Strategy Driven

APRIL 12, 2020

The Rocket Chemical Company had a small lab and just three people, but they could see a major opportunity in front of them. She is an expert on helping high-growth organizations develop high-growth individuals. In San Diego, California, in 1953, a new startup set its sights on the Space Age. Photo credit: Macy Robison.

Library 131

Library Sample Learning Curve Chemicals 131

The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 4, 2022

Researchers from the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology have been working on a nanotech-based solution that promises to go a step further. As such, the material is ideal for biosensors that aim to detect very small changes in chemical concentration. Testing for fatigue.

Chemicals 122

Chemicals Resistance Reference Stress 122

Women on Business

DECEMBER 2, 2010

For others, adults, Buddy was a “chemically imbalanced” adult man who thinks and dresses like an elf running around through the streets of New York City. But let’s assume that Buddy is indeed an elf, developed and created by the North Pole to fill a need…to make toys.

Brand 215

Brand Press Release Discount Customer Loyalty 215

CEO Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2012

I know the vegetables do not have chemicals and they certainly are fresh - often an hour from garden to table. Technology can be a great friend if used properly. Once they have been developed, online (or phone) can be effective. It seems too early when it is still dark. I feel healthier when I eat from the garden.

Execution 124

Execution Chemicals CEO Efficiency 124

HR Digest

MARCH 12, 2020

With the advancing role of technology in HR, it is a much sought after highly paid position. One can be a systems developer in HR IT architecture development. HR IT specialist facilitates a company to apply technology that helps streamline HR processes, makes it more efficient and cost-effective. HR Entrepreneur.

Career 87

Career Human Resources Outsourcing Compliance 87

ReImagine Work

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

I started out as an information technology professional. I worked at a chemical plant in the early Eighties. About 7 years into my IT career I realized I didn’t love the technology enough to excel over the long haul. I didn’t like creating more work for them that was not related to developing the next new thing.

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Human Resources Resources CIO Human Needs 100

The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 15, 2021

For instance, the authors highlight how spilled milk also follows this slow-fast-slow pattern, but it can also be seen in the adoption of new technology, the growth of populations, chemical reactions and the spread of new ideas. Fueling growth. ” S curve.

Chemicals 91

Chemicals Power Innovation Trends 91

The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 2, 2019

The last few years have seen a deluge of articles enthusiastically proclaiming the latest technological breakthrough. These breakthroughs are often accompanied by concerns about how humans will cope in the face of their new technological overlords. .

Chemicals 61

Chemicals Proposal Team Emotional Intelligence 61

The Horizons Tracker

JULY 23, 2020

Given the unusual circumstances placed upon them, it’s perhaps no surprise that technology is playing a major part in the re-opening. A good example comes from the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) at MIT, who have developed a robot to try and ensure spaces are kept as clean as possible.

Banking 93

Banking Environment Chemicals System 93

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Over the years, as LED technology has developed and become more popular, the cost of the lights has gone down so the price difference is not as great as it used to be. They are also recyclable and do not contain toxic chemicals such as mercury, unlike fluorescent lights. They Are More Efficient and Environmentally Friendly.

Chemicals 74

Chemicals Efficiency Energy Long-term 74

LDRLB

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

His academic lab and companies he has started develop and deploy neuroscience technologies to solve real problems faced by real people. All this in a quest to understand the neuroscience of human connection, human happiness, and effective teamwork.

Company 104

Company Teamwork Review Technology 104

HR Digest

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Also known as information technology managers, such professionals devise, coordinate, implement, and analyze computer-related projects. Their work responsibilities include web design database development as well as designing a company’s IT approaches and strategies. Software Developers. Percentage of women: 52%.

Human Resources 52

Human Resources Chemicals Software Engineering 52

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 5, 2012

For the past few decades, emerging technologies such as biotechnology, microelectronics, information technology and communications technologies have become central to the socioeconomic development of nations. These technologies improve productivity and facilitate better living standards when they penetrate into societies.

Information Technology 17

Information Technology Technology Information Trends 17

HR Digest

AUGUST 24, 2023

Japan, known for its technological advancements and economic prowess, is facing a significant challenge – a labor shortage. For example, Sumitomo Chemical, a prominent Japanese company, has gradually raised its retirement age from 60 to 65 with full pay. What can Japan do to solve its labor crisis?

Crisis 52

Crisis Chemicals Policies Trends 52

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Of these 5 articles, some were self-explanatory: " Nation spurs development of new, green technologies ". " Two articles didn't scream sustainability until you read them: " Chemical company paints rosy picture for the future ," which opens with the question, "How can a chemical company earn more money through eco-friendly products?"

NGO 15

NGO Chemicals Energy Hotels 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2012

In an era of intense globalization, rapid demographic change and accelerating technological progress, the best companies for leadership recognize the value of innovation, putting it at the heart of their corporate culture and using this targeted, focused innovation to drive shareholder value and improve efficiency.

Innovation 18

Innovation First-mover Advantage Chemicals Agility 18

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2011

Remember how after Chemical Bank launched the first Automated Teller Machine in the 1960s, waves of bank branches shut down? In both cases the new technology ended up augmenting, rather than replacing existing channels. Despite bold proclamations of industry transformation, legacy technologies often last for a very long time.

Banking 15

Banking Chemicals Technology Video 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 22, 2011

Consider Diagnostics for All , a Boston-area startup developing paper-based diagnostic tests the size of a postage stamp. Miniature wells patterned onto the paper contain chemicals that react with samples of blood, urine, saliva, or sweat, which causes the paper to display a reading with a change of color. Extreme User Prototyping.

Marketing 14

Marketing Chemicals Resistance Guidelines 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

The theme of the big event was "Technology-led Transition and Innovation-driven Development," which sounds broad. The Ministry of Commerce was showing how some companies "have made use of technology to.promote a low-carbon economy and environmental protection." This last article is the one that really grabbed my attention.

NGO 15

NGO Chemicals Guidelines Telecommunications 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 21, 2017

Our research attempts to shed light on this debate, by focusing on the history of immigrants as technological innovators. We also looked at the technology areas in which immigrant inventors were active. The largest share of immigrants were involved in developing medical technology inventions, such as surgical sutures.

Innovation 14

Innovation Long-term Technology Chemicals 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2012

I first became interested when I watched a TV documentary on the Cradle-to-Cradle concept that was developed by the German chemistry Professor Michael Braungart (and ex-Greenpeace) and the US architect William McDonough. We will phase out all chemicals deemed unacceptable according to Cradle-to-Cradle by 2020.

Strategy 14

Strategy McKinsey Chemicals Armstrong 14

Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2016

Today, the term increasingly serves as a corporate bogeyman that warns executives of the need to stand up and respond when disruptive developments encroach on their market. Kodak was so blinded by its success that it completely missed the rise of digital technologies. Why did this happen? An easy explanation is myopia.

Technology 8

Technology Film Gilbert Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2011

The two went way back: Both had been with their German parent company, Almond Chemical, since 1999, when it first established operations in China. Since then Almond China had set up two joint ventures with local partners — the only way foreigners could do chemical business in the country. 2 Chemical Company, were very active.

Case Study 14

Case Study Chemicals Ethics Finance 14

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2012

The technology ecosystem known as the internet of real-time data is moving us toward a better understanding of what these consumers are thinking and doing. Leading proponents of this approach use the data-talks-to-data concept developed by IBM's Jeff Jonas and his team in the Entity Analytics group. What about cash customers?

Retail 16

Retail Wireless Loyalty Chemicals 16

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

COOs are relatively common in service industries such as financial services, energy, information technology and telecommunications, but in manufacturing sectors — such as automotive, chemical, and pharmaceutical companies — they are relatively rare.

COO 15

COO Sample Telecommunications Automotive 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

In 2008, Dr Reddy's acquired Chirotech, Dow Chemical's R&D unit, for $32 million, and in April 2011 relocated it to a new 33,000 sq. Dr Reddy's plan is to leverage Chirotech's scientific capabilities to optimize drug development processes, thus lowering manufacturing costs and speeding time-to-market.

Globalization 12

Globalization Innovation Decentralization Chemicals 12

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 17, 2018

Sarah Williamson is the CEO of FCLTGlobal (formerly Focusing Capital on the Long Term), an organization cofounded in 2016 by BlackRock, CPPIB, Dow Chemical, McKinsey, and Tata Sons to encourage a longer-term focus in business and investment decision making. This is precisely what Xerox did when it created Xerox Technology Ventures.

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Long-term Innovation Technology Industry 14

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 4, 2014

The cheerleaders cite an array of heartening examples, including a $4 billion investment by Dow Chemical to boost its ethylene and propylene capacity on the U.S. manufacturing industries, including aerospace and defense equipment, chemicals, industrial components, automotive equipment, and electronics. manufacturing. In the U.S.,

Chemicals 10

Chemicals Automotive Supply Chain Offshoring 10

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

What do you think causes millions of people to miss work and school in developing economies? Beyond the humiliating difficulties for millions of impoverished individual women trying to improve themselves and support their families, this is a global issue with significant consequences for the economies of developing countries.

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Franchising CEO GDP Entrepreneur 17

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2013

In one of the most comprehensive global surveys of corporate directors to date, we found that they were very worried about developing and enacting strategic plans that will enable their organizations to succeed. Not innovation, risk management, technology, debt, or the regulatory environment. Not competitive threats. Not rising costs.

Talent Management 11

Talent Management Company Telecommunications Management 11

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2014

The US-based company used to be a diversified industrial group, with activities in all types of glass, chemicals, paints, optical materials, and biomedical systems. PPG (originally “Pittsburgh Plate Glass”) is a splendid example of such a transformation. Allow time and persevere.

Company 14

Company Chemicals Short-term How To 14

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 27, 2012

But data mining does not equate to developing "customer intelligence." This was not a huge surprise — any report can tell you the rising percentage of technology ownership among families in emerging markets. Human behavior is nuanced and complex, and no matter how robust it is, data can provide only part of the story.

Trends 18

Trends Marketing Chemicals Innovation 18

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2017

It now uses the technology to improve voice search on Windows mobile and Bing. And I predict that deep learning will change the way people interact with technology as radically as operating systems transformed ordinary people’s access to computers. Three developments in the last decade made deep learning viable.

Technology 8

Technology Learning-by-Doing Software System 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2017

That is, they do for creative problem-solving what catalysts do in chemical processes: they dissolve barriers and accelerate progress down more productive pathways. ” In the midst of a new, twenty-first-century technological revolution, no workers are being made redundant by machines.

Drucker 12

Drucker Apparel Chemicals Globalization 12

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

To design and develop new products, it’s not uncommon today to get your research and engineering folks to collaborate with customers and other external stakeholders. Recently, the German chemicals giant collaborated with another chemicals company.

B2B 10

B2B Workshop Chemicals B2C 10

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Fewer than one-third (30%) of respondents to our survey see innovation as one of the top three challenges their company faces in achieving its strategic objectives, and just 21% think that technology trends are a major strategic challenge. chemicals, metals & mining, paper & forest products). Director Recruitment and Skills.

Innovation 14

Innovation Short-term Telecommunications Long-term 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2012

This will lead to significant gaps in areas such as engineering, petrol-chemicals, utilities, defense manufacturing, education, healthcare, and air traffic control. What's regrettable is that many of the best practices I discussed had already been developed in this company — and then lost as people retired.

Telecommunications 14

Telecommunications Chemicals Health Care Planning 14