Using technology to rewire a food business
Roberto Martínez, CEO of PepsiCo Foods Mexico, is capitalizing on digital tools to better understand the needs of new consumers. And he’s not forgetting about the power of empathy.
Business could steer India and the world out of troubled waters
Amid alarming scarcity, some companies are going beyond incremental improvements to change how water is used and managed.November 25, 2019 by Deepali SrivastavaThe fourth industrial revolution in agriculture
For agribusinesses, implementing new technologies requires focusing on four critical capabilities.October 10, 2019 by Sebastiaan Nijhuis and Iris HerrmannThe sum is greater than the auto parts
Linamar is evolving from an automotive supplier into fields such as agricultural equipment and infrastructure. As CEO Linda Hasenfratz tells us, it’s all part of the 100-year plan.March 6, 2019 by Daniel GrossRelated tags: agriculture, auto industry, global trade, Inside the Mind of the CEO, leadership, transformationWhy you should hope your next tomato’s grown indoors by robots
The future of agriculture could be small farms, closer to consumers, that use technology to grow food more efficiently.June 28, 2018 by Kevin ManeyRelated tags: agriculture, artificial intelligence, carbon, green technology, startups, sustainability, technologyInnovation from farm to table
Investment in agricultural R&D is essential to feeding the world’s growing population.June 15, 2017 by Barry Jaruzelski, Volker Staack, and Tom JohnsonRelated tags: agriculture, data analytics, drones, emerging markets, innovation, public sector, research and development, sustainabilityImperfect Job Market Forces Unenviable Choices
As a tightening in farm labor shows, employers must choose from a handful of undesirable options to stay in business.March 23, 2017 by Daniel GrossThe imperfect job market
The persistence of shortages in a range of industries indicates the market is far from efficient.February 7, 2017 by Daniel GrossSoftware-as-a-Catalyst
The world’s largest innovators are shifting the focus of their R&D investments from products to programming. See also “How Non-Tech Companies Are Joining the Software Revolution — in Pictures."October 25, 2016 by Barry Jaruzelski, Volker Staack, and Aritomo ShinozakiRelated tags: agriculture, automakers, capabilities, digitization, global innovation 1000, innovation, manufacturing, research, technologyU.S. farms still feed the world, but farm jobs dwindle
Like manufacturing, American agriculture has near-record output, but employs far fewer people than it did decades ago.August 2, 2016 by Daniel GrossAmerican Ends with “I Can”!
A collective intellectual effort offers self-help for a nation struggling to adapt to a new global climate.August 26, 2015 by Lydia DePillisA Generic View of “Business” Has No Place in Public Policy
The gulf between the interests of small entrepreneurs and global corporations is enormous.November 13, 2013 by James O'TooleAn Index to the Best Thinking in Business
Welcome to strategy+business’s new blog.June 11, 2013 by Art KleinerRelated tags: agriculture, strategyCan China’s Growth Continue?
In addition to productivity and tech improvements, systemic changes will be necessary if growth is to be sustained in China.April 26, 2013Algae at a Pump Near You?
Physicist William Cooke discusses the potential for algal biofuels to become the next big alternative energy source.April 22, 2013 by Theodore KinniManaging in a Multipolar World
Why global companies need to rethink their operating models.August 28, 2012 by Paolo Pigorini, Ashok Divakaran, and Ariel FleichmanDemographics Are Not Destiny
Even as the world’s population reaches 7 billion, the rate of growth is slowing and workforces are aging. Companies and countries can prosper by preparing for the changes to come.October 31, 2011 by Richard Shediac, Chadi N. Moujaes, and Mazen Ramsay NajjarA Long-Wave Theory on Today’s Digital Revolution
Historian Elin Whitney-Smith looks at previous periods of disruption to understand what companies (and people) are going through today.May 16, 2011 by Art KleinerHow Lucky Do You Feel?
Gregory Unruh, author of Earth, Inc.: Using Nature’s Rules to Build Sustainable Profits, introduces a passage about the price of critical resources from The Price of Everything: Solving the Mystery of Why We Pay What We Do, by Eduardo Porter.April 29, 2011The Third Billion
As growing numbers of women enter the economic mainstream, they will have a profound effect on global business.May 10, 2010 by DeAnne Aguirre and Karim SabbaghA “Hands-on” Approach to Surviving the Recession
Noble Group CEO Richard Elman discusses risk, opportunity, and his growth strategy for the commodities business.June 23, 2009 by Art Kleiner and Laura W. GellerHandicapping the Energy Shift
Six myths that affect the move away from the carbon-intensive fuels and technologies of the past.November 25, 2008 by Eric Spiegel and Neil McArthurSix Keys to a Winning Manufacturing Strategy
How John Deere bucked industrial trends to become an international growth star.May 28, 2008 by William J. HolsteinA Clear Look at Biofuels
Myths abound regarding the pros and cons of biofuels. Here is a scorecard to separate truth from fiction.April 22, 2008 by Bill Jackson, Eric Spiegel, and Leslie H. MoellerA Challenge for India
N.R. Narayana Murthy, chief mentor and cofounder of Infosys Technologies, sees a bright future for developing countries — if they can use their success to address the problems of poverty.January 29, 2008 by Sheridan Prasso
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