Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

billion impressions on Twitter and Instagram and was the top trending topic in the U.S. First, the global goals campaign represents a significant new opportunity for companies that view emerging and frontier markets as their source of long-term growth. during the assembly. The case is clear. of the time.

Goal 8

Goal Supply Chain Development Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

As Carlos Tavares, chair of PSA Peugeot Citroën, explained to me, “Unit sales will remain important, but this shouldn’t be our driver… To be ready, we must experiment and learn as markets change.” They start in other markets, with other customers, or with stealth incursions into the edges of your market.

Metrics 8

Metrics Business Model Retail Automotive 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. “Stranded assets” are investments that become obsolete due to regulatory, environmental, or market constraints. Fostering innovation. billion in mining projects since 2010.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Price Loyalty Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2015

Consider three critical mega-trends: resource constraints and rising commodity prices; climate change and extreme weather; and radical, technology-driven transparency. McKinsey, for example, recently outlined the “new organizational capabilities” that chemical companies should develop to deal with frequent oil price shocks.

Constraint 8

Constraint Supply Chain Resources Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 28, 2014

At the hoary age of 128, it had already beat the odds twice over when it lost its place to chemical maker LyondellBasell at close of trading this year on September 4 th. As the two markets homogenized into a general mass American market, focused mail-order retailers like Sears and Montgomery Ward saw sales and profits drop.

Retail 8

Retail Quinn Real Estate Apparel 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

So, rather than take up valuable list real estate with these perennial favorites and big-picture drivers, I'll quickly list them in one big bucket of mega-trends: The rise of the consumer around the world, related to. Here's the rest of my top 10 stories, with callouts for companies and examples that typify the trend.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Apparel P&L Long-term 15

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. The clean tech markets keep growing fast: three of the world’s biggest economies — the U.S.,

Supply Chain 9

Supply Chain McKinsey Apparel Energy 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 5, 2013

Tech experts' sage predictions had convinced me that the Mac would never make a dent in the PC market. While there's much chatter in the management world about the need to be adaptable, only a few creative companies and innovative managers have probed the natural world for its adaptability secrets.

Decentralization 8

Decentralization Real Estate Brand Uncertainty 8

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. This in turn has given rise to innovative cross-organizational collaboration in learning of a variety of forms.

Agility 8

Agility Development Workshop Incubator 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 20, 2017

unilaterally pulls out of the Iran nuclear deal), building contingency plans, and diversifying their portfolio of markets. In the process, the firm is gaining valuable access to millions of new consumers and securing market share. Many companies are assessing their exposure to specific policy decisions (e.g., if the U.S.

Depreciation 8

Depreciation Contingency Plans Policies Marketing 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. For some, it’s about the commercial opportunity to appeal to a new or growing market of rights-focused consumers.

Energy 8

Energy Banking Chemicals Globalization 8