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India Remakes Global Innovation

Harvard Business Review

TMETC, which was established in 2005, got a big talent boost when Tata Motors acquired Jaguar and Land Rover in 2008. The Indian firms we studied promote diversity in their R&D management by hiring external talent to build and oversee their global innovation network. in close partnership with the University of Warwick. and the U.K.

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How to Revive a Tired Network

Harvard Business Review

It’s the channel through which you sell your initiatives to the people you depend on for cooperation and support. Your network’s strategic advantage and, therefore, the extent to which it helps you step up to leadership, depends on three qualities: Breadth: Strong relationships with a diverse range of contacts.

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The 2010 Execution Round-Up: Six Companies That Couldn't 'Get It.

Strategy Driven

Plus, as a result of a lack of cross-organizational coordination and cooperation, Nokia wasn’t able to improve its proprietary operating system, Symbian, which would have allowed it to support a more sophisticated smartphone. The BRIDGE that failed for Gap Makers #2, 3, and 4 : Company-Wide Coordination and Cooperation.

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You Don’t Have to Be the Boss to Change How Your Company Works

Harvard Business Review

Most workplaces face constant imperatives for change—from trivial-seeming matters such as installing new office printers to major ones such as implementing new policies to support diversity. In 2005, Dave Licher was a project manager for a large defense contractor. ” Are You the Best Messenger? Finding the OK Zone.