Tupperware takes off in emerging markets
Harvard Business Publishing: The Daily Stat 8/20/2010
by Bain Global Consumer Products practice
Tupperware is making big gains in emerging markets, which now account for 56% of the company's sales, according to Bain & Company. In India, where nearly 100,000 women host Tupperware parties, sales of the company's plastic kitchenware have grown 30% per year since 1996.
The key to successful corporate reorganization
Forbes.com 7/30/2010
by Marcia W. Blenko, Michael C. Mankins and Paul Rogers
Reorganizations are popular with chief executives, who believe that making structural changes will lead to better performance. In reality, a company's structure results in better performance only if it improves the organization's ability to make and execute key decisions better and faster than competitors.
Affluent likely to lead charge for electric vehicles
Houston Chronicle 7/24/2010
by Andy Steinhubl and Jorge Leis
Suddenly, America's shift to electric vehicles is in top gear. A recent Senate bill proposes switching half of America's cars to electric power by 2030. Even Houston, the hometown of big oil and gas, is aggressively chasing a new title: the nation's electric-car capital. But while federal, state and city governments push the new technology, the question now is: How many US drivers truly want to drive electric vehicles? And, what exactly are these customers looking for?
Tupperware parties help reshape India's kitchens
BusinessWeek Asia 7/13/2010
by Ashish Singh and Satish Shankar
Thanks to such products as the "roti keeper" and the "masala box," Tupperware has become the leading kitchenware seller in the Indian market.
Outsourcing can do much more than just cut costs
Forbes.com 6/15/2010
by Michael Heric and Bhanu Singh
Companies that successfully create and sustain value year after year are rare. A recent Bain study revealed one activity that sets winners apart: They often use capability sourcing in more innovative ways than their competitors.
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