Course Innovation IPO Operations 
Harvard Business Review
MAY 30, 2013
The problem with the effort, of course, was that building both the necessary African infrastructure and the logistics network needed to transport the non-indigenous crops was going to be a very expensive proposition indeed. That has resulted in some misconceptions that can be counterproductive in the quest for innovation.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 27, 2017
Gimmy’s task was clear but highly demanding: to reimagine the way BMW innovates. To fill the void and build such a new BMW startup unit, Gimmy partnered with an experienced innovation manager from BMW, Matthias Meyer. Gregor and BMW faced a crucial question: “How can the BMW Group, as a company, co-innovate with startups?”
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Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 5, 2011
As Dick Morley — an MIT manufacturing innovator with deep experience in the auto industry — put it to us, "the trouble with big companies is that they take nice high-risk, high-return opportunities, then manage the risk out of them to the point that there's no return left." Certainly, that's a fair accusation.
Harvard Business Review
APRIL 10, 2013
I met Slovenian entrepreneur, Sandi Cesko, in 2007 when his Ljubljana -based multi-channel retail operation, Studio Moderna , had about $70 million in sales. For example, it is nearly impossible for scaling ventures in many countries, including Brazil and Denmark, to count on an IPO for a successful exit. Even better.
Harvard Business Review
JUNE 21, 2016
Founded in 1966, Norwegian quickly became an innovator in its field as the first company to offer round-trip cruises that nearly anybody could afford. In 2000, with more than $100 million in negative cash flow, the company agreed to be acquired by Star Cruises, a leading cruise operator in Asia. An innovator? Customer-focused?
Harvard Business Review
MARCH 7, 2017
But with the departures of a number of high-level HR leaders in late 2016, head of operations Ryan Graves largely took on the head HR role in addition to his other duties. Today Uber is no startup, with 11,000 employees, not including its drivers, and a 2017 market value at IPO that is estimated as $28–$70 billion.
Harvard Business Review
DECEMBER 9, 2010
This scene was what she'd envisioned when she quit her job as an occupational therapist five years before, to enroll in a health care management course and, later, business school. She didn't doubt the franchise owner's commitment to high-quality, holistic care; he was a star pupil in the most recent training course at headquarters.
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