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It Pays to Become a B Corporation

Harvard Business Review

At Cabot Creamery Cooperative, we’ve seen firsthand that combining corporate self-interest with support for social and environmental issues is not a costly distraction. In 2012, Cabot became a certified B Corp. ” Benchmarking and Operational Cost Savings. Our story is not unique. Winning Over Conscious Consumers.

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Joint Ventures Reduce the Risk of Major Capital Investments

Harvard Business Review

The latest nuclear reactor designs, promising higher safety, longer operating life, and lower operating costs, cost up to $25 billion after factoring in the huge budget overruns. The common idea behind these models is that the company does not have to be the (full) owner of the asset to be its (sole) operator.

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CMOs and CEOs Can Work Better Together

Harvard Business Review

When Deborah DiSanzo took over as CEO of Philips Healthcare in May 2012, she knew that engineering would continue to drive innovation. That process incorporates operations, customer service, R&D, clinical specialists, sales, supply chain operators, and service teams. Who should lead our transformation?

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What BMW’s Corporate VC Offers That Regular Investors Can’t

Harvard Business Review

In 2012, one of us — Gregor Gimmy, a California-based serial entrepreneur and former IDEO consultant — accepted a new role at BMW’s corporate R&D headquarters. The prevalent model of startup cooperation in recent years has been corporate venture capital and accelerators (CVC&A).

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Learning Collaboration from Tiki-Taka Soccer

Harvard Business Review

Then Josep “Pep” Guardiola-i-Sala, the former Spanish footballer who is currently the manager of Bundesliga club Bayern Munich, further evolved the idea when he was the coach at Barcelona FC between 2008 and 2012. By contrast, there is little openness and cooperation in the corporate world.

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Learning Collaboration from Tiki-Taka Soccer

Harvard Business Review

Then Josep “Pep” Guardiola-i-Sala, the former Spanish footballer who is currently the manager of Bundesliga club Bayern Munich, further evolved the idea when he was the coach at Barcelona FC between 2008 and 2012. By contrast, there is little openness and cooperation in the corporate world.

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It’s Never Been More Important for Big Companies to Listen to Local Communities

Harvard Business Review

So why were citizens blocking the roads and protesting in the streets, drawing considerable attention from NGOs and the media and delaying the project? For example, the delays associated with social conflict at large mining operations can run in the vicinity of $20 million per week.