Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Who is the most influential living management thinker? That is the question that the Thinkers50, the biennial global ranking of management thinkers , seeks to answer. The results for 2011 are published today — 14 November. But, celebrating the very best new thinking in management matters for three reasons.

Blue Ocean Strategy 15

Blue Ocean Strategy Management Christensen Balanced Scorecard 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2013

What do you do if you're a leader in a large, successful organization with an entrenched bureaucracy, and you see the need for innovation? Consider the story of the Business Transformation Agency of the Department of Defense, which was founded in 2005 under Defense Secretary Rumsfeld, and "disestablished" in 2011 by Defense Secretary Gates.

Bureaucracy 8

Bureaucracy Innovation Supply Chain Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2015

The advice boils down to building better strategic foresight and creating more agile management and operations. In 2011, floods in Thailand stranded hard drive and automakers for months without key parts. Climate change is so far reaching, companies will want some dedicated resources to manage the operational and regulatory terrain.

Constraint 8

Constraint Supply Chain Resources Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 23, 2012

This fictional story is inspired by "The Art of Piloting New Initiatives" by Rhoda Davidson and Bettina Büchel in the Fall 2011 MIT Sloan Management Review. We've been co-running the steering committee for this innovation project for almost six months now. MORE ON KNOCKING DOWN BARRIERS TO INNOVATION. What's the problem?

Case Study 9

Case Study Innovation Committee Supply Chain 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Since 2011, as emerging markets have suffered from slower growth and fresh social unrest, that $30 trillion prize seems more distant. But innovating for sustainable development is actually quite close to the processes of “traditional” innovation. But awareness of the challenges is the first step toward managing them.

Goal 8

Goal Supply Chain Development Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2016

These require sophisticated, sustainability-based management. 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. ” Improving risk management.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Price Loyalty Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Challenged by other entrepreneurs in Scale Up Milwaukee’s Scalerator program to come up with a plan for rapidly ramping up his business, Cronce wondered: “What if I redefined Raphael as a strategic link in the global medical imaging supply chain, rather than as a paint shop?” Manage the arduously long sales cycle.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Collins Golden Handcuff Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2016

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. In the past, many large companies tended to innovate in isolation. Insight Center. The Global Digital Economy.

Incubator 8

Incubator Supply Chain Real Estate Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2011

For a number of reasons, the size, complexity scale and symmetry of risk are vastly different in 2011 than 1991. As a result, the risk-reward ratios that we take for granted, such tight global supply chains, may no longer make sense. They need to be embraced by leaders to enable them to deal with a world of radical uncertainty.

Uncertainty 14

Uncertainty Supply Chain Scenario Planning Sharpe 14

Strategy Driven

MARCH 18, 2011

Walmart wrings maximum efficiency from its supply chain by integrating four capabilities – aggressive vendor management, expert point-of-sale data analytics, superior logistics, and rigorous working-capital management – that together deliver ‘everyday low prices’ to consumers. All rights reserved.

Resources 52

Resources Industry System Strategy 52

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

"Off the charts" is both figuratively and literally accurate: the data for the last 100 years shows a tight regression of temperature and water availability in Texas.except for the 2011 drought, which is far off the line (three degrees hotter with an inch less rainfall than any previous year). billion in agricultural production alone.

Supply Chain 14

Supply Chain Long-term Short-term Porter 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 13, 2011

In 2011, CIOs of organizations large and small are going to face decisions about whether to keep old systems or upgrade. The machines were given to a friend, who sold them at a garage sale (I couldn't throw them away, because the CFO wouldn't authorize the $50 per machine "green" disposal fee.).

Technology 15

Technology CIO CFO TCO 15

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 3, 2019

New financial innovations enabled both historic global economic growth and cascading global financial failures. These new capabilities connect to the work we’ve done over the past several decades inside our enterprises to automate processes with tools — such as accounting systems, supply chain, call center, and such.

Agility 65

Agility Banking Supply Chain CTO 65

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. They'll increasingly be a source of, and resource for, innovation differentiation in 2011, if not for your organization, then for the firm you most dread competing against. That's right. Contestification.

Innovation 16

Innovation Supply Chain Business Simulation Advertising 16

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

But if they were launching today, banks would likely ask themselves how to accomplish the transactions (deposits, withdrawals, financial management) of banking without the physical commitment of banks. That was why Christensen's The Innovator's Dilemma became the bible of the boardroom. Because that's the point. Sharing, not telling.

Banking 16

Banking Business Model Supply Chain Mass Marketing 16

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

The greening of the supply chain. These drivers underpin a number of stories from 2011, but a few new themes came out as well. Coca-Cola was not alone in facing increasing costs in 2011; one of my clients, Kimberly-Clark, took an earnings hit from record pulp prices. Was a year like 2011 likely ? But please.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Apparel P&L Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 13, 2013

Now that we''re done, or nearly done, disintermediating old media like the newspaper, and supply chains like the book store, it''s time to solve that vexing problem of having to get ourselves from one place to another. Direct spending on business travel by domestic and international travelers totaled $249 billion in 2011.

Disintermediation 8

Disintermediation Hotels Airlines Travel 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2014

When Deborah DiSanzo took over as CEO of Philips Healthcare in May 2012, she knew that engineering would continue to drive innovation. When making a purchase decision, customers use an average of six different channels, which are often managed by different parts of the organization. Who should lead our transformation?

CEO 8

CEO Marketing Hotels Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 4, 2014

Are managers particularly concerned about the impacts of climate change on their businesses? Part of the disconnect stems from what’s said by company leaders versus what a broad selection of managers think. If we believe the results of a recent MIT Sloan and BCG survey , the answer is no. But it may not be that dire.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Company Short-term Fast Follower 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2012

On March 11, 2011, a magnitude-9.0 Before companies could fully recover, massive flooding in Thailand caused further disruptions in Asian supply chains. A healthier approach also means managing acceptable losses. Everyone knows the story. We need to see those losses not as failures but as investments in the future.

Efficiency 8

Efficiency Supply Chain Christensen Crisis 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Except when it''s not, which is becoming increasingly common — see the sheer pants crisis , the abrupt resignation of a CEO , a poorly-received job ad to replace said CEO, and a bit of media heat over a 2011 murder that occurred in a Bethesda store. The authors also say Lululemon should probably pay more attention to its supply chain.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Company Crisis Crisis Management 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

They’re more productive , more profitable , more innovative , and they pay better. In 2011, venture capitalist Marc Andreessen declared that “software is eating the world.” Vox is a digital publishing company known, in part, for its proprietary content management system. Andrew Brookes/Getty Images.

Software 8

Software Company Competitive Advantage Henderson 8