https://www.scmp.com/rss/326386/feed Solvay Chaired Professor of Technological Innovation at INSEAD en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com For many years the name Nokia was synonymous with mobile communications. Yet it took only two decades for the Finnish firm to help create and dominate the industry – with a 40 per cent global market share at its height – before crashing out in a spectacular fashion with the fire sale of its mobile phones business to Microsoft. Some observers have equated Nokia’s demise with the rise of Apple, Google and Samsung, but the truth is not that simple. Nokia was in the throes of a strategic crisis... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2131615/why-mighty-fail-lessons-nokia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2131615/why-mighty-fail-lessons-nokia?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 02 Feb 2018 02:32:54 +0000 A recent survey of management talent in Asia observed "Westernised" Asians and, to a lesser extent, "Asianised" Westerners occupied most senior executive positions in multinational companies in Asia. But beyond the experience of living in different countries, what do these profiles bring? Many of them are multicultural and most can play five critical roles in how they work and the distinctive skills they bring: Making creative associations and drawing analogies between geographical markets,... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1295698/multicultural-gems-hidden-ranks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1295698/multicultural-gems-hidden-ranks?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 09 Aug 2013 16:00:00 +0000 More than ever, innovation is key to achieving sustainable competitive advantage and growth, both for companies and countries. Together, Hong Kong, mainland China and Taiwan have made great strides in increasing their regional innovation capability in line with the priorities to boost indigenous innovation under the 12th five-year plan. But even so, according to the World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Report for 2012-13, the global innovation rankings of the three still fall far short... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/1229607/global-view-vital-greater-china-innovation?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/1229607/global-view-vital-greater-china-innovation?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 03 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000