Supply Chains & Logistics
Will Restricted U.S. Immigration Drive Business Operations Abroad?
The MIT SMR Strategy Forum examines whether restrictions on skilled immigration in the United States will cause business to shift operations overseas.
Offshoring
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Global Strategy
Revisiting the Logic of Being Global
For many companies, the headaches of being global are intensifying, The Economist says. In most sectors domestic peer companies are growing faster than multinationals.
Bruce Posner
Global Strategy
From the Archives: How to Reshore Manufacturing Successfully
Manufacturers thinking about bringing operations back to the U.S. need to weigh the challenges.
Leslie Brokaw
Analytics & Business Intelligence
Should You Outsource Analytics?
Outsourcing analytics can offer benefits, but it requires a carefully constructed relationship.
David Fogarty and Peter C. Bell
Collaboration
Organizing R&D for the Future
The art of collaboration is one that many research and development organizations have yet to master.
Marla M. Capozzi, Peet Van Biljon and Jim Williams
Global Strategy
Learning How to Grow Globally
New research offers insights into choosing the best approach to learn about a foreign market.
Christopher Bingham and Jason Davis
Global Strategy
Mobilizing for Growth in Emerging Markets
To reach the “next billion” consumers, multinational companies need to create new networks of local partners.
Navi Radjou and Jaideep Prabhu
Global Strategy
Is It Time to Rethink Your Manufacturing Strategy?
For a decade, China was automatically the answer to many manufacturing questions. That’s changing.
David Simchi-Levi, James Paul Peruvankal, Narendra Mulani, Bill Read and John Ferreira
Global Strategy
Should Top Management Relocate Across National Borders?
When is it smart for multinational companies to relocate top management to other countries?
Marc G. Baaij, Tom J.M. Mom, Frans A.J. Van Den Bosch and Henk W. Volberda
Global Strategy
Should You Have a Global Strategy?
To decide whether to pursue a global strategy, you need to examine industry dynamics.
Chris Carr and David Collis
Climate Change
How Gap Inc. Engaged With its Stakeholders
When the Gap decided to overhaul the way it interacted with critics, it launched a strategy of stakeholder engagement.
N. Craig Smith, Sean Ansett and Lior Erez
Global Strategy
Flat World, Hard Boundaries – How To Lead Across Them
Today’s collaborative and creative leaders engage in six boundary spanning practices.
Chris Ernst and Donna Chrobot-Mason
Supply Chains & Logistics
What Happens When You Outsource Too Much?
Managers must understand which competencies they can safely outsource and which they should manage internally.
Francesco Zirpoli and Markus C. Becker
Project Management
Putting It Together: How to Succeed in Distributed Product Development
Outsourcing complex product development work subjects companies to significant uncertainty.
Jason Amaral, Edward G. Anderson Jr. and Geoffrey G. Parker
Global Strategy
Success Factors in Outsourcing Service Jobs
Which jobs are good candidates for global disaggregation?
David Wagner
Global Strategy
The New Practice of Global Product Development
Steven D. Eppinger and Anil R. Chitkara
Supply Chains & Logistics
Proven Practices for Effectively Offshoring IT Work
Fifteen best practices can accelerate learning and make outsourcing worthwhile.
Joseph W. Rottman and Mary C. Lacity
Supply Chains & Logistics
Offshoring Versus “Spackling”
How a textile manufacturer balances cost cutting with mass customization in its domestic facility.
Kyle Cattani, Ely Dahan and Glen Schmidt
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