Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 8, 2015

billion from 2002 through 2004. Exploitation allows companies to monetize their exciting new ideas and thereby relieve some of the stakeholder pressure for short-term earnings. It’s all a matter of when you cut your spending, and why. Take Cisco, for example. The company’s R&D expenditures dropped by about $1.5

Innovation 8

Innovation Parcell Wireless Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 29, 2012

As the Harvard Business School's Michael Jensen put the argument in a 2002 article , "Any organization must have a single-valued objective as a precursor to purposeful or rational behavior. Some want to hold their shares for only a short time and care only about tomorrow's stock price.

Short-term 14

Short-term Long-term Objective Customer Loyalty 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2012

In 2002 Palmisano succeeded a legendary leader in Lou Gerstner, who saved IBM from being broken up and put it on a viable course. Patience and a long-term view. Forward-thinking leaders are not just achieving measurable success in the short-term. Directness. He's personable, but blunt. Pragmatism. When the U.S.

Globalization 15

Globalization Golden Parachute Short-term Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2018

Before 2018, it had the three standard board committees — governance, compensation, and audit — plus a technology and risk committee to cover important areas such as product risk, cybersecurity, and technological innovation. After the demise of Enron in 2002, many U.S.

Committee 8

Committee Welch Finance Participative 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

To be clear, this tendency to focus on exploitation and not exploration may even be welcomed by some investors who value predictable short-term returns from reduced costs and investments, increasing dividends and share buybacks. 3M owes part of its innovative success to the “new product vitality index.”) points p.a.,

Company 8

Company Succession Maturity Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

But HP is no longer a values-driven, family-like, innovation-oriented company that inspires commitment. A technology company without strong internal innovation capabilities is a company on the verge of disappearing. Set short-term achievable goals, and keep your promises. It's a safe bet that resumes are already in play.

Tips 10

Tips CEO Software Drucker 10

Chart Your Course

JUNE 30, 2016

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable (2002). The eight steps are: 1) Create Urgency, 2) Form a Powerful Coalition, 3) Create a Vision for Change, 4) Communicate the Vision, 5) Remove Obstacles, 6) Create Short-term Wins, 7) Build on the Change. By Patrick M. 8) Anchor the Changes in Corporate Culture. By Peter F.

Human Resources 100

Human Resources Talent Management Resources Ulrich 100

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2012

In short, the age of Post-Western globalization is upon us. It's stunning today to read the NIEO demands—because they are almost exactly the same as what Supachai Panitchpakdi, head of UNCTAD and previously Director General of the WTO (2002-2005), is now calling for. But rules affect profits and long-term sustainability.

Globalization 11

Globalization Banking Restructuring Politics 11

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2012

Digital media continue to be springboards for global innovation and enterprise. So here are four innovation ideas — themes, really — sure to gain significantly greater mind- and market-share over the coming year. innovative alternatives. Investors looking for higher returns will increasingly look to more.

Innovation 17

Innovation Trends Human Capital Venture Funding 17

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2016

In short, tax rates are lower for companies in practice than in theory, and the distinction between the U.S. based corporations make up a disproportionately high share of the Forbes Global 2000 list of the world’s most important corporations (in terms of profits, assets, market capitalization, or sales). Further, U.S.

Finance 8

Finance GDP System Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 19, 2015

In 2002 I worked with a client at a large global electronics company. But products often fall short of these high expectations. In the meantime, the competition is managing their own innovation and coming up with similar or better improvements to their own products. No innovation remains innovative for long.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Long-term Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Similar to what we’ve learned about creating cultures of innovation, it takes more than a handful of leaders contributing creative brilliance; it takes leaders driving the focus on and readiness for change that going digital requires. This OTM approach is furthered through external talent exchanges with clients and partners.

Leadership Development 8

Leadership Development Disaggregation Development Leadership 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2016

While it’s the level of pay that captures politicians’ (and the public’s) attention, it’s the structure of pay which matters more for firm value – for example, whether it vests in the short-term or long-term. A cap could also lead boards to focus on the “optics” of pay (e.g.

CEO 8

CEO Golden Parachute Politics Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 12, 2014

So while two of the three judges (the Clinton appointees) agreed that the FCC had the right to regulate broadband providers’ relationships with content providers (the FCC term is “edge providers”) even if it classified broadband as an information service, they didn’t think the agency had done it correctly up to now.

Telecommunications 8

Telecommunications Open-book Content Information 8