Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Multinationals must use their global resources and capabilities to transform both urban and rural India and improve the lives of not just the rich but also Indians at the middle and bottom of the pyramid. What can we do to independently monitor our supply chain? Our consumers? Business Model Innovation. Cultural Perception.

Retail 15

Retail Supply Chain Business Model Globalization 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2012

private-sector research and development. And, through linkages including supply chains (in 2009 multinationals purchased about $7 trillion in intermediate inputs from companies in America), multinationals enhance the performance of companies throughout the U.S. shares of the global operations of U.S.-based of all U.S.

Globalization 9

Globalization Rivkin Supply Chain Trends 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Sustainable businesses are redefining the corporate ecosystem by designing models that create value for all stakeholders, including employees, shareholders, supply chains, civil society, and the planet. Supply chains today extend around the world, and are vulnerable to natural disasters and civil conflict.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Price Loyalty Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

In 2016, the International Monetary Fund estimated that corruption amounted to roughly 2% of global economic output — between $1.5 and $2 trillion globally. The list of certified companies includes Legg Mason, Alstom, Mabey, and CPA Global among others. Bloomberg Creative Photos/Getty Images.

Company 8

Company Compliance Ethics Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2013

It boasts 85 companies in the Global Fortune 500 list of the world’s largest corporations. In fact, China is already experiencing a labor shortage: Wages are rising and it is losing its labor-cost advantage to other developing countries. This is the overarching goal of China’s 2010-2015 plan. China Economy Global business'

GDP 13

GDP Supply Chain Globalization Technology 13

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Increases in retail translate into the creation of new jobs all along the huge supply chain that brings products to store shelves. NRF is working to fix or repeal the provisions in the 2010 health care reform law that are hostile to the future of the retail industry. Our agenda focuses on: 1.

Retail 11

Retail Policies Supply Chain Health Care 11

Harvard Business Review

MAY 29, 2014

Coca-Cola is one of the many companies that are making efforts to tackle the world’s greatest societal challenges — water scarcity, climate change, and even the rights of women and girls in the developing world. Thus, we operate a value creation model that is globally driven but locally focused. Consider PlantBottle.

CEO 11

CEO Supply Chain Operations Brand 11

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 9, 2018

The report’s beginnings trace back to 2009, when the annual UN global climate conference resulted in an agreement that the world should hold warming to 2.0°C The report’s beginnings trace back to 2009, when the annual UN global climate conference resulted in an agreement that the world should hold warming to 2.0°C

Efficiency 12

Efficiency Supply Chain Energy Transportation 12

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2016

electronics companies, moved its global headquarters from the suburbs to Tech Square, bringing along 3,600 employees. What’s driving companies to relocate near urban universities is the changing role of innovation within the private sector as firms are increasingly relying on external sources to support technology development.

Incubator 8

Incubator Supply Chain Real Estate Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 24, 2015

One of the most enticing global entrepreneurial opportunities these days is taking a digital business model that works in the U.S. and transplanting it somewhere else, particularly in a developing country. There doesn’t appear to be any supply chain or heavy machinery to worry about.

Business Model 8

Business Model Hotels Supply Chain Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2011

As a result, the risk-reward ratios that we take for granted, such tight global supply chains, may no longer make sense. These firsts-of-their-kind developments require unprecedented degrees of creativity.". For a number of reasons, the size, complexity scale and symmetry of risk are vastly different in 2011 than 1991.

Uncertainty 13

Uncertainty Supply Chain Scenario Planning Sharpe 13

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 11, 2014

Finally, certain problems are almost custom-made for global giants. The inspiring idea had clear potential to make a global impact. In 2010, Embrace entered into a partnership with General Electric to help scale the technology around the globe.

Innovation 8

Innovation Venture Capitalist Company Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Previously, she was the vice president of Global Public Policy at Facebook. When I joined Facebook in 2010, it was already well established that sustainability was central to the way that we operated. Before 2010, most of the energy powering these data centers was coming from coal. Future Economy. Mission-Driven Sustainability.

Project 8

Project Energy Policies Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

But after the Great Recession of 2007-2009, when developed economies effectively froze in place, their appetites only sharpened. Those losses stemmed not from poor product, marketing, or supply chain decisions but from regulatory violations, loss of business and fines resulting from bribery and fraud, and concomitant reputational damage.

Marketing 8

Marketing Company Compliance Reputation 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Just because Congress — and global climate summits — can't seem to prepare for climate change, doesn't mean the private sector can get away with the same. Droughts and floods also enter the risk picture for any company dependent on an agricultural supply chain. Mother Nature doesn't do bailouts.

Insurance 9

Insurance Supply Chain Benchmarking Trends 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 13, 2012

In the run-up to the London 2012 Olympics, for example, the global financial crisis caused private developers for the Olympic Village project to withdraw, requiring a refinancing package backed by government. These risks can emanate from the realm of security, public health, natural ecology, technology, or economics.

Risk Management 15

Risk Management Management Committee Insurance 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Part of this story relates to the provenance, or origins, of its products: Chains that provide more upmarket “fast casual” dining such as Panera, Chipotle, and Shake Shack have brands that speak of freshness, health, and trustworthy sourcing. McDonald’s woes offers three lessons for others about supply-chain transparency.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Reputation Brand Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Here's my attempt to capture what I see as the most important stories affecting the greening of business in 2010. Unfortunately for every other country, this is a global story. Smart companies like Hitachi are trying to find solutions, such as its new plan to develop rare earth recycling technologies. When the U.S.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Retail Globalization Price 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Ok, this one is cheating a bit, but on a fundamental level, the top themes in green business haven't actually changed too much ( see the 2010 list ). The greening of the supply chain. The sector is larger than most people realize, with clean tech investment hovering around $200 billion globally. Right now, the U.S.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Apparel P&L Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2011

In The Age of Hyperspecialization (July-August 2011, co-authored by Tom Malone of MIT and Tammy Johns of Manpower), we note that the division of labor, a development that transformed the way physical work was accomplished during the industrial revolution, may now be poised to redefine how knowledge work gets done in the 21st century.

Supply Chain 12

Supply Chain Health Care Globalization Trends 12

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 16, 2012

But that is not the story in developing markets, where these top-of-the-line products don't fare nearly as well. The fact that Gillette's global products failed to address billions of emerging markets' low-income consumers wasn't seen as a major problem at Gillette, so long as growth in its core markets was robust.

Innovation 13

Innovation Glocalization Supply Chain Retail 13

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 16, 2010

These six ideas emerged in 2010 as powerful "innovation invitations" and seem sure to intensify in power and influence. That is, the importance of "research & development" to business innovation. obscures the tectonic economic shift in global retail. Think of them as part of the global supply chain.

Innovation 16

Innovation Supply Chain Business Simulation Advertising 16

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 5, 2012

Are there peculiar features of African entrepreneurship we may consider relevant to big global debates on development and sustainability? But how has it actually evolved in Africa? The more we probed the more obvious it became that the "excess" diversification was rational when viewed at the right level.

Entrepreneur 16

Entrepreneur Banking Supply Chain Globalization 16

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Much of continental Europe is convulsed with similar combinations of disaffection , protectionism , and, in some cases, nationalism and even racism that have morphed into a more-or-less generalized anger against globalization. personal consumption expenditures in 2010 and that over half of that amount actually went to U.S. In the U.S.,

Globalization 8

Globalization Education Policies Survey 8