Turbulent times and golden opportunities
For those feeling storm-tossed by today’s
economy, Don Sull believes there’s much to learn
from Carnival Cruise Lines, a company that
discovered that turbulence often has an upside.
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The Sloan legacy
"General Motors' legacy as an automotive juggernaut may be in doubt; but there is no question that one of GM's early leaders, Alfred P. Sloan, has left an enduring mark on management science - and London Business School.
From Edison to Immelt: the GE way
General Electric is one of the great corporations of our times. While others fall by the wayside, it has forged a uniquely strong corporate trajectory over more than a century. But what makes the giant tick?
Management Ideology: The Last Bastion of American Hegemony
Here is a tricky question: How many living management gurus can you name who did not learn their trade in North America? I have asked many colleagues this question, and it’s pretty hard to come up with a good list. For example, consider the individuals in last year’s “Thinkers 50” ranking list. Most of the obvious non-American names such as Mohammed Yunus, Ratan Tata, and Manfred Kets de Vries actually studied in the US, so they don’t count. By my reckoning, there are only seven who make the cut: Richard Branson (Virgin), Kris Gopalakrishnan (Infosys), Kjell Nordstrom and Jonas Ridderstrale (Stockholm School of Economics), Lynda Gratton, Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones (London Business School). Does this matter? I think it does.
Positioning for the future
The next two years is a make or break period for companies, and the way business leaders respond will determine winners and losers for the next decade. Deloitte’s UK Chief Executive and Global Chairman, John Connolly, explains how.
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Redshift: A radical change in the fabric of computing
Some companies are boosting their computing power to massive scales. Should your company? That depends on whether your company’s needs are blueshifting or redshifting.
Infosys: Computing the power of people
Infosys, an IT services and consulting company, is a leader in management innovation in India. Julian Birkinshaw says its unique human resource practices are major reasons for its success.
Risky business
The world economy and its major financial institutions have been tested by the instability rooted in sub-prime housing loans. It’s a crisis, but Davide Sola and Paul Stonham believe that things can turn for the better if securitization is better managed.
ZOPA: Web 2.0 meets retail banking
If you want to lend of borrow money, ZOPA is a much acclaimed peer-to-peer lending service.
Motor drive
It has been a not-so-quiet battle between two titans, General Motos and Toyota.
Notes on a transformation
In 2003, analysts disparaged Canada’s RBC Financial Group for its acceptable but unremarkable performance.
Sorted!
With 80% market share, Pitney Bowes had little incentive to reinvent itself. Yet, over the last decade the American company has undergone a carefully calibrated transformation.
Entrepreneurial hears and minds
Some argue that entrepreneurs can only thrive outside of large organisations. Russell King, executive vice president of Anglo American – a £29 billion company with 195,000 employees – says that a global corporation can have an entrepreneurial culture.
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