- For consumer durables, environmental sustainability starts with discarding conventional wisdom.
Data Points: Manufacturing’s Economic Footprint
November 23, 2010The Good, the Bad, and the Trustworthy
November 23, 2010 by Paul A. Argenti, James Lytton-Hitchins, and Richard VerityEven successful public relations is no longer enough to protect a company’s reputation.The Global Innovation 1000: How the Top Innovators Keep Winning
November 3, 2010 by Barry Jaruzelski and Kevin DehoffBooz & Company’s annual study of the world’s biggest R&D spenders shows why highly innovative companies are able to consistently outperform. Their secret? They’re good at the right things, not at everything.The Thought Leader Interview: Vineet Nayar
October 18, 2010 by Art Kleiner and Vikas SehgalThe CEO of HCL Technologies describes how he focused his company on growth by engaging staff in unprecedented ways.Job Losses during the Recession
October 15, 2010The recent economic crisis and subsequent rise in unemployment hit male workers particularly hard.The Shaping of New Product Features
October 8, 2010A study of the digital camera market in its nascent stage finds that firms look to prior experience when developing features that will appeal to customers unfamiliar with a new product.The Thought Leader Interview: Lawrence Burns
August 24, 2010 by Scott Corwin and Rob NortonGM’s former head of R&D has a bold vision of how the automobile will evolve in the cities of the 21st century.Reinventing the City to Combat Climate Change
August 24, 2010 by Nick Pennell, Sartaz Ahmed, and Stefan HenningssonHow the world’s cities develop their infrastructure over the next 30 years will determine the future path of global warming.Navigating Turmoil in the Global Technology-services Sector
August 9, 2010 by Vikas Sehgal and Ann GrahamFor Girish Paranjpe, co-CEO of India’s Wipro Technologies, the best response to economic crisis was reinvestment: in people, green technology, and expansion.Herman Miller’s Design for Growth
May 25, 2010 by Bill BirchardThe office-furniture design leader is betting on innovation as it continues to push the envelope of management practice.The Importance of Frugal Engineering
May 25, 2010 by Vikas Sehgal, Kevin Dehoff, and Ganesh PanneerProviding new goods and services to “bottom of the pyramid” customers requires a radical rethinking of product development.Coping with Commoditization
April 19, 2010 by David K. HurstA review of Beating the Commodity Trap, by Richard A. D’Aveni.Six Industries in Search of Survival
March 8, 2010 by Karen HenrieDespite improvements in the global economy, chemicals, retail banking, consumer packaged goods, engineered products and services, oil and gas, and technology still need to transform.Five Gates to Innovation
March 1, 2010 by William J. HolsteinCorning Inc.’s process for developing inventive products actually works, a claim that few companies can make.Don’t Ignore the Transparency Imperative
February 26, 2010Nell Minow, coauthor of Corporate Governance, introduces a lesson in corporate transparency from The Responsibility Revolution: How the Next Generation of Businesses Will Win, by Jeffrey Hollender and Bill Breen.The China Challenge
February 23, 2010 by Edward TseFor global companies, ignoring China is not an option. But they must adapt their strategies to the country’s changing markets, increased competition, and shifting government priorities.Virtuous Connections
February 23, 2010 by Richard Verity and Chris McNallyA fine-tuned supply chain is more than the sum of its parts. Ideally, each link improves the next.The New Golden Age
February 23, 2010 by Mark StahlmanThe history of investment and technology suggests that economic recovery is closer than you think, with a new silicon-based global elite at the helm.The Supply Chain Is Flat
February 3, 2010 by Sheridan PrassoWilliam Fung, the head of an old and very large Hong Kong trading company, on making and selling products in a vastly altered global landscape.The Case for Backshoring
January 25, 2010 by William J. HolsteinWhich manufacturing operations should return to the United States?Green Is a Strategy
December 21, 2009 by Rich Kauffeld, Abhishek Malhotra, and Susan HigginsFive steps to “differentiated” sustainability for a full embrace of environmentalism.A School for Displaced Workers
December 15, 2009 by William J. HolsteinWith industries contracting and jobless rates among manufacturing workers skyrocketing, community colleges have become the new home of retraining programs.Staying on Your Toes
November 24, 2009 by Matt PalmquistCompanies should deliberately disrupt the normal flow of work at multiple levels, because it can lead to breakthroughs for the organization.An Essential Step for Corporate Strategy
November 24, 2009 by Tim LaseterThough often missing, a formal operations strategy can guide the crucial decisions that build competitive advantage.
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