2011 Case Studies Operations Productivity 
Organizational Talent Consulting
OCTOBER 31, 2022
Only operating in the short term or taking too much risk and gambling on one specific future are frequent traps leaders fall into when facing economic uncertainty. In the following video, Dr. Chermack provides an overview of the process using a small business case study. Performance Accelerator 1: Scenario Planning. Chermack, T.
Harvard Business
AUGUST 3, 2018
Most innovation investments, such as product improvement, technological innovation, and research and development (R&D) traditionally aim at strengthening the innovation capacity of the organization. Yet Nokia hung on to the Symbian operating system despite knowing its weaknesses in the eyes of the consumer.
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Harvard Business
NOVEMBER 6, 2018
. “Meaning is the new money, an HBR article argued in 2011. To date, business leaders have lacked two key pieces of information they need in order to act on the finding that meaning drives productivity. First, any business case hinges on the ability to translate meaning, as an abstraction, into dollars.
MishTalk
OCTOBER 28, 2013
The Washington Post reports Spinal fusions serve as case study for debate over when certain surgeries are necessary. Yet given his productivity, some hospital auditors wondered: Was all of the surgery really necessary? Vinas, have every financial incentive to perform needless operations. Spinal Fusion Cash Cow.
Management Consulted
OCTOBER 18, 2013
Revenue: $20B+ (2011). Recognizing client’s needs for help managing IT operations and resources, IBM Vice President Robert M. During this same year, IBM introduced Business Recovery Services as a formal business offering for customers, enabling them to continue operations in the event of an unplanned outage or disaster.
Kates Kesler
JUNE 11, 2014
Royal Dutch Philips is a $20B diversified consumer electronics, healthcare, and lighting products company. CEO Frans van Houten began an aggressive change process in 2011 to move power back to the regional business units. PepsiCo is a $65B food and beverage giant, with a dozen global brands, operating in 190 countries.
Harvard Business
JUNE 15, 2016
He has written a case study about food safety testing and is the author of All Business Is Local. However, you’ve made the point that even though there are fewer intermediaries between supplier and restaurant, its operations can actually end up being more complex and fragmented, and therefore harder to control for safety.
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