Harvard Business Review

APRIL 21, 2017

Our research attempts to shed light on this debate, by focusing on the history of immigrants as technological innovators. innovation, we linked the birthplace of millions of individuals from Federal Censuses between 1880 and 1940 to millions of inventors from patent records. Yet the role of immigrants in U.S. of all U.S.

Innovation 9

Innovation Long-term Technology Chemicals 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 21, 2014

Governing boards might seem like the last place for innovation. But new strategies and structures are squarely in the board’s domain, and we have seen any number of governing boards innovating with, not just monitoring, management. Some boards have taken the principle further by forming their own innovation committee.

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Innovation Committee Charan Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 17, 2015

In this article adapted from their new book, Jerry Davis and Chris White explore what makes some companies more fertile for social innovation — that is, the ongoing (rather than one-off) initiatives that have positive social impact while promoting the core mission of a business.

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Supply Chain Open-book 8

Lead Change Blog

APRIL 5, 2021

Some examples . If you are not sure what I mean, here are a few examples.? . a leadership coach?who I draw on four examples from Breed e n’s bo ok to illustrate my thinking. . Moving on to another example, consider the notion of Hard W ork. Dopamine is our bodies’ pleasure chemical. Collaboration: ?

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Chemicals Creativity Cooper Learning-by-Doing 186

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2013

Jamming has become a popular way to unearth innovations — bringing together people of many different backgrounds to creatively brainstorm around a company's competitive challenges, expressed as "problem statements." If your company is one, you may be interested in our experience at the European Center for Strategic Innovation.

Innovation 8

Innovation Blue Ocean Strategy Brainstorming Participative 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2017

That is, they do for creative problem-solving what catalysts do in chemical processes: they dissolve barriers and accelerate progress down more productive pathways. This vexing global challenge causes me to wonder, “What if the world’s innovators turned their sights on solving this problem?

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Drucker Apparel Chemicals Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Out of 20 feature articles in the business section on November 15th, for example, five were all about the glories (and sometimes challenges) of green. The theme of the big event was "Technology-led Transition and Innovation-driven Development," which sounds broad. VW: Tooling up for sustainability ".

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NGO Chemicals Energy Hotels 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Out of 20 feature articles in the business section on November 15th, for example, five were all about the glories (and sometimes challenges) of green. The theme of the big event was "Technology-led Transition and Innovation-driven Development," which sounds broad. This last article is the one that really grabbed my attention.

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NGO Chemicals Guidelines Telecommunications 14

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 27, 2012

Across industries, companies are using the vast amounts of user-generated data to guide innovation of new products and services. And understanding the why is critical to innovation. In the wink/twitch example, customer intelligence would only tell us that there was eye movement — not what kind or what it meant.

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Trends Chemicals Marketing Innovation 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Some innovative and determined professionals working in world's largest and most complex corporations are choosing to stay put and use their corporate platforms to lead change. Take James Inglesby at Unilever, for example. An increasing number of mission-driven, innovative professionals are finding they can't resist this opportunity.

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Real Estate Constraint Entrepreneur Restructuring 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 21, 2011

For example, Air Products set up process owners for each of the major steps in its supply chain, including plan, source, make, build, and fulfill. Select process owners with strong leadership skills and develop those skills even further. Incorporate these measures into the company's "balanced scorecard" or dashboard.

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Process Supply Chain Balanced Scorecard Engineering 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2015

The issues in each of these buckets require new leadership, or at least a rethinking of it in the highest ranks of companies, and deep operational changes. McKinsey, for example, recently outlined the “new organizational capabilities” that chemical companies should develop to deal with frequent oil price shocks.

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Constraint Supply Chain Resources Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 13, 2011

For example, most financial analysts would say that the drivers of share price in the U.S. More so than in Europe, CEO pay packages are driven by stock appreciation and shareholder value creation. How can that be "bad"? Well, it isn't — unless it means there isn't enough room to measure anything else.

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TSR CEO Incentives Long-term 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2013

But as I’ve done for the last 4 years, I’ll attempt to summarize some of the latest stories about the big environmental and social pressures on business, and how some innovative companies are dealing with them. Food and food waste gets more attention, debate, and innovation: Can cows save the world, or should we make meat in labs?

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Supply Chain McKinsey Apparel Energy 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Here's the rest of my top 10 stories, with callouts for companies and examples that typify the trend. The larger trend here is the continued growth of "open" — open data and open innovation, including new value-chain business partnerships and cattle-call contests inviting in any and all ideas. The total: 145 million euros.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Apparel P&L Long-term 15

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

Many people do not typically think of metrics and accounting as roadblocks to innovation, yet you call these out as potential problem areas. Tools for each challenge are presented, backed by examples from companies – from small firms to global giants – that have successfully put these methods into practice.

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Innovation NPV Business Model Constraint 50

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Although the ghost of the Great Man still haunts leadership studies, most of us have recognized by now that successful organizations are the product of distributive, collective, and complementary leadership. Some of these try to identify certain recurring behavior patterns considered more or less effective in a leadership context.

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Leadership Chemicals Execution Influence 12

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2016

According to executives surveyed by the Collaborative, access to difficult-to-find technical or functional expertise, speed, flexibility, and innovation are the top five drivers of using talent outside your organization. For example, Qualcomm includes its agile talent when the team is in training. So does ScanDisk and Shire.

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Agility Development Workshop Incubator 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

With the support of chemical companies , more than 170 countries also agreed to phase out HFCs , the high global-warming-potential chemicals used in air-conditioners and refrigerators everywhere. days of innovation). Big themes are great, but periodically a specific example of leadership seems worthy of extra attention.

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Energy Banking Chemicals Globalization 8