Charan urges industry to adopt long-term, global view

LOS ANGELES —As globalization makes the world a smaller place, business leaders are under more pressure to fine-tune their operations and come up with cutting-edge innovations to keep their companies competitive, said management consultant Ram Charan in a keynote address that kicked off the 48th annual Multi-Unit Foodservice Operators conference held here recently.

Charan, a highly acclaimed business advisor, speaker and author, said American executives, in