HR Digest

AUGUST 24, 2023

For example, Sumitomo Chemical, a prominent Japanese company, has gradually raised its retirement age from 60 to 65 with full pay. To address the labor shortage, companies in Japan are implementing various strategies and initiatives. What can Japan do to solve its labor shortage?

Crisis 52

Crisis Chemicals Policies Trends 52

The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 2, 2020

Sectors such as chemicals, food and drink, and textiles were among the most enthusiastic shifters. “The Government and its trade-promoting agencies need to provide guidance on strategies for adapting to these new trade destinations. Tariff barriers. ”

Supply Chain 83

Supply Chain Hedge Credit Risk Bureaucracy 83

HR Digest

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Their work responsibilities include web design database development as well as designing a company’s IT approaches and strategies. It is a fast growing field and attracts a lot of entrepreneurs and innovators. They are basically designers and can specialise in civil, chemical, electrical, computer, and mechanical fields.

Human Resources 52

Human Resources Chemicals Software Engineering 52

The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 2, 2019

The organisation is typically done along the physical and chemical properties of the material that are most of interest to material scientists themselves. Research from Accenture Strategy provides a reminder of just how wide this potency spreads. Man and machine in the workplace.

Chemicals 59

Chemicals Proposal Team Emotional Intelligence 59

CO2

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

The idea is to engage both sides of the brain , to increase innovation. The answers to one-footed questions provide facts to engage, but fails to engage the person or apply innovations. How does your brain refuel for finer innovation? How could you benefit from the innovative power of laughter? Boring to boot!

Chemicals 79

Chemicals Innovation Learning-by-Doing Motivation 79

The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 13, 2022

For instance, chemical giant Dow has been focusing its efforts on environmentally friendly construction and industrial safety. If you’re an existing business, it’s not too late to turn things around, however, as Danish energy company Ørsted did when it rebranded from DONG when it focused on wind power and renewable energy.

Cooper 98

Cooper Long-term Politics Energy 98

Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Co-founder of Rose Park Advisors—Disruptive Innovation Fund. A leading thinker on strategy and breakthrough innovation. Top-rated Clinical Professor of Management and Strategy, Northwestern Kellogg School of Management. Aicha Evans – Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer at Intel Corporation.

Executive Coaching 70

Executive Coaching CEO Magazine Banking 70

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Corporate directors and executives alike recognize that today’s pace of change continues to accelerate and that firms need to innovate to stay ahead. But are boards doing enough to support innovation, as they should? We found that, overall, innovation does not rank as a top strategic challenge for the majority of boards.

Innovation 10

Innovation Short-term Telecommunications Long-term 10

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.

Innovation 8

Innovation Committee Charan Technology 8

Strategy Driven

JULY 10, 2013

StrategyDriven is proud to announce the launch of a risk management resource forum; providing innovative thought leadership and collaboration opportunities to help leaders effectively address their most pressing operational risks.

Risk Management 58

Risk Management Operations Resources Management 58

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

In 2008, Dr Reddy's acquired Chirotech, Dow Chemical's R&D unit, for $32 million, and in April 2011 relocated it to a new 33,000 sq. They have been tapping into the sophisticated technical and scientific talent available in Western economies as part of their strategy to access international markets and build global brands.

Globalization 9

Globalization Innovation Decentralization Chemicals 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 12, 2018

Jon Buchan, the director of London-based Charm Offensive, a creator of innovative cold emailing campaigns, applies Curry’s disruptive basketball strategy to business: “Find a gap,” Buchan writes. Innovate a product or service from within your position. “A chink in the armor. What is nobody else doing?

Career 15

Career Market Risk Chemicals Banking 15

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 17, 2018

Sarah Williamson is the CEO of FCLTGlobal (formerly Focusing Capital on the Long Term), an organization cofounded in 2016 by BlackRock, CPPIB, Dow Chemical, McKinsey, and Tata Sons to encourage a longer-term focus in business and investment decision making. Small Firms Are Not More Innovative.

Long-term 10

Long-term Innovation Technology Stage-Gate 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 10, 2018

From targeted online advertising to more precise recommendation engines, consumer markets are bursting with innovation around machine learning and advanced analytics. Starting from explosives and farming chemicals, these B2B companies have embedded their expertise in powerful software platforms to expand beyond the traditional products.

B2B 8

B2B Chemicals Venture Funding Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 11, 2011

Earlier this week I visited the Palo Alto headquarters of Better Place , the up-start e-mobility services company, to talk about their novel and risky strategy to put an electric car in every garage. Many of Dow chemical's products, such as its insulation and solar shingles , are energy intensive to make.

Supply Chain 14

Supply Chain Chemicals Energy System 14

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

To prevent that, the industry needs to stop putting Band-Aids on a major bleed-out, and instead make a decision to amputate through ruthless portfolio strategy. A final adaptation should be done through technological innovation, which is how Big Food really got its start. Frozen food and canning were gigantic industry breakthroughs.)

Industry 15

Industry Supply Chain Long-term Outsourcing 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

He advises some of the world’s biggest companies on environmental strategy. The theme of the big event was "Technology-led Transition and Innovation-driven Development," which sounds broad. Tens of thousands of people are gathering to explore green building materials, designs, and strategies. and the West for best practices.

NGO 14

NGO Chemicals Guidelines Telecommunications 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2017

The discussion with Michael Toffel and Rebecca Henderson of Harvard Business School, Tensie Whelan of NYU’s Stern School of Business, and Andrew Winston of Winston Eco-Strategies has been condensed and edited for clarity. The result will be innovation. HBR: Of the interviews, what jumped out at you? Andrew Liveris.

Project 8

Project Advice Henderson Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 4, 2015

I’ve been in contact with Heiny and her team at Target over the last year about the program she helped build to drive product innovation and more sales. The list of no-no ingredients is long — 1,600 chemicals tracked or regulated by NGOs and governments around the world. So why are sustainable products surging now?

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Chemicals Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Two articles didn't scream sustainability until you read them: " Chemical company paints rosy picture for the future ," which opens with the question, "How can a chemical company earn more money through eco-friendly products?" Tens of thousands of people are gathering to explore green building materials, designs, and strategies.

NGO 14

NGO Chemicals Energy Hotels 14

Harvard Business Review

MAY 6, 2015

Since I prepared that article, new developments have only strengthened the case for a 3-D future – and heightened the urgency for management teams to adjust their strategies. Continuous light interface production , or CLIP, uses chemical reactions to better control the transformation of liquids into solids.

Chemicals 8

Chemicals Technology Industry Film 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 17, 2016

In fact, 94% of the senior executives who responded to a recent global survey conducted by our firm, Strategy&, said that growth was a priority for their companies. Organizations, whether businesses or nonprofits, almost universally pursue growth. Thirty percent said that growth was more important than anything else.

Company 8

Company Engineering Apparel Survey 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 22, 2011

Miniature wells patterned onto the paper contain chemicals that react with samples of blood, urine, saliva, or sweat, which causes the paper to display a reading with a change of color. Startups can benefit from reverse innovation. Can readers think of other types of startups an emerging-market-first strategy might be applicable to?

Marketing 11

Marketing Chemicals Resistance Guidelines 11

Strategy Driven

MAY 4, 2019

Businesses in all industries must take note and must take action, and with these top innovations leading the way the future is indeed looking brighter. The Rise of Sustainable Innovation. Sustainable innovation has arisen for two main reasons: Public Awareness. Top Sustainable Innovations to Be Aware Of. Pineapple Fabric.

Innovation 51

Innovation Fashion Chemicals Environment 51

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2017

They will help us answer questions like: How does sustainability fit into a company’s strategy? Chairman & CEO, Dow Chemical. Founder, Winston Eco-Strategies. We’ve enlisted prominent thinkers and leading CEOs who understand that sustainable business practices are in a company’s long-term interests.

Project 8

Project Henderson Supply Chain Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 11, 2014

after chemicals). In much of the 20 th century, technological innovation produced products that had plenty of room for improvement, opening up opportunities for high-end disruption. Innovation Strategy' To produce radials, the U.S. Long story short, Michelin took over 50% of the entire tire U.S.

Disruptive Innovation 8

Disruptive Innovation Technology Industry Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 10, 2014

Other major industries, like computers, media, autos, chemicals, oil, and financial services are not far behind. Interest in “innovation,” on the other hand, has risen more strongly and continues unabated. Big mergers may help cut costs, but more nuanced strategies are needed to drive innovation.

Restructuring 8

Restructuring Trends Long-term Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Tor many people who want to solve pressing social and environmental problems, founding a social enterprise is the strategy of choice. 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.

Real Estate 8

Real Estate Constraint Entrepreneur Restructuring 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

We developed an analytic tool—the Pioneer-Migrator-Settler Map—to address precisely that challenge and, as we discuss in the new Blue Ocean Strategy, Expanded Edition , its beauty is that it can be applied dynamically over time to shift the trajectory of a company’s profitable growth prospects.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Blue Ocean Strategy Price 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Last week, I fielded an inquiry from a New York Times reporter asking if I would like to comment on the apparent change of heart (and strategy) underway at Uber. DuPont was forced to dissolve its patent-pooling arrangements with foreign chemical firms and disgorge its cross-holdings in GM stock, devastating both its top and bottom lines.

Reputation 8

Reputation Disruptive Innovation Letter Transportation 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2016

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. Managing risks therefore requires making investment decisions today for longer-term capacity building and developing adaptive strategies. Fostering innovation.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Price Loyalty Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Scenario planning is as essential for strategy formulation as it is for the design of next generation technologies and industries. Credit given for the development of novel/innovative metrics for performance assessment (for example, attendance figures as a "team economics" variable). Everybody eats.

Class 9

Class Education Supply Chain Sports 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 5, 2016

We partnered with the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology to do a sophisticated chemical analysis of drinking bowls excavated from the tomb of the king of Phrygia, in what today is central Turkey. Business experts look at what we did and say that Dogfish Head followed a blue ocean strategy.

Blue Ocean Strategy 8

Blue Ocean Strategy Library Chemicals Hotels 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

But innovating for sustainable development is actually quite close to the processes of “traditional” innovation. Unlike the case of the latter, where the benefits of innovation accrue mainly to the company, here the benefits are shared widely, potentially even with competitors.

Goal 8

Goal Supply Chain Development Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2015

McKinsey, for example, recently outlined the “new organizational capabilities” that chemical companies should develop to deal with frequent oil price shocks. They could work with their supply chain partners to innovate and improve the resilience of the whole chain.

Constraint 8

Constraint Supply Chain Resources Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

I talked with Rita McGrath, a professor at Columbia Business School, who together with Ian MacMillan, of the University of Pennsylvania’s business school, developed this classic methodology for planning innovation. McGrath recalls the painful experience of working with a big chemical company that wanted to diversify its business.

Planning 9

Planning Benchmarking Project Competitive Advantage 9