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• Case | HBS Case Collection | April 2018 (Revised September 2018)

  The Future of GE's Global Growth Organization

  Ranjay Gulati and Rachna Tahilyani

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  Gulati, Ranjay, and Rachna Tahilyani. "The Future of GE's Global Growth Organization." Harvard Business School Case 418-079, April 2018. (Revised September 2018.)  View Details

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• Book | 2018

  Driving Digital Strategy: A Guide to Reimagining Your Business

  Sunil Gupta

  Disruption and transformation get a lot of hype and for good reason. Digital technologies have disrupted entire industries and incumbents have often struggled in this new world. Typical approaches used by legacy players such as using technology to improve efficiency, encouraging business units to do digital experiments, or launching independent units to spur innovation have met with limited success. These players have to strengthen their core and build for the future at the same time. It is like changing the engine of a plane while it is flying. Based on almost ten years of research, this book provides a framework for companies to reimagine their business. Using rich case studies and rigorous research, it shows how the rules of business have changed and why it is no longer enough for firms to be better or cheaper to gain competitive advantage. These new rules make it essential for companies to reexamine four fundamental aspects of their business to thrive in the digital era—their strategy, value chain, customer engagement, and organization structure. Done right, digital technology can be a tremendous opportunity for established players as demonstrated by Best Buy, New York Times, Weather Company, and others.

  Keywords: marketing; digital strategy; competitive advantage; Technology; Transformation; Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Value Creation; Customer Focus and Relationships; Organizational Structure;

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  Gupta, Sunil. Driving Digital Strategy: A Guide to Reimagining Your Business. Boston: Harvard Business Review Press, 2018.  View Details

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• Case | HBS Case Collection | May 2018 (Revised July 2018)

  EY China (A): Strengthening Presence in a Critical Market

  Ashish Nanda, Das Narayandas and Lisa Rohrer

  Soon after being named regional managing partner for Ernst & Yong (EY) China in September 2009, Albert Ng reflects on the enormity of challenges facing EY China. Despite EY Global's commitment to the China practice, EY China’s growth agenda has been reversed, post global financial crisis. The smallest of the Big Four global accounting firms in China, EY China’s reputation has weakened in the market, morale of its professionals has plummeted, and it faces the threat of a major lawsuit. Ng is musing how to address all these challenges confronting EY China.

  Keywords: leadership; professional services; international management; Big Four; accounting industry; strategy and execution; emerging market; Strategy; Leadership; Global Range; Growth and Development Strategy; Emerging Markets; Accounting Industry; China;

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  Nanda, Ashish, Das Narayandas, and Lisa Rohrer. "EY China (A): Strengthening Presence in a Critical Market." Harvard Business School Case 718-464, May 2018. (Revised July 2018.)  View Details

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