Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 19, 2012

Long before "think global, act local" was the conventional wisdom for how corporations should operate in the international interconnected marketplace, we at Children's Television Workshop (CTW), as it was known then, pioneered the development of a flexible global brand. million (or 67% of its population) gaining access to mass media.

Globalization 8

Globalization Power Workshop Brand 8

Strategy Driven

MARCH 18, 2011

The conventional wisdom about strategy may be leading your company astray. Achieving coherence requires a sharpness of focus that few companies have mastered. In this unpredictable economy, traditional approaches to strategy are a luxury most companies cannot afford. by Paul Leinwand and Cesare Mainardi. Let’s go after it.”

Resources 52

Resources Industry System Strategy 52

Harvard Business Review

MAY 24, 2012

We've extensively analyzed the applications to the Echoing Green fellowship between 2006 and 2011, and built a rich dataset that allows us to rigorously study trends in the field of social enterprise. In 2010 and 2011, almost 50% of the applicants to Echoing Green relied on hybrid models, versus 37% in 2006.

Entrepreneur 15

Entrepreneur Microfinance Market Segmentation Incubator 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

A bottle of 2006 Penfolds Bin 389 cabernet, which costs $37 in the U.S., Why are these global brands using different marketing strategies in the U.S. This is clearly hurting companies, but nobody can afford not to participate in a price war, as price is often the determining factor for Chinese consumers when making purchase decisions.

Price 8

Price Brand Globalization Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Similarly, about one-fourth of all technology and engineering companies started in the U.S. between 2006 and 2012 had at least one immigrant cofounder. Successful companies such as Starbucks (inspired by coffeehouses in Italy) and the German online retailer Zalando (inspired by Zappos) exemplify the potential of this strategy.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Venture Capitalist Retail Incubator 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2016

And while two years of shrinking GDP growth , sanctions , and a volatile ruble have led some companies like GM to leave the market, there has not been a large-scale exodus of MNCs from Russia. This means that companies won’t be able to compensate for lacking growth in Russia just by tapping another market.

Depreciation 8

Depreciation B2B Price Crisis 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 27, 2012

And that was just from one company's private R&D engine, Xerox's PARC. Wandering around — observing, talking to strangers, taking pictures, inhaling the rich diversity of unfamiliar life, may feel unproductive or even wasteful. A lot of people in our industry haven't had very diverse experiences.

Creativity 16

Creativity Groupthink Stress GDP 16

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 15, 2016

Cosmetics companies, it turned out, didn’t make shades that suited her skin tone. In 2006, when the company launched a new line of foundations intended to address a wider variety of skin tones, Atis saw that they still didn’t measure up. It lit a fire under her. is a lot like Atis.

Bureaucracy 8

Bureaucracy Innovation Brand Competitive Advantage 8

HR Digest

APRIL 30, 2019

"Our success in achieving our vision and creating a new type of future and transforming our company depends on the passion and hard work of the thousands of women and men at PMI who come to work each day around the world.". Talking to The HR Digest, Bendotti describes how he has set about renewing this giant as a Global Top Employer.

Globalization 40

Globalization Human Resources Long-term Diversity 40

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 30, 2013

But Edmund Phelps, the Columbia University economist who won a Nobel in 2006 " for his analysis of intertemporal tradeoffs in macroeconomic policy ," has been doing his best to change that. You want a diversity of people in your company. It''s fair to say that Myrdal''s argument hasn''t really won out. I think that suspect No.

Open-book 8

Open-book Innovation Policies Uncertainty 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2015

But do make sure you’re not violating any of your current company’s policies or your employment contract. “If you have good rapport with your boss, tell him that you’re considering going out on your own, then ask, “If I did that, is there some way that I could continue my relationship with the company?’”

Planning 8

Planning Outsourcing Case Study Consultative 8

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2010

In today’s global economy, one size fits all leadership styles are simply disasters in the making…It’s essential to understand that what works in China will be different than what works in Ireland. The comparrisons you chose to use perfectly illustrate the diversity of styles/traits/characteristics representatitive of great leaders.

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Blog Leadership Leadership Styles Learning-by-Doing 383

Harvard Business Review

MAY 9, 2016

After North Carolina passed a bizarre transgender bathroom law with sweeping implications (one that, according to the Justice Department , is probably illegal), an impressive list of big companies made their displeasure known. In 2006 55% of Americans opposed same-sex marriage and 35% supported it. But the reality is more nuanced.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Morale Banking Letter 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Complexity is a clear and present danger to both firms and the global financial system: it makes both much harder to manage, govern, audit, regulate and support effectively in times of crisis. Untangling the resulting counterparty risk — determining who was on the hook to whom — was rendered all but impossible.

Banking 8

Banking Crisis Hedge System 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2013

When my organization, Education For Employment , began operations in 2006 as a demand-driven answer to Arab youth unemployment, I felt that creating a social franchise model was the best way to meaningfully address an issue of this scale. Although unemployment is a global challenge, there is no one-size-fits all solution.

Franchising 8

Franchising Uncertainty NGO Operations 8