Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2011

Editors' Note: This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. As the president of Almond China, he wanted to show his Chongqing colleagues how much he cared about the topic under discussion: ethical business practices.

Case Study 11

Case Study Chemicals Ethics Finance 11

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Business development has occurred primarily by accident or through market demand. Because of economic realities and the increased numbers of firms providing comparable services, the notion of business development is now a necessity, rather than a luxury. Running the business. Business development.

Positioning 50

Positioning Company Strategic Planning Guidelines 50

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

The Business Tree™ has 7 major parts… 5 primary branches, a trunk (6) and the base (7): The business you’re in. Running the business. Business development. No single branch (business component) constitutes a healthy tree. Vision for the project, from concept through execution. Aged Cheese.

Long-term 56

Long-term Budgeting Quality Consultative 56

Strategy Driven

JULY 1, 2011

The Business Tree™ has 7 major parts… 5 primary branches, a trunk (6) and the base (7): The business you’re in. Running the business. Business development. No single branch (business component) constitutes a healthy tree. Vision for the project, from concept through execution. Core Values.

Long-term 50

Long-term Benchmarking Quality Process 50

Strategy Driven

MARCH 2, 2012

The Business Tree™ has 7 major parts… 5 primary branches, a trunk (6) and the base (7): The business you’re in. Running the business. Business development. No single branch (business component) constitutes a healthy tree. Often, it withers and dies an early death. Body of Knowledge.

Consultative 60

Consultative Short-term Budgeting Strategic Planning 60

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 2, 2011

The Business Tree™ has 7 major parts… 5 primary branches, a trunk (6) and the base (7): The business you’re in Running the business Financial People Business development Body of Knowledge The Big Picture No single branch (business component) constitutes a healthy tree.

Committee 52

Committee Learning-by-Doing Consultative Budgeting 52

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 5, 2011

The Business Tree™ has 7 major parts… 5 primary branches, a trunk (6) and the base (7): The business you’re in. Running the business. Business development. No single branch (business component) constitutes a healthy tree. That is the way that I am with business wisdom. Body of Knowledge.

Learning-by-Doing 63

Learning-by-Doing Leadership Strategic Planning Open-book 63