Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2011

The first decade of the 21st century brought about an incredible amount of technological advances — Facebook, Twitter, Android, iPod/iTunes/iPhone/iPad, and many other innovations transformed how we communicate, work, and live. But it is often the processes that helped create and manage these technologies that prove most enduring.

Innovation 15

Innovation Supply Chain Management Six Sigma 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Increases in retail translate into the creation of new jobs all along the huge supply chain that brings products to store shelves. trillion to the GDP, or about one-fifth of the nation's total gross domestic product. Public policy must protect consumer privacy without hindering technological innovation.

Retail 11

Retail Policies Supply Chain Health Care 11

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2011

With events like those that have changed the power dynamics throughout the Arab world, or the tsunami in Japan that disrupted many global supply chains, it's easy to think that the world is becoming ever more connected and interdependent. So far, 2011 has been a remarkable year. But I prefer to think of it as globaloney.

Globalization 14

Globalization Supply Chain GDP Audience 14

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2011

Daniel Yergin's typically sunny outlook on oil in his recent Wall Street Journal piece, " There Will Be Oil ," suggested that technology and new energy discoveries would avert any of the economic disasters portended by peak oil. We have ample historical evidence that when petroleum expenditures reach 5% of GDP, recession typically follows.

Price 9

Price GDP Supply Chain Maturity 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 16, 2014

Four years ago, GE initiated a strategy to compete more effectively in Africa, one of the fastest growing regions in the world in terms of GDP. CEO Ginni Rometty took the top job in 2012, and identified Africa as a locus of technological growth early in her tenure. General Electric is a good example. It’s neither.

Globalization 8

Globalization Development Supply Chain Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 1, 2015

has committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 26% (to 28% below its 2005 level) by 2025, the EU will cut emissions 40% by 2030 compared to 1990, and China will hit peak emissions by 2030 (or earlier), lower its emissions per unit of GDP by 65%, and increase use of renewables to 20% of energy consumption. For example, the U.S.

Conference 8

Conference Supply Chain Commitment Energy 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2012

GDP while undertaking 40.9% And, through linkages including supply chains (in 2009 multinationals purchased about $7 trillion in intermediate inputs from companies in America), multinationals enhance the performance of companies throughout the U.S. In 2009, they accounted for 24.4% private-sector jobs and produced 28.7%

Globalization 9

Globalization Rivkin Supply Chain Trends 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

they account for 50% of employment and 45% of GDP. Traditionally risk management focused on minimizing risk and, in corporations, operated in silos – HR protected personnel, operations managed supply disruptions, IT planned for technology risks, etc. In the U.S., Make public policy proactive, not reactive. In the U.S.,

Insurance 8

Insurance Risk Management Finance Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Supply chain transactions, real estate deals, and even weddings and funerals have been frozen. Indeed, since the chaos erupted, the prime minister has tweeted : “Time has come for everyone, particularly my young friends, to embrace e-banking, mobile banking & more such technology.” Related Video.

Banking 8

Banking Cost Policies Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Theories and practices of management often spring from the opportunities created by new technologies. Client-server technology begat enterprise resource planning systems, and the consequent system-wide visibility that was required for what we call business process management (BPM). How organizations are changing.

Management 12

Management Software BPM Technology 12

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2013

PwC’s annual Low Carbon Economy Index report concluded that we must lower global carbon intensity (the amount of carbon produced for every dollar of GDP) by 6% per year until 2100, a percentage point lower than last year’s report recommended. So what’s really new this year? Let’s dive in. The Big Picture. And to be fair, while U.S.

Supply Chain 10

Supply Chain McKinsey Apparel Energy 10

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

economy as a whole, rather than the narrow, specific slices of technology or communication, the first decade of the 21st century did not generate expected growth in jobs, revenues, profits, or stock prices. The business press puts a tremendous focus on technology and innovation, but what it doesn't do is put it into context.

Innovation 12

Innovation Supply Chain Offshoring Policies 12

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services predicts that without major change, it will account for more than 20% of GDP by 2021, up from 5.2% As they note, Cleveland Clinic is one of two medical centers worldwide that has implemented all six, beginning with integrated practice units, which we call “institutes.” percent in 1960.

Health Care 9

Health Care Supply Chain Cost Quality 9

Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2018

The SOEs produce 33% of China’s GDP and account for 20% of its jobs; the central government controls one-third of the SOEs. The goal for 2035 is “enter the front ranks of second tier manufacturing powers,” and the target for 2045 is to “enter the first tier with world leading technology and industrial systems.”

GDP 8

GDP Policies Supply Chain Cooper 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Simply put, business is the 800-pound gorilla where this issue is concerned: 80% of global trade is orchestrated by supply chains of multinational firms. The private sector has a huge role to play in alleviating anger about globalization. What role globalization has played in all this is a matter for debate. economy on globalization.

Globalization 8

Globalization Education Policies Survey 8