Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2014

The US-based company used to be a diversified industrial group, with activities in all types of glass, chemicals, paints, optical materials, and biomedical systems. Pulling off a core shift takes many years, if not a decade, as PPG and other companies have shown. Allow time and persevere. A core shift takes time for several reasons.

Company 10

Company Chemicals Short-term How To 10

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 24, 2011

StrategyDriven effective executives, efficient employees Home About The StrategyDriven Organization Our Company Our Contributors Karen K. What did 2010 look like for you and your company? But there’s only one that really matters: Did your company effectively execute its plans and initiatives? Juliano Howard T. Dickens Jr.

Execution 67

Execution Company 360-Degree Feedback Cooper 67

Mills Scofield

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Move from the plant floor to the executive suite and we’re known as a company who has brought several unique and inventive products to the industry that has improved the efficient delivery of protein products to a demanding consumer. So into the “Scoping” stage we go and the learning begins.

Succession 70

Succession Industry Stage-Gate CFO 70

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 1, 2011

That's because China wants to become a leader in just the kinds of technology sectors that have traditionally given the U.S. Instead, China is set on developing higher-value-added and technology-intensive industries. A 2010 survey by the American Chamber of Commerce in China found that 38% of U.S. a global edge. For many U.S.

Technology 14

Technology Globalization Trends Politics 14

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 8, 2017

There’s been a gold rush happening in technology these last few years, focused on the Internet of Things, or IoT. The company I lead, Big Ass Solutions, manufactures and sells fans, lights, and controls for commercial and residential use. It’s even frequently been referred to as “the next Industrial Revolution.”

Productivity 9

Productivity Products Early Adopters Software 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 6, 2016

For instance, the cost of building and equipping a leading-edge semiconductor fab has climbed to $7 billion, as the technology required to make more advanced chips is getting more complex. But on the other hand, in order to safeguard the company’s future competitiveness, CEOs may have no other choice than to invest now.

Co-Opetition 8

Co-Opetition Operations Cost Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 10, 2018

There is a crying need for companies to enlist their supply chain management departments in the fight against cyberattackers. firms in 2017 were launched through the IT systems of suppliers or other third parties such as contractors, up from less than one-quarter of attacks in 2010. Hold supply managers accountable.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Management Metrics Hotels 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2013

In 2010 the computer worm Stuxnet was discovered and implicated in the attack that caused physical damage to centrifuges at Iranian nuclear enrichment facilities. These technologies also isolate different parts of the system from one another in the event of a security breach. The internet is built on open standards.

Engineering 8

Engineering Software Wireless Information Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Looking forward toward the next decade and beyond, we are seeing countries increasingly prize sovereignty over multilateralism, national interests over international cooperation, and local constituencies over global populations. In short, the tide of globalization washing across boundaries for so long has reached a peak and is receding.

Globalization 14

Globalization Class Consensus Outsourcing 14

Harvard Business Review

JULY 27, 2017

At the time, BMW had no dedicated, company-spanning unit to leverage the creative power of startups. The prevalent model of startup cooperation in recent years has been corporate venture capital and accelerators (CVC&A). Gregor and BMW faced a crucial question: “How can the BMW Group, as a company, co-innovate with startups?”

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Meyer Innovation Fixed Costs 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 14, 2014

Competition trumps cooperation, and distributed decision-making by individual business units trumps universal strategy. As the 2010 case describes: By his own admission, Ma was a fan of Jack Welch, so it was only natural that his organization came to resemble that of GE in some regards.

IPO 12

IPO Welch Strategy Long-term 12

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Today’s executives are dealing with a complex and unprecedented brew of social, environmental, market, and technological trends. Yet executives are often reluctant to place sustainability core to their company’s business strategy in the mistaken belief that the costs outweigh the benefits.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Price Loyalty Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2016

Investors also did well: A $100 investment in Ruger in late 2010 was worth $443 in late 2015, while the equivalent investment in the S&P 500 yielded only $163 over that time frame. In each case, the company uses this buffer of its distribution structure as a disclaimer of any responsibility for the ultimate use of their weapons.

Licensing 8

Licensing Drucker Retail Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

It's a kind of Wikipedia, but built on a corporate, not a cooperative, model. As a communications technology, it has radically changed the ways we connect with one another. Of the top five terms in 2010, two were "Facebook.com" and "Facebook Login." Technology that hyper-enables it should, logically, thrive.

Media 15

Media Short-term Taylorism Taylor 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 29, 2014

Among the growing perplexed population is Mark Barnes (not his real name), vice president of a marketing company. Thanks to technology, people can now belong simultaneously to multiple tribes. Faced with such challenges, what can companies do to tap into employees’ tribal senses of identity?

Globalization 8

Globalization Consultative Learning-by-Doing Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Elite media companies confirm their firewalls have been breached by successful Chinese cyberattacks. Companies can't — and shouldn't — unilaterally wage cyberwar on countries. Such cooperation, collaboration and coordination won't come for "free." American banks reportedly come under hostile cyberattack from Iran.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Contingency Plans Banking Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2012

This time around (looking at 2010 data), the emerging markets account for over 23% of global GDP as opposed to 11% in 1975 (at current, not purchasing power parity, prices, which give them an even greater share). What should countries and companies do if we are right and the challenge this time around is a serious one?

Globalization 11

Globalization Banking Restructuring Politics 11

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2013

Technology, on the other hand, makes it much easier. And while you might scoff at these as something that only early adopters use, even late adopters of digital technologies leave behind an incredibly detailed trail of their lives. But the technology alone isn''t the problem.

Film 8

Film Information Technology Information Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2016

An outside-in perspective means that companies aim to creatively deliver something of value to customers, rather than focus simply on products and sales. Based on my observation of companies for almost a decade, I map out four levels that exemplify distinct stages through which companies may evolve on this journey.”

Education 8

Education Execution Content Cooper 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2016

Late in June, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton surprised business leaders by issuing a detailed technology and innovation platform. ” No technology company would object to that proposal. But these programs, including the troubled Broadband Technology Opportunities Program, have had limited success, if any at all.

Planning 8

Planning Innovation Review Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

personal consumption expenditures in 2010 and that over half of that amount actually went to U.S. newspapers, the share of foreign stories has declined from 27% in 1987 to 11% in 2010. Immelt is right when he says big companies are distrusted; executives are distrusted too. distributors, retailers, and so on. Furthermore, U.S.

Globalization 8

Globalization Education Policies Survey 8