Journey to Global Agility

The misfortunes of giants such as Kodak and Nokia have shown that deep pockets and cuttingedge research count for little unless allied to strategic nimbleness. With companies now exposed to unknown and remote competitors, game-changing technologie…

Founded in 1680, Netherlands-based Bavaria is one of Europe’s oldest family-owned beer producers. It has a reputation for operating efficiency and brewing knowhow but by 2007, as its main western European markets matured and the global industry co…

Over the years, we have heard countless stories of multinationals struggling to take advantage of their global scale. However hard they try, they never quite manage move away from the business unit and functional silos, and gain the desired econom…

Many large organizationsare faced with a central dilemma: How to balance local flexibility and global efficiency. The five guidelines below appear to be associated with the successful organizational journey from a siloed structure to one that is g…

The 20th Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie opens in Geneva from January 18 through January 22. It comes off a year in which the Swiss watch manufacturers, battered by the world recession, are just beginning to recover from a nearly 25% de…

Nothing breeds success like success, at least according to the old proverb. However, this is not always the case when it comes to business growth. Many organizations, from Polaroid to Sony, have become victims of their own success: they achieved e…