Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 28, 2014

There’s a growing consensus that companies need strong, independent boards full of qualified directors if they are to sidestep risks and seize opportunities in our complex and dynamic international economy. One of the most important of those issues is, of course, globalization. since the index was first developed in 2008.

Globalization 15

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Strategy Driven

MAY 11, 2016

According to the US Department of Education, the number of computer science degrees peaked at 37 percent between 1984 and 1985 compared to only 18 percent in the period between 2008 and 2011. The precedent as to how women can best seize the diverse opportunities created by the new economy is constantly being set and reset.

Mentor 50

Mentor GDP Education Engineering 50

CO2

OCTOBER 29, 2010

Gary Cohen grew the company from two people to 2,200 employees Currently, he is Managing Partner of CO2 Partners, LCC, operating as an executive coach and consultant. Gary Cohen grew the company from two people to 2,200 employees Currently, he is Managing Partner of CO2 Partners, LCC, operating as an executive coach and consultant.

Executive Coaching 79

Executive Coaching Travel Strategic Planning Video 79

CO2

OCTOBER 29, 2010

Gary Cohen grew the company from two people to 2,200 employees Currently, he is Managing Partner of CO2 Partners, LCC, operating as an executive coach and consultant. Gary Cohen grew the company from two people to 2,200 employees Currently, he is Managing Partner of CO2 Partners, LCC, operating as an executive coach and consultant.

Executive Coaching 79

Executive Coaching Execution Blog Travel 79

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2012

As global companies focus their strategies on developed and emerging markets, they require substantial cadres of leaders capable of operating effectively anywhere in the world. American companies and academic institutions possess unique competitive advantages in developing these global leaders.

Competitive Advantage 13

Competitive Advantage Globalization Development Intellectual Capital 13

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

In 2008, Dr Reddy's acquired Chirotech, Dow Chemical's R&D unit, for $32 million, and in April 2011 relocated it to a new 33,000 sq. In recent years, Indian firms such as Dr Reddy's have also started globalizing their R&D footprint by moving into Western markets. Decentralize and empower global R&D units. Cambridge, U.K.

Globalization 10

Globalization Innovation Decentralization Chemicals 10

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 31, 2011

Diversity for diversity's sake is not the point," says the Chairman of Citigroup, Dick Parsons, who is among the few black directors sitting on the board of a global industry titan. "As King argued for the virtues of diversity on a moral basis. And I think that's critically important to creating an innovative company."

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Diversity Operations CEO Innovation 12

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

StrategyDriven effective executives, efficient employees Home About The StrategyDriven Organization Our Company Our Contributors Karen K. In the global economy, can analytic practitioners be hugely successful in their careers while going unnoticed? Researchers at the IT Leadership Academy are doing just that in Global 2000 enterprises.

Magazine 52

Magazine Chief Operating Officer Newsletter Objective 52

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 11, 2015

In 2009, Wilson was part of a Wall Street team that the Obama administration hired to structure the bailout of GM, after the company, once the world’s largest automobile producer, sustained over $88 billion in losses in the previous four years. million vehicles in 2008. GM did $20.4

Hedge 8

Hedge Company Automotive Restructuring 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 29, 2013

If your company''s management team isn''t as global as its target markets, you aren''t alone. companies admit that they have failed to fully exploit their international business opportunities because of insufficient internationally competent personnel. sits right at the global average with 14% non-native CEOs. (The

Globalization 9

Globalization Diversity Survey CEO 9

Harvard Business Review

JULY 5, 2016

Companies in the Fortune 500 list employ 27 million people today, compared to 20 million in 1995. Notice how rapidly the thicket of bureaucracy grew back after being pruned in the wake of the 2008 recession. Who else is going to meet all those new compliance requirements around diversity, risk mitigation and sustainability?

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Bureaucracy Organization Health Care Drucker 10

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

In today's economy, where the fast growth of emerging markets outpaces America and the developed world, if you haven't gone global yet, it's time to get moving. But going global is easier said than done — especially for smaller companies. The agenda was always the same, and it was a marathon day.

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P&L Globalization CFO Operations 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2013

When we first decided to move the headquarters of our software company from Atlanta, we didn''t think of Silicon Valley. Talent flocks to companies like Google, Facebook, and Oracle, just as it does to the slew of start-ups looking to become the next big thing. We aren''t the only tech company that''s noticed New York''s potential.

Diversity 9

Diversity Software Engineering Industry 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2018

Unlike national oil companies and oil majors that typically take five to 10 years to develop conventional oil reserves, these independent and “unconventional” players have improved their drilling and fracturing technology to the point where they can respond within months to temporary spikes or dips in the market. The soaring U.S.

Offshoring 11

Offshoring Price Transportation Long-term 11

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 26, 2013

In the summer of 2008, I experienced a massive hormonal shift, moving from the largely-male, testosterone-charged environment of Harvard Business School, where I had spent the first 18 years of my career, to the nearly all-female realm of Barnard College, the all-women''s liberal arts college where I now serve as president.

Diversity 14

Diversity Consensus Career Conference 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2012

As I explained in my last post , IBM 's corporate HR function was instrumental in the company's strategy of standardizing and integrating processes globally. It developed " Global Enablement Teams " that brought marketing experts from mature IBM country units to help IBM businesses in developing countries. It starts at the top.

Human Resources 14

Human Resources Operations Compliance Maturity 14

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2012

In a 2008 BusinessWeek study of white-collar professionals, 82% reported they needed to partner with others throughout the day to get their work done. With mixed-presence team members, some co-located and other stationed globally and connected via technology, efficient collaboration is becoming a true challenge.

Teamwork 16

Teamwork White Paper Brainstorming Tools 16

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 19, 2014

This decision — to bet the company on a new and distinct business — was the first such move by Ma, but it would become the cornerstone of Alibaba’s strategy. Today, Alibaba looks more like a conglomerate than a typical tech company, with a diverse set of businesses operating largely independently.

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Porter Decentralization Film Project 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

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. A bottle of 2006 Penfolds Bin 389 cabernet, which costs $37 in the U.S.,

Price 8

Price Brand Globalization Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 11, 2014

Global leaders pride themselves on having many connections across industries and sectors. During his acclaimed six years at the helm , Owens brought Caterpillar profitably through the 2008 recession. said that if Congress passes our plan, this company will be able to rehire some of the folks who were just laid off.”

Ethics 8

Ethics Hedge Diversity CEO 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 10, 2012

The amount of time it took to deliver the results to the global audience was, in fact, 30 times faster than the race itself—and at the same time, 15 other Olympic competitions were simultaneously having their results relayed. When the Olympics 100m final was run on Sunday in an astonishing 9.63

Committee 15

Committee Project Audience Information Technology 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Spun out of Carnegie Mellon’s materials science research department in 2008, Aquion now employs 130 workers, manufacturing batteries to store electricity generated by intermittent renewable resources. Advanced industries are our most globally competitive industries, accounting for a full two-thirds of U.S. They employ 12.3

Industry 8

Industry McKinsey Engineering Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2013

As Steve Davis, former lead in McKinsey's Social Innovation practice and president of the global health NGO, Path, has said: "The best social innovations are not necessarily widely adopted. The Shell Foundation provided HPS with market-based expertise and funding to help the company validate and scale its model.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Porter Team Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2013

Deceptive communication within the company and to the board. Some of these problems occurred before the 2008 crisis and some since then. CEO Jamie Dimon consistently espouses the virtues of size and diversity. Flawed mortgage origination, loan modification and debt collection practices. Manipulation of energy markets.

Banking 8

Banking Management Ethics Letter 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Recent research, like that led by Cambridge University neuroscientist John Coates , suggests that surges in male financial traders' testosterone produce states of euphoria that cause them to understate risk, thus contributing to the overleveraged global financial crash.

Bottom-up 14

Bottom-up Metrics Construction Finance 14

HR Digest

JANUARY 5, 2022

Can you tell our readers more about these programs and how they promote change within the company in practical terms? These outlets provide an opportunity for all associates to raise their voices within the company, and support our dedication to foster an inclusive, respectful, and positive environment. . Mexico and Canada.

Human Resources 52

Human Resources Education Resources Innovation 52

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2017

At the heart of the Denver-based company’s crisis was the ever-present problem faced by companies that depend on multiple suppliers to deliver parts and ingredients: a lack of transparency and accountability across complex supply chains. In a nutshell, this is a global system for mediating trust and selective transparency.

Supply Chain 14

Supply Chain Globalization Technology System 14

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

Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 11, 2014

Theyve paved the way for their elders to become more accustomed to tattoos, more appreciative of diversity, and less insistent on spending office hours in an actual office. Expect the line between company and personal time, already blurred by the Millennials, to become even more obscured. Top Small Workplace Environments for 2008.

Diversity 59

Diversity Definition Technology Edmondson 59

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2013

With increasing heterogeneity in every market and global exposure just one tweet away, all brands, even local ones, must begin to think globally or suffer the consequences. In 2008, Fiat used Richard Gere as a spokesman in an Italian ad campaign.

Advertising 8

Advertising Glocalization Globalization Brand 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 8, 2011

If we look at company valuations, an increasing portion of a firm's value resides in intangibles. In The Brand Bubble , John Gerzema and Edward Lebar highlight the fact that in the 1950s, about 30% of firm value was intangible (at the high end); today it is closer to 62% globally. Knowledge: R&D, patents, human capital, IP.

Brand 16

Brand Hotels Reputation Franchising 16

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 17, 2017

The idea of creating a fresh new product, the prospect of increasing market share with brand new offerings, or the vision of disrupting some slow-moving incumbent with a radical new technology – these have an inherently strong appeal for companies keen for growth. Consider the example of Gatorade in 2008.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Innovation Diversity 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 12, 2017

” What this speaks to is an opportunity for the tech industry — both to address internal diversity issues and to address how companies think about the products they create around the world. Consider the benefits of narrowing the gender gap. Can it help close the gender gap and set the many multiplier effects in motion?

Globalization 8

Globalization Participative Telecommunications Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Companies no longer make promises of either professional or financial security to today’s workforce. Increasingly, both companies and workers prefer and choose the gig economy’s more flexible and independent work arrangements and, in the process, are transforming how, where, and when we work.

Katz 8

Katz Disaggregation McKinsey Outsourcing 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 30, 2015

.” In the last two years, four major financial services companies — Credit Suisse, J.P. They join Goldman Sachs, which has offered such a program since 2008*. (I Vodafone has led the STEM companies with its Returning to Technology program that began in 2012. I explored these programs in an earlier piece for HBR.)

Power 8

Power Participative Document Class 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 18, 2013

There are many ways that live "corporate whales" can cultivate entrepreneurship ecosystems — as investors with capital for ventures to grow, as customers who buy innovative products, or as marketing partners to give the small dynamic firms global reach. The result? Lo and behold!

Company 8

Company Bureaucracy Restructuring Bottom-up 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 2, 2016

In 2008, a survey found that less than 13% of Wikipedia contributors worldwide were women. A follow up survey in 2011 found similar results: globally, 9% of contributors were women; in the U.S., Many tech companies are starting to take this seriously, and the issue has not been lost on the Wikimedia Foundation. it was 15%.

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Survey Diversity Participative Report 8