Volkswagen’s Emission Scandal Calls its Operating Model into Question
The recent emission scheme reveals the ineffectiveness of VW’s culture, compliance and governance and highlights the risk of an interwoven, global production network.
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MCX and CurrentC: How to Become the Laughingstock of the Mobile Payments Industry
Conceived in 2012 to save retailers $15 billion in annual payment card processing fees, CurrentC is still not widely available, largely due to a disconnect between MCX’s business and operating models.
Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kits in the Emergency Department at Beth Israel Hospital
The chain of custody for rape kits pulls nurses off the floor for 3-4 hours. The resulting resistance among ED staff to perform the kit causes breakdowns in care for sexual assault survivors.
Online bank Simple – not so simple after all
“Online bank Simple was set for failure since the very beginning, and it belongs to the worst kind of startup failures: those that don’t achieve their ambitious goals by any means, but also manage to mediocrely survive; like nightmares that never end.”
Pandora: Pay Us to Not Annoy You
Pandora falls behind competition on unique operating model.
Build-A-Bear Workshop: It’s Time to Hibernate
Retail industry trends, such as decreased mall traffic and movement to online shopping, are threatening Build-A-Bear Workshop's physically dependent operations
World Bank Group: Reform Without Change
Why ill-advised restructurings and a baffling governance structure have led the World Bank Group to fail its member countries
Orbital Sciences: You probably shouldn’t outsource rocket science if you’re selling rockets
Choosing to outsource part of your business is a strategic decision – but how much is too much outsourcing? From its beginning, Orbital Sciences has sought to combine its mastery of systems engineering with extreme “make vs. buy” decisions to remain competitive in the space industry.
Kraft Heinz: Zero-Based-Budgeting its way into the hearts of consumers?
Big Food is falling out of favor, but is 3G's aggressive cost slashing model the way to redeem this CPG giant?
Partner’s Health Care: The Doctor will Hustle you now
According to the U.S Department of Commerce, health care spending in the US amounted to 17.4 percent of GDP in 2013. [1] At this level of spending, an unaware observer might assume that Americans consumed a platter of world class, […]