits (as measured by earnings per share) has increased 59% over the same period. In contrast, companies with a long-term orientation are rewarded with a lower cost of capital, which allows them to afford more innovation—a virtuous cycle.

Short-term 8

Short-term Decentralization Company Trends 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 23, 2018

Though many would call that decade NASA’s golden age, we’d argue that NASA’s innovation and influence is even greater today. NASA has moved from being a hierarchical, closed system that develops its technologies internally, to an open network organization that embraces open innovation, agility, and collaboration.

Budgeting 8

Budgeting Technology Innovation Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 9, 2018

Our data shows that from 2004 to 2014, WPP made a staggering 271 acquisitions — which averages to more than one every two weeks — 60% more than the next busiest acquirer during that decade, Google (now Alphabet). In 2004 PCC was in a poor position. Axel Springer followed a similar path. Strength of productivity program.

CAGR 8

CAGR Due Diligence Industry Bottom-up 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2016

Studying these successes and failures, we’ve identified half a dozen key reasons platforms fail, all of which boil down to managers’ misunderstanding of how platforms operate and compete. In 2004, the residual assets were sold off for a mere $7 million, a tiny fraction of the $500 million auto manufacturers had invested.

Participative 8

Participative Software Market Penetration Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

In 2008, then-Senator Barack Obama developed and led a campaign for the presidency that not only achieved its main goal — sending Obama to the White House — but also set a new standard for innovation and execution. There's more to a successful presidential campaign than building a great communication operation.

Operations 15

Operations Media Long-term Open-book 15