Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 10, 2012

In their role of stewards of policy compliance, they can tend to be a brake on change. Over the last decade, HR at IBM took a number of steps to help drive operational improvement: Delivered the new skills IBM needed at the front lines. But not at IBM. HR reinvented the way it trained and developed talent. Fostered global teamwork.

Globalization 15

Globalization Human Resources Diversity Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 9, 2014

From 2002 to 2012, the impact of individuals’ task performance on unit profitability companywide decreased, on average, from 78% to 51%. Network behavior isn’t something you drive through compliance; you enable it through opportunity. We’ve also seen an increase in importance of network performance at the manager level.

Team 10

Team Metrics Compliance Attrition 10

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

This increases compliance, allows participants to see their progress, and enables Omada staff to closely monitor any unexpected changes in a participant’s weight so that health coaches can intervene if a participant needs more guidance and support. Omada encourages members to establish a routine for weighing in every day (e.g.,

Health Care 12

Health Care Participative Wireless Pharmaceuticals 12

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 6, 2014

Tom Falk, the CEO of Kimberly-Clark Corporation since 2002, talks about how the paper company is taking on environmental issues and has been practicing sustainability for 140 years. We require all of our suppliers to abide by the social compliance standards that we set. Corporate social responsibility Sustainability'

CEO 8

CEO Company Reputation Energy 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 10, 2016

On August 1 Uber announced that it is selling its Chinese brand and operations to Didi Chuxing for $1 billion, its annual burn rate in that market, in exchange for a 20% stake in the local competitor. And that the two companies’ CEOs, Travis Kalanick and Cheng Wei, would take seats on each other’s boards.

Network Economy 8

Network Economy Globalization Discount Constraint 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

The number of internet users in China stood at roughly 5 million in 1999 but grew to 40 million in 2002, by which time it was clear that Yahoo was not getting the traction that local Chinese internet companies were seeing. search engine company Inktomi in 2002.

Chief Financial Officer 9

Chief Financial Officer Operations Learning-by-Doing IPO 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 17, 2015

Compliance departments in some organizations might worry that doing these things makes freelancers look too much like employees for legal and tax purposes, and managers certainly need to be careful not to overstep any employment laws or HR guidelines. Contractors are human, they have lives and they have external demands. ” he explains.

Management 8

Management Tips Performance Review Project 8