Prism articles
Issue 2, 2007
Managing integrity and innovation for sustainable performance
Justin Keeble, Richard Clarke, David Lyon and Chris Keeble
Linking sustainability, innovation and integrity is a key to creating a successful company. This article examines why putting "integrity + innovation" into practice creates value, takes a close look ...
CO2 @ automotive OEMs - What to do in the short term?
Stefan Lippautz, Nick Toone and Simon Schnurrer
The CO2 debate is changing the automotive landscape. While technological solutions will take years to be implemented, changes in buying criteria and their impact on automotive sales might be the real ...
The greening of the chemical industry - An opportunity to create sustainable value
Peter J. Nieuwenhuizen, Tim Vanroelen, David Lyon, Hilke Bos-Brouwers and Edouard Croufer
The chemical industry has been dealing with environmental concerns for decades. So how should it approach the current appeals to go green? This article examines what being green means for chemical ...
How electricity utilities can make investment decisions for a low-carbon future
Ian Coveny, Jochen Gerber, Murray Hartley, Roger Hill and David Lyon
As the debate over global warming grows ever-louder, the electricity industry faces growing pressure to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions. The industry is heading for a low-carbon future and knows ...
Sustainability in retail banking: Revenue protection or creation?
Justin Keeble and Gerrit Seidel
Financial services and sustainability might sound like an odd couple, but many banks have recently launched products and services driven by social and environmental issues. In this article the ...
Sustainability within and beyond the ICT industry
Davide Vassallo, Emanuele Cacciatore and Klaus von den Hoff
How can information and communication technologies help to address sustainability issues? This article shows that, as well as using innovative methods to improve its own sustainability profile, the ...
The greening of the chemical industry - References
This document contains further links and references to the article about the Chemical industry.
Issue 1, 2007
The fit between business strategy and R&D organisation
Ben Thuriaux-Alemán, Nick Toone, Paul Eccles and Stefan Lippautz
Corporations constantly struggle to get the right fit in their R&D organisation. It should neither be too global nor too focused, and at the same time it must fit into the company’s overall strategy. ...
Fitting China into your global footprint
Gert Bijnens, Congjian Wu and Nick Toone
China is no longer just a low-cost country suited to cheap mass production. It has now also developed the capabilities to serve as an R&D base. Companies must therefore design a new strategy fitting ...
Open innovation between business and government: clever practices
Michael Wagemans, Antonio Rodriguez and Keith Stewart
In recent years, open innovation has become one of the most powerful tools in helping business and governments foster and stimulate regional economies. Arthur D. Little has carried out a global study ...
Biofuels 2.0: investment opportunities and risks
Keith Stewart, Phil Webster and Edouard Croufer
Demand for biofuels is rapidly increasing as governments respond to climate change concerns. For the investor such a rapidly growing market is attractive, but current demand depends heavily on ...
Improving satisfaction throughout the customer life-cycle
Pablo Montesano and Javier Anta
It is becoming ever more crucial for companies not only to keep customers happy but to keep the right customers happy. But how can they measure the value of customers through the whole customer ...
"Next Practice: Building on Strategy, Innovation & Technology"
Interview with Michael Träm, Arthur D. Little's new global CEO
Prism author Stefan Stern from the London-based Financial Times recently had a chance to catch up with Arthur D. Little's new global CEO, Michael Träm, who has just finished his first 200 days at the ...
Arthur D. Little Insights
Arthur D. Little regularly conducts studies on topics spanning the various industry sectors, functional areas and regions in which we are active. This section presents the abstracts of a sample of ...