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Behind China's Roaring Solar Industry

Harvard Business Review

We calculate that between 2010 and 2020, the people of China and India will have consumed goods and services worth a total of $64 trillion. In 1990, there were 227 million houses in China — by 2010, there were 371 million. Chinese consumers will spend $41.5 trillion over this period, with annual expenditures rising from $2.0

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Leveraging Silicon Valley — From Wherever You Are

Harvard Business Review

Innovations like Amazon price checks, or changes to healthcare or shipping enabled by mobile phones, are becoming commonplace. Organizations need to enhance their design and capabilities to survive and stay competitive in a world where innovation matters more. Swisscom AG is the major telecommunications provider in Switzerland.

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Leadership in Liminal Times

Harvard Business Review

By 2010, P&G exceeded $80 billion in revenue, its market value had increased by over $100 billion dollars and the number of billion-dollar brands – such as Gillette, Pampers, and Tide – increased from 10 to 24, suggesting that Lafley’s leadership through P&G’s liminality was a success. .” billion to $11.7

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Telecom's Competitive Solution: Outsourcing?

Harvard Business Review

Bharti is the largest telecommunications services provider in India. Bharti's innovative business model converted fixed costs in capital expenditure to a variable cost based on usage of capacity. Bharti has enjoyed compounded annual growth in sales revenues of 120% and growth in net profits of 282% per year between 2003 and 2010.