Skip Prichard
JULY 22, 2019
Whether you have invented an amazing new technology or product, you could still fail. In contrast, Musk cares about customer needs as well but only at a high level; he picks what he perceives as big important needs that haven’t been met because of technology constraints and is more of a “technology first” innovator.
Mills Scofield
NOVEMBER 18, 2011
To many, a modern meat plant might seem somewhat “shocking”, but to us this “automotive assembly plant operating in reverse” is common place and, in fact, we are not easily “shocked” by much of anything (for evidence of this you are welcome to view the video on our website).
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Harvard Business Review
JULY 1, 2014
In a June 12 th blog post that made instant waves, Elon Musk, founder and CEO of electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Tesla Motors, declared: “Tesla will not initiate patent lawsuits against anyone who, in good faith, wants to use our technology.” Why would the leading company in EVs voluntarily open up its technology to competitors?
Harvard Business Review
MARCH 11, 2015
In 2010 the “New GM” did one of the largest initial public offerings in history, with share sales to the public of $23.1 billion from 2010 through 2013), it would probably still be bankrupt but for the booming Chinese market. Economy Financial markets Labor National competitiveness Automotive' Instead, U.S.
Harvard Business Review
NOVEMBER 9, 2011
Of the 97 largest listed companies in the UK and the Eurozone in 2010, only 37 had a COO in their executive ranks. In several industries, such as consumer goods, financial services, industrial products, and logistics, COOs usually had backgrounds in either managing operations or information technology departments.
Harvard Business Review
MAY 19, 2011
Emerging social networking technologies offer new ways to overcome these boundaries. It was far easier to create the technology than to get the management agreement to use it across functions and country units. Power ranks Ford the highest in initial quality among non-luxury automotive brands.
Harvard Business Review
MARCH 12, 2018
Under new ownership (Volvo was sold to China’s Geely by Ford in 2010), the Swedish automaker decided to transform its product line by becoming a premium player. To get the skills and change agents it needed, Volvo looked outside the automotive industry. The company sold 571,000 cars last year, up from 373,000 in 2010.
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