All articles by William J. Holstein

Lenovo Goes Global
China’s most recognizable brand has plans to overtake Apple and Samsung.
August 8, 2014 by William J. Holstein
The Gorilla of Agile Business Innovation
Corning Glass Chief Technology Officer David Morse explains how the company—through speed and customer focus in research, development, and engineering—has built a multibillion-dollar enterprise.
May 6, 2013 by William J. Holstein
Hyundai’s Capabilities Play
The Korean automaker’s explosive growth in the last few years — achieved through better quality, stylish design, and clever marketing — has made it a dynamic player in the U.S. auto industry.
February 26, 2013 by William J. Holstein
The Multipolar MBA
To Rakesh Khurana, a Harvard Business School professor known for his histories of management knowledge, business schools are facing a crisis of global irrelevance.
January 21, 2013 by William J. Holstein
How Coca-Cola Manages 90 Emerging Markets
The world’s largest beverage company has delegated major decision making to individual markets, but it maintains its global brand strategy through collaborative practices.
November 7, 2011 by William J. Holstein
Hotbeds of Innovation
U.S. multinationals are looking to small companies and startups for the next big ideas.
January 24, 2011 by William J. Holstein
Five Gates to Innovation
Corning Inc.’s process for developing inventive products actually works, a claim that few companies can make.
March 1, 2010 by William J. Holstein
The Case for Backshoring
Which manufacturing operations should return to the United States?
January 25, 2010 by William J. Holstein
A School for Displaced Workers
With industries contracting and jobless rates among manufacturing workers skyrocketing, community colleges have become the new home of retraining programs.
December 15, 2009 by William J. Holstein
What a Declining Business Media Means to CEOs
As cost cutting narrows the field of business journalism, it has become more difficult to put out a corporate story — or take one in.
September 28, 2009 by William J. Holstein
Does Health Care Have an Electronic Future?
The Obama administration’s focus on digital patient records to minimize medical errors and improve efficiency has promise, but will face significant obstacles.
August 18, 2009 by William J. Holstein
Can the U.S. Learn to Love Renewables?
The CEO of Applied Materials offers a road map for the adoption of solar energy technologies in the United States.
June 16, 2009 by William J. Holstein
China’s Multinational Quandary
Lenovo’s ill-fated ambitions reveal the difficulties China faces in developing and managing innovative global corporations.
May 26, 2009 by William J. Holstein
For Indian Companies, It’s Globalization as Usual
Nirmalya Kumar, a professor of marketing at the London Business School, argues in a new book that although the world economic crisis may have taken the bite out of some Indian companies, most will adapt and emerge globally.
May 5, 2009 by William J. Holstein
Convincing Consumers to Spend Again
In a brutal sales environment, retailers and manufacturers, led by the auto industry, are finding that smarter marketing — not better products — may be the best way to a customer’s heart.
April 7, 2009 by William J. Holstein
Here Come the Sogo Shosha
Japan’s little-known trading companies are buying startup technology businesses in the U.S., hoping to catch the next wave of American economic growth.
March 10, 2009 by William J. Holstein
The Future Is Lithium
The advent of environmentally friendly automobiles is jump-starting a global battle over battery technology.
February 3, 2009 by William J. Holstein
It’s Getting Diverse at the Top
To take advantage of market growth in developing countries, U.S. multinationals are turning to non-Americans to head their operations.
January 6, 2009 by William J. Holstein
China’s Long Road to Innovation
Beijing is mandating an increase in home-grown R&D, but Chinese companies face long odds in meeting international standards of innovation.
November 18, 2008 by William J. Holstein
The Decline of the Expat Executive
Peter Felix, president of the Association of Executive Search Consultants, discusses the new effort by multinationals to hire local executives in foreign locales.
July 29, 2008 by William J. Holstein
Sidestepping Disaster
Extending supply chains to low-cost nations may make economic sense, but disruptions from natural catastrophes can drown the gains.
July 22, 2008 by William J. Holstein
Indian Outsourcers Go Global
Facing mounting competitive pressure, India’s biggest firms are reshaping themselves as multinationals.
June 24, 2008 by William J. Holstein
Six Keys to a Winning Manufacturing Strategy
How John Deere bucked industrial trends to become an international growth star.
May 28, 2008 by William J. Holstein
Winning the PR Wars
CEOs must learn to manage the media if they want to influence how their stories are told.
April 29, 2008 by William J. Holstein
The Truth about Exports
The numbers may be rosy, but the U.S. export initiative is still hobbled.
April 15, 2008 by William J. Holstein
Reining In the Overpaid (and Underperforming) Chief Executive
Corporate governance expert Nell Minow explains the relationship between outlandish severance packages and the risky financial instruments linked to subprime mortgages.
February 19, 2008 by William J. Holstein
A Sustainable Position
The role of the newest member of the C-suite: the chief sustainability officer.
November 28, 2007 by William J. Holstein
Protecting the Company Jewels in an Unprotected Country
As governments wrestle over safeguarding intellectual property rights in China with no solution in sight, more and more companies are taking the problem into their own hands.
July 3, 2007 by William J. Holstein

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