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How the Other Fukushima Plant Survived
Gulati, Ranjay; Casto, Charles; Krontiris, CharlotteArticle HBS-R1407K-EIn March 2011 Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was devastated by three reactor explosions and three core meltdowns in the days following a 9.0 earthquake and a tsunami that produced waves as high as 17 meters. The world is familiar with Daiichi's fate; less well known is the crisis at its sister plant, Daini, about 10 kilometers to the south. As a result of the storm, three of Daini's four reactors lacked sufficient power to achieve ...Starting at €8.20
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The New, Improved "Keiretsu"
Aoki, Katsuki; Lennerfors, Thomas TaroArticle HBS-R1309J-EDuring the past decade, some of Japan's most dominant companies have been quietly turning their supplier relationships into a tool that helps them innovate faster while radically cutting costs. This is the new keiretsu--a modern version of the traditional system in which buyers formed close, collaborative associations with suppliers. Toyota provides a compelling example of how keiretsu, which lost luster during the cost-cutting of the 1990s, is b...Starting at €8.20
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A Cautionary Tale for Emerging Market Giants
Black, J. Stewart; Morrison, Allen J.Article HBS-R1009J-EStrategyCompetitors from the developing world are rising fast. Will they come to rule the global economy? Not necessarily, say Insead's Black and Morrison, who argue that today's emerging giants look an awful lot like Japanese corporations in the 1990s. Japan's star has since fallen, and the country no longer dominates the Global 500 as it once did. Drawing on 25 years of research, the authors found that four factors drove Japanese firms' early export gr...Starting at €8.20
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Connecting Flights: The Time Sink That Kills Profits
Boeh, Kevin K.; Beamish, Paul W.Article HBS-F1112C-ELeadership and People ManagementThirteen years of research on more than 2,000 Japanese companies and their U.S. subsidiaries shows that the longer it takes to get from headquarters to that subsidiary, the less likely the subsidiary is to make a profit. Productivity, teamwork, trust, and staff retention can be eroded by long travel times.Starting at €8.20
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Why "I'm Sorry" Doesn't Always Translate
Maddux, William W.; Kim, Peter H.; Okumura, Tetsushi; Brett, JeanneArticle HBS-F1206B-ELeadership and People ManagementResearch focused on Japan and America shows that a seemingly simple concept, the apology, is interpreted very differently by different cultures. Only by understanding such differences can executives use it as a tool for facilitating negotiations, resolving conflicts, and repairing trust--of increasing importance in today's global world.Starting at €8.20
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How to Give a Killer Presentation (Spanish version)
Anderson, ChrisArticle HBS-R1306KStrategy(1) Frame your story (figure out where to start and where to end). (2) Plan your delivery (decide whether to memorize your speech word for word or develop bullet points and then rehearse it--over and over). (3) Work on stage presence (but remember that your story matters more than how you stand or whether you're visibly nervous). (4) Plan the multimedia (whatever you do, don't read from PowerPoint slides). (5) Put it together (play to your stren...Starting at €8.20
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The Work of Leadership (Spanish version)
Heifetz, Ronald A.; Laurie, Donald L.Article HBS-R0111KLeadership and People ManagementChanges in societies, markets, and technologies around the globe constantly force businesses to clarify their values, develop new strategies, and learn new ways to operate. The most important task for leaders in the face of such challenges is mobilizing people throughout their organizations to do adaptive work. In this HBR article from 1997, the authors suggest that the prevailing notion that leadership consists of having a vision and aligning p...Starting at €8.20
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Una alerta para los gigantes de los mercados emergentes
Black, J. Stewart; Morrison, Allen J.Article HBS-R1009JStrategyLos competidores del mundo en desarrollo están aumentando rápidamente. Van a venir a gobernar la economía global? No necesariamente, decir y Negro de Insead Morrison, que argumentan que los gigantes emergentes de hoy en día se ven un montón, como las empresas japonesas en la década de 1990. desde estrellas de Japón ha caído, y el país ya no domina el Global 500 como antes. Sobre la base de 25 años de investigación, los autores encontraron que cua...Starting at €8.20
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Radically Simple IT (Spanish version)
Upton, David M.; Staats, Bradley R.Article HBS-R0803JInformation Technologiesthe difficulty and expense of mapping out all requirements before a project starts because people often cannot specify everything that they need beforehand; the other unanticipated needs that almost always arise once a system is in operation; and the tricky task of persuading people to use and "own" it. Japan's Shinsei Bank emerged during the authors' research as a standout among the companies applying the path-based method. The firm designed, b...Starting at €8.20
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The Classic Traps (Spanish version)
Kanter, Rosabeth MossArticle HBS-R0611CStrategyThis article includes a one-page preview that quickly summarizes the key ideas and provides an overview of how the concepts work in practice along with suggestions for further reading. Never a fad, but always in or out of fashion, innovation gets rediscovered as a growth enabler every half dozen years. Too often, grand declarations about innovation are followed by mediocre execution that produces anemic results, and innovation groups are quietly ...Starting at €8.20