Little did strategy scholars C K Prahalad and Gary Hamel think in 1990 that "core competence" would become so central to the outsourcing decision and global B2B and supply chains just just over a decade later when Thomas Friedman declared that the "World is Flat." Robert Weisman does a great job of highlighting how coreContinue reading “Core competence and outsourcing”
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Super bowl ads “people power” and “global outsourcing”
The Superbowl ads are always a great reflection of our times and more importantly changing times. For the very first time viewers have created an ad- The Crash the Superbowl-Doritos ad. The empowering of the amateur ad person i.e. "You" is a catclysmic change in the way clients and advertising agency creative people will workContinue reading “Super bowl ads “people power” and “global outsourcing””
Malcolm Gladwell “Tipping Point” and outsourcing
I read Malcolm Gladwell’s "Tipping Point" over the last summer while in India. I was impressed by Gladwell’s neat analysis of what causes rapid change. This is the tipping point kind off take-off graph. On the other hand diffusion of innovation scholars lead by the late Everett Rogers of whom I am a rather loyalContinue reading “Malcolm Gladwell “Tipping Point” and outsourcing”
Windows Vista launching tomorrow
So, tomorrow is the day for the launch of Windows Vista and Office 2007. This is a big day and Steve Ballmer is supposed to be at a Big Buy (or Circuit City ) tomorrow and Bill Gates spoke to Meredith Vieira on NBC morning show and all the evening television shows covered the launch.Continue reading “Windows Vista launching tomorrow”
Marketing,R&D,Innovation,Strategy changes at Coke
The recent management changes at Coca Cola headquarters are very interesting. In an earlier life I was in the packaging industry with lots of customers in the soda market and I had a huge interest in the doings of the soda marketers and Coca Cola in India is featured in my PhD thesis and anContinue reading “Marketing,R&D,Innovation,Strategy changes at Coke”
What’s next for the US Small and Medium Manufacturer ?
The GNHCC Business Expo 2007 turned out to be a huge rallying of small and medium companies in the New Haven region. Tireless efforts of the organizers and various supporting organizations,associations and well wishers of New Haven businesses made the event a great success. As I wrote earlier – I was on the CAPM panelContinue reading “What’s next for the US Small and Medium Manufacturer ?”
Procurement Strategies in the Global Economy
Coming up on Wednesday 17th January 2007 is the Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce Business Expo 2007 organized by the New Haven Manufacturers Association and the Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce. The very first panel discussion at 10.30 am is on "Procurement Strategies in the Global Economy" which is sponsored by the ConnecticutContinue reading “Procurement Strategies in the Global Economy”
Alliances,mergers and supply chains
2007 has got off to a great start – the weather in the North East US is unseasonably warm and people are not complaining although there is underlying concern about "global" warming. It’s interesting that we have started looking at weather with a "global" perspective. Switching gears, I just finished a research paper on globalContinue reading “Alliances,mergers and supply chains”
Global networks of innovation – a reality in 2020 ?
I have been thinking of the biggest change that 2006 has brought as we review 2006 on the last day of the year. Actually I had been studying this trend since 2005 when I happened to see the CBS 60 minutes report on Echo Boomers. Having a teenage son helped as was the opportunity toContinue reading “Global networks of innovation – a reality in 2020 ?”
Rick Warren and “It’s a Wonderful Life”
Yesterday was Christmas Eve and I was watching Tim Russert’s Meet the Press with "Faith in America" that had Rick Warren of the "The Purpose Driven Life" and Jon Meacham the Editor of Newsweek. "The Purpose Driven Life" is the all time best selling hardcover book in America according to MSNBC and is featured atContinue reading “Rick Warren and “It’s a Wonderful Life””