QAspire

AUGUST 22, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Innovation, Quality & Entrepreneurship at Akshaya Patra Akshaya Patra Foundation in India is a shining example of how social entrepreneurship combined with power of innovation can make a HUGE difference. Akshaya Patra is an Indian NGO that provides mid day meals to about 1.2

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Quality Innovation NGO Supply Chain 156

Mills Scofield

APRIL 15, 2013

We’ve built our entire supply chain from the ground up and are the first to introduce guayusa to international markets. B-Corp Brown University Culture Entrepreneurship Innovation Runa Social Entrepreneurship Strategy Virtues-Values'

Talent Management 167

Talent Management Management Supply Chain NGO 167

Harvard Business Review

MAY 21, 2013

The true solution, we think, lies in understanding the changed nature of modern supply chains and identifying new business models better suited for managing them. The need to improve supply chain compliance does not come from moral arguments alone; the business consequences are also increasingly unescapable.

Business Model 8

Business Model Supply Chain Compliance Disaggregation 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

These ranges were wide due to the relative size of the different players in the supply chain (for example, a company that has higher revenues will realize greater benefits than a smaller firm). These and other benefits translate into better cost management, agricultural innovation, and increased land productivity and quality.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Net Present Value Retail Cost of Capital 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

One large company, Dow, is now tackling this issue, working with the environmental NGO The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to try and make the business logic clearer. Business continuity: All companies depend on natural services, such as water, either directly or in their supply chains. See 15 cool biomimicry stories.).

Supply Chain 14

Supply Chain NGO Short-term Competitive Advantage 14

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2017

McManus’s reframing of leadership — the leader as the sidekick, the intern as the superhero — embodies three powerful principles that enable innovation and discovery. To recognize how innovative this approach is, just imagine telling your intern or most junior employee that come Monday, you are their intern.

Supply Chain 11

Supply Chain NGO CTO Learning-by-Doing 11

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2017

But I think the interesting part comes when they start to see it as an opportunity for innovations that are financially beneficial as well as socially beneficial. HBR: The idea of partnering with NGOs came up in many of the interviews. The result will be innovation. How can these relationships be most fruitful?

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Project Advice Henderson Short-term 8