Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

By year’s end, the seven biggest emerging markets were larger than the G7 , in purchasing power parity terms. Far from Silicon Valley, Shanghai, or Singapore, a German company, Rocket Internet, has been busy launching e-commerce start-ups across a wide range of emerging and frontier markets.

Constraint 8

Constraint Marketing Innovation Uncertainty 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 29, 2014

Break up a strategic function in response to underperformance in the wake of severe market disruptions? What would the capital markets look like today if a similar tack had been taken when the CFO role was ripe for transformation? Now compare that to the context and condition of today’s CHRO role.

CFO 10

CFO Charan Intangible Assets Human Resources 10

Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2016

Today, the term increasingly serves as a corporate bogeyman that warns executives of the need to stand up and respond when disruptive developments encroach on their market. The company filed for bankruptcy protection in 2012, exited legacy businesses and sold off its patents before re-emerging as a sharply smaller company in 2013.

Technology 8

Technology Film Gilbert Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Today’s executives are dealing with a complex and unprecedented brew of social, environmental, market, and technological trends. This can disrupt a firm’s ability to operate on schedule and budget. “Stranded assets” are investments that become obsolete due to regulatory, environmental, or market constraints.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Price Loyalty Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

While India remains a formidably challenging market, there are at least three reasons why global firms cannot overlook India without consequences. India has added new customers at the fastest rate for Amazon in its history of operations across the world, including the U.S. In two short years, Kwid gained 15% of the market.

Globalization 8

Globalization CAGR Class Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 12, 2017

Digital players wield outsize market power. With products that rely on network effects, these players enjoy economies of scale and dominant market share. Digital markets are uneven. Politics, regulations, and levels of economic development play a major role in shaping the digital industry and its market attractiveness.

Innovation 8

Innovation Policies Technology Politics 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

At the same time, we will localize production in big end-use markets like Saudi Arabia. Both in terms of operations and organization, this is certainly responsive to a more protectionist environment. Going forward, we will localize… We will produce for the U.S. in the U.S., but our exports may decline. Perhaps U.S.

Globalization 8

Globalization Education Policies Survey 8