Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2016

How Digital Business Models Are Changing. Sasson himself told The New York Times that management’s response to his digital camera was “that’s cute – but don’t tell anyone about it.” Their failure is usually an inability to truly embrace the new business models the disruptive change opens up.

Technology 8

Technology Film Gilbert Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2017

We need tools to assess progress for external stakeholders, consumers, and managers. For example, [Andrew] Liveris talked about the focus Dow [Chemical] has on great chemistry and designing new sustainable product lines and being willing to cannibalize existing products. Andrew Liveris. It’s a start.

Project 8

Project Advice Henderson Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

I am a firm believer that companies need society’s permission to grow, and it would appear that Mr. Kalanick and the management team at Uber are coming to this realization as well. ” Mind you, this was well before Wal-Mart management rolled out its kinder, gentler vision (“Save money. Live better.”).

Reputation 8

Reputation Disruptive Innovation Letter Transportation 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 17, 2016

In everything it does, the company pays as much attention to its growth engine — its ability to manage innovation and launch consistently valuable products — as in any particular garment or device it sells. With all this in place, Starbucks can move with assurance to expand. How do we add value in ways that others do not?

Company 8

Company Engineering Apparel Survey 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 11, 2014

Almost none of their patents would be useful (the tire business was the second most research-intensive industry in the U.S after chemicals). How often have you seen a firm revolutionize an industry by creating a superior product using a new business model? To produce radials, the U.S. Not nearly so often.

Disruptive Innovation 8

Disruptive Innovation Technology Industry Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 3, 2016

A global consumer durable goods manufacturer’s industry is seeing business-model transformation, disruption, and a pronounced technological shift in its relationship with its customers. The company set up a stand-alone, centrally funded data and analytics business service unit. Data and analytics embedded in IT.

Operations 8

Operations Agility Chemicals Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2016

Automobile manufacturers, for example, create products that rely on metals, chemicals, oil, and gas, which are among the most energy- and water-intensive industries. Managing water and energy risks will benefit from a full view of their costs and value to the business.

Energy 8

Energy Price Telecommunications Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

In the First Mover Fellowship Program at the Aspen Institute Business & Society Program, we have a chance to work with exceptional social intrapreneurs in businesses around the world and to study the innovations they are piloting in their companies. Take James Inglesby at Unilever, for example.

Real Estate 8

Real Estate Constraint Entrepreneur Restructuring 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

The best analysis of the resource scarcity mega-trend came from asset manager Jeremy Grantham. In a similar vein, Dow Chemical launched a 5-year, $10 million partnership with The Nature Conservancy to "value nature" (so called "ecosystem services") as an input into their businesses. The total: 145 million euros.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Apparel P&L Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Chairman and CEO, the Dow Chemical Company , and Executive Chairman, DowDuPont. “Look at sustainability as part of your business model; don’t look at it as a side initiative.” Andrew Liveris. ” What are some things that have inspired you in this journey?

Project 8

Project Energy Policies Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2018

The business was her third baby: She’d launched it when the pups were a year old simply because she couldn’t find any high-quality shampoos for them on the market. Existing products had touted their cleaning power, but their ingredient lists were long and full of nasty-sounding chemicals that irritated the dogs’ skin.

Case Study 8

Case Study CEO Productivity Products 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2016

These require sophisticated, sustainability-based management. Yet executives are often reluctant to place sustainability core to their company’s business strategy in the mistaken belief that the costs outweigh the benefits. On the contrary, academic research and business experience point to quite the opposite.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Price Loyalty Efficiency 8