Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

From 1970 to 2004, the percentage of CEOs hired from outside the firm increased from 12% to 39%. Instead of decentralizing R&D, recentralize it. One of the changes we learned outside CEOs make is decentralizing R&D. The initiative decentralized R&D in an effort to make the big company “feel small” (e.g.,

Short-term 8

Short-term Decentralization Company Trends 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 19, 2014

Preserving culture while scaling is difficult in general, but for Alibaba the task was complicated by its decentralized approach to decision-making, where separate businesses are largely allowed to chart their own course. Of course, this only works for skunkworks projects.

Porter 8

Porter Decentralization Film Project 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.

Chief Financial Officer 10

Chief Financial Officer Operations Learning-by-Doing IPO 10

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 5, 2014

Five innovative reforms have been found to help reduce costs without compromising on the quality of health care services: Decentralization of responsibilities : Most dialysis centers today are trying to provide drug management, laboratory services, and vascular surgery management in addition to dialysis service under one roof.

Health Care 8

Health Care Cost Incentives Decentralization 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 22, 2018

Later, Brent Nakamura and I coded and analyzed a follow-up representative sample of 164 court decisions at five-year intervals after 1999: 2004, 2009, and 2014. Perhaps the most important finding in the EEOC report is that workplace culture can have an enormous impact on the prevalence of harassment.

Policies 8

Policies Human Resources Compliance Guidelines 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Many corporations have at least some elements of purchasing which are decentralized, meaning the different units may have separate sourcing criteria, payment terms and supplier management practices, creating separate supply opportunities. Innovate and invest, even when it hurts.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Collins Golden Handcuff Pharmaceuticals 8