How to Stand Out in a Company’s Global Manufacturing Network
A Pfizer plant that produced a Covid-19 vaccine demonstrates the five stages of success.
Operations and supply chain management
How Nonprofits Can Navigate Uncertainty
ALISON BEARD: Welcome to HBR On Leadership, case studies and conversations with the world’s top business and management experts—hand-selected to help you unlock the best in ...
How Circularity Can Be a Strategic Response to Tariffs
Globalization is fracturing. Tariffs, trade wars, resource nationalism, and supply chain shocks are no longer rare disruptions—they’re the new normal. The past few weeks alone have seen swings in ...
Tech Companies, Nuclear Power, and the Problem of Strategic Timing
In the last year, big tech companies went all-in on nuclear energy. Meta signed a 20-year deal with Constellation Energy Corp. for power from an Illinois reactor, Google signed a deal with Kairos ...
6 Short-Term Strategies for Doing Business in a Trade War
Given the chaos and uncertainty unleashed by the trade war, it is hard, if not impossible, for companies participating in global supply chains to formulate even medium-term strategies. To find out ...
Tariffs, Technology, and the New Geography of Manufacturing
Geopolitical disruptions and technological advances are reshaping manufacturing footprints. Although leaders may think of them as separate forces, most companies are experiencing them both ...
A Lesson on Balancing Scaling with Stability
HANNAH BATES: Welcome to HBR On Strategy—case studies and conversations with the world’s top business and management experts, hand-selected to help you unlock new ways of ...
The Tariff Wars Just Upended Your Supply Chain. Here’s How to Adapt.
Steps leaders can take to prepare for short- and long-term challenges ahead.
How Contracts Can Help Firms Navigate the Uncertainty of Global Tariffs
Last week, President Trump signed an executive order imposing a sudden minimum 10% tariff on nearly all U.S. imports. The sweeping measures, which average 29% across all affected nations, were ...
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