LDRLB

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

According to licensing agreements and industry sources, Monsanto’s stranglehold on the genetically-engineered seed market in the United States and the world squeezes customers, limits competitors and provides staggering profits. This is a tremendous competitive advantage. And that strategy can be good or bad. Likely true.

Strategy 74

Strategy Company Competitive Advantage Chemicals 74

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 16, 2010

Just because something is written in a vision or mission statement, placed on a website, included in company collateral material, or frequently espoused by corporate leadership as a competitive value proposition doesn’t necessarily mean its true.

Blog 366

Blog Politics Mission Statement Brand 366

Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2011

corporate boardroom representation , despite solid evidence that greater women's representation in corporate leadership correlates directly with improved business performance. As of 2010, women held just 15.7 In the last five years, women and minorities actually lost ground in U.S. percent of Fortune 500 top earner positions.

Competitive Advantage 15

Competitive Advantage McKinsey Resistance Crisis 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2012

That is hard no matter what size you are, no matter what industry you're in. Innovations are not a function of size or even industry-specific strategies, but an embodiment of a set of ideas. HP, on the other hand has lost 35% of its value since its new CEO and over 70% since 2010 — over $90 billion of value from its peak.

Operations 15

Operations Innovation Industry CEO 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2013

While the obvious decisions that CEOs need to get right involve strategy and competitive advantage, too many executives delegate away three critical decisions that they need to own: decisions about goals, resource allocation, and people. Decision making Leadership' Don’t Make Decisions, Orchestrate Them.

P&L 8

P&L Fixed Assets Charan Delegation 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2013

When Steve Jobs later recounted the story at a conference panel in 2010, the audience erupted in laughter. Which industries should we expand to? We think one approach to building this judgment is to look more freshly at the companies in your own industry. Competition Leadership Strategy'

Strategy 8

Strategy Competitive Advantage Industry Survey 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 15, 2016

Some leadership teams have served as guiding examples of how to overturn short-termism and reorient their enterprise. In 2010, when Mark Bertolini, CEO of Aetna, began articulating a strategy to invest billions to transform from a health insurance company to a health care company, analysts grumbled. “Then get out of our stock.”

Short-term 8

Short-term Long-term CFO Wiseman 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

It outlines a program that can stand alone or be integrated into a company’s existing management system, and offers a common language and approach that stretches across borders and industries. It does not address fraud, cartels and other anti-trust/competition offenses, money-laundering or other activities related to corrupt practices.

Company 8

Company Compliance Ethics Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Operations : Approaches problems practically; stands firm on issues, perseveres; maintains a standard of consistency and quality; provides stable leadership and supervision; develops detailed plans and procedures; implements projects in a timely manner; keeps financial records straight. Ive seen this in the organizations where Ive consulted.

Process 15

Process CEO Insurance Banking 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

For example, in 2010, Microsoft —one of the world’s best product innovators for the last two decades — launched a social phone called Kin. However, most products have little sustainable competitive advantage and never generate a profit; those that do are often quickly copied by the competition, negating any long-term advantage.

Innovation 8

Innovation Productivity Products Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 4, 2015

An extensively cited 2010 study found that 42% of hires happened at companies that didn’t report a vacancy. It can also increase the diversity of the people you hire, which has been shown to increase a firm’s competitive advantage. No wonder so many managers choose to avoid advertizing openings.

Tools 8

Tools Groupthink Advertising Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Also, while China’s outward-bound foreign direct investment (FDI) has grown from an annual average of below $3 billion before 2005 to more than $60 billion in 2010 and 2011, only one third of Chinese companies have seen international revenue meet expectations, according to Accenture. China’s Next Great Transition. An HBR Insight Center.

Brand 8

Brand Globalization Company Development 8