Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2013

In the early 2000s, as part of a huge offshoring trend in the business economy, GE shifted manufacturing to suppliers such as Samsung and LG. To further shift the culture, Dirk Bowman made a commitment that nobody would lose his or her job due to Lean, but that everybody''s job would change every day.

Insourcing 8

Insourcing Operations Offshoring Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 12, 2018

Both have intransigently masculine cultures but have been committed to increasing their numbers of women engineers. PET supplies fuel, energy, lubricants, and petrochemicals, while TTD is one of the world’s leading suppliers of gas and diesel engines. PET’s engineering workforce was about 12% women, and TTD’s was about 9%.

Engineering 10

Engineering Management Offshoring Learning-by-Doing 10

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Following are a few of the thoughts David shared in closing out Day 1: Start-ups begin here, but are scaling offshore. This sharing speaks much of your generosity and commitment to raising the bar in leadership that our world truly deserves. Looking to hire great leaders – hire one of our veterans. More power!

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Blog Brand Media Influence 315

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

The agenda goes far beyond political activism; it attacks root causes by committing to sustaining an inclusive model of economic growth. To achieve those ends, we propose that business leaders support a new agenda, comprising seven areas of opportunity.

Globalization 8

Globalization Supply Chain Human Capital Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2014

Faced with rapid evolution in their industry, the executive team of a large energy company had decided to transform their solid but complacent organization into a high-tech, sustainability-oriented firm, a key element of which was the completion of a multibillion dollar offshore energy project.

360-Degree Feedback 10

360-Degree Feedback Offshoring Construction Execution 10

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Look no further than the recent protests against the completion of the Keystone and the Dakota Access pipelines , or the opposition that stopped the development of the Cape Wind Associates’ offshore wind farm in Nantucket Sound. Conflicts like these with local communities are not only divisive, they are expensive.

Company 9

Company Supply Chain Real Estate Stakeholder Analysis 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

As “better, cheaper, faster, smaller, more convenient, and more personalized” became the new norm, the ability to innovate with committed employees and agile processes became critical. Customers, who had access to reliable information about the available choices and a capacity to interact with other customers, were suddenly in charge.

Supply Chain 13

Supply Chain Bureaucracy Short-term Agility 13

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

And even if they themselves were engineered to be simpatico, it is hard to imagine that radical increases in the offshoring of labor services would be viewed as a successful and therefore sustainable outcome in an era of so much concern about jobs. (Of But purely telematic interactions do sound a bit cold. “What, me worry?

Globalization 8

Globalization Offshoring Tacit Knowledge Intangible Assets 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Its growth has accelerated in recent years as China has embraced automation as way to offset rising wages that could make it less competitive as an offshoring center. Tim Cook, chief executive of Apple, a company so committed to manufacturing in China that it labels many of its products, “Designed in California.

Chief Financial Officer 8

Chief Financial Officer NGO Technology Offshoring 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 22, 2014

Bill George: There has been a lot of ill will over that and I think companies are going to have to step up and show their commitment to invest in the United States. There’s $140 to $160 billion of offshore cash, $100 billion of it is in Ireland. Corporations have to be more sensitive to this issue than I think they’ve been.

Globalization 8

Globalization CEO System Offshoring 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Every country committed to action in the form of the Paris Agreement. finally got into offshore wind near Rhode Island. As prices dropped, companies noticed, and corporate purchases and commitments to clean energy grew. A growing number of companies signed the RE100 commitment to go for 100%. Then came 2016.

Energy 8

Energy Banking Chemicals Globalization 8