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Are Multinationals Becoming Less Global?

Harvard Business Review

trillion US$ in 2012 with respect to 2011 and still remains below 2005-2007 precrisis figures. In particular, for each affiliate we recorded its location as well as the variation of the parent company’s equity stake in such affiliate in 2012 with respect to 2011.) outside of the home region).

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The Decline of Yahoo in Its Own Words

Harvard Business Review

On Google’s earnings call for the first quarter of 2006 – more than a year before the iPhone was released and more than two years before the release of the first Android-operated smartphone – CEO Eric Schmidt went out of his way to talk about mobile. In 2011 we were playing a bit of catch-up compared to the market.

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The Comprehensive Business Case for Sustainability

Harvard Business Review

This can disrupt a firm’s ability to operate on schedule and budget. Of the respondents, 72% said that climate change presents risks that could significantly impact their operations, revenue, or expenditures. In 2005, they launched a U.S. ” Improving risk management.

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An Insider’s Account of the Yahoo-Alibaba Deal

Harvard Business Review

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. We were optimistic about Yahoo’s future in China as the deal closed in January 2004.

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Top 16 Books for Human Resource and Talent Management Executives

Chart Your Course

The Speed of Trust (2006) By Stephen M. Ineffective companies operate only from the other two layers. Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us (2011). Drucker passed away in 2005. Winning (2005). The 7 Habits are: 1) Be proactive. 2) Begin with the end in mind. 3) Put first things first. 6) Synergise.

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How to Pull Your Company Out of a Tailspin

Harvard Business Review

Since Knudstorp took over, Lego’s revenues have increased by 400%, and its operating profit margin has increased from -21% to 34%. Yet when digital photography arrived, the company was slow to embrace it, only incorporating it into its cameras in 2006. The results were amazing. That’s the power of shrinking to grow.