Harvard Business Review

JULY 28, 2016

Technology has emerged as a competitive weapon in driving operational excellence and superior service quality. Nothing has changed in most African banks in terms of structure, despite the avalanche of transformations in the market. Most still put marketing managers in nice cars to look for clients. Innovate ferociously.

Banking 8

Banking Industry Disintermediation Offshoring 8

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

I will onshore, offshore, outsource, insource, or execute whatever business strategy I implement without regard for diversity. link] Anna Smith “Let the attacks begin” – The number one source for innovation/change is pissed-off people (Tom Peters). Compete on your merits not why your lack thereof should be overlooked.

Diversity 350

Diversity Blog Leadership Learning-by-Doing 350

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 16, 2012

To enhance financial flexibility, companies have been retaining unprecedented amounts of cash on their balance sheets, calling it "strategic" cash to distinguish it from the "operating" cash that is needed to run the business. Barring a tax holiday, this cash is effectively "trapped" offshore. Facilitate Acquisitions.

Company 13

Company Cost of Capital Finance Long-term 13

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2012

On one hand, regardless of current economic concerns, emerging markets are where long-term growth opportunities lie. On the other, the crisis in the euro zone has forced banks to rethink their investments in numerous markets, if not retreat from them altogether. Emerging market players. Filling the Gap.

Banking 8

Banking Globalization Offshoring Maturity 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

However, in recent years a parallel explosion of digital tools and services has taken place in the manufacturing realm as well, drawing in computer-assisted design and 3D printing equipment to open-source operating systems, the cloud, and the Internet of Things (IoT). Other contractors have also begun to engage, seeing real market value.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Contract Manufacturing Incubator Venture Capitalist 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 27, 2015

We see ourselves as risk-takers and innovators. In an economy where traditional manufacturing jobs have gone offshore, and globalization and technology have put pressure on U.S. The Playbook is a policy menu, based around three core needs of small businesses: access to capital; people and skills; and innovation ecosystems.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Policies Banking Innovation 8

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2010

There was a lot more common thinking than critical, innovative thinking. Following are a few of the thoughts David shared in closing out Day 1: Start-ups begin here, but are scaling offshore. Out of all the speakers on today’s agenda David is the one I’d be most interested in having dinner with. I Think Not.

Blog 360

Blog Brand Media Influence 360

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

In emerging markets, billions of people have moved out of extreme poverty. Meanwhile, business was free to focus on generating growth, productivity, innovation, and, ultimately, societal wealth. For all of the uncertainty and anxiety in headlines today, the world is a much better place than it has ever been.

Globalization 8

Globalization Supply Chain Human Capital Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2018

From automotive to semiconductors to pharma to clean energy , America’s innovation centers have shifted east, offering growing evidence that the U.S. It’s a lesson for countries around the world: Once manufacturing bids farewell, engineering and production know-how depart as well, and innovation activities eventually follow.

Innovation 9

Innovation Offshoring Engineering Automotive 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

The article shocked the sensibilities of many who worried about rising corporate power in the world, but for many executives struggling to chart courses through the chaos of newly globalized and deregulated markets, it offered an irresistible clarity: one need only focus on owners’ interests. But it’s not good at innovation.

Supply Chain 10

Supply Chain Bureaucracy Short-term Agility 10

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 11, 2015

The EU has spent twenty years trying to create the kind of market conditions needed for explosive growth seen elsewhere in the digital economy. VCs provide the funds that fuel every significant innovation in the region and beyond. Private investors, unlike government funders, operate at lightning speed. And quickly.

Policies 8

Policies Offshoring Engineering Incubator 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

To do this, Royal Caribbean thought about every aspect of the ship and its operations from a guest's perspective. They used smart cards to turn the process of offshore excursions into one as simple as walking into an office building. They think about how it will combine to create new capability rather than replace old operations.

IT Strategy 8

IT Strategy Strategy Class Offshoring 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

First, we’ve seen dramatic improvements in flexible automated fabrication, exemplified by innovations like Tesla Motors’ robot-heavy car factories and Nike’s revolutionary Flyknit process. The young company only produces one vehicle at the moment, the Model S, but in a way that defies traditional inventory-based manufacturing.

Offshoring 8

Offshoring Productivity Products Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 11, 2016

“Dislocations in labor markets, with old industries and jobs disappearing.” We’ve already seen knowledge work such as accounting and legal services being shipped offshore to cheaper employees. ” Have the operations of governments changed fundamentally in the past two decades?

Open-book 8

Open-book Technology Offshoring Politics 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Nine big brands with operations in Ohio publicly pressed the state to reinstate energy efficiency and renewable energy portfolio standards. finally got into offshore wind near Rhode Island. For some, it’s about the commercial opportunity to appeal to a new or growing market of rights-focused consumers. days of innovation).

Energy 8

Energy Banking Chemicals Globalization 8