Mary Barra, chair and CEO of General Motors, says that electric vehicles are the future for the company and the automobile industry. GM has said it will phase out vehicles using internal combustion engines by 2035 and go carbon neutral at all of its facilities. Barra describes how she’s executing on that plan as Read more about CEO Series: Mary Barra of General Motors on Committing to an Eco-Friendly Future[…]
Read the Executive Summary and Download the 2012 updated report Creative Destruction Whips through Corporate America Lifespans of top companies are shrinking, according to an Innosight study of the S&P 500 Index 61-year tenure for average firm in 1958 narrowed to 25 years in 1980—to 18 years now. A warning to execs: At current churn Read more about 2021 Corporate Longevity Forecast[…]
Zak Dychtwald, founder of the advisory firm Young China Group, believes that the perception of China as a copycat and not an innovator is outdated. Instead, he argues the willingness of Chinese consumers to try new things is powering the country’s new innovation economy. Technology adoption rates in areas such as mobile payment are Read more about How Tech Adoption Fuels China’s Innovation Boom[…]