Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2016

For example, Bunge, an agribusiness firm, reported a $56 million quarterly loss in its sugar and bioenergy segments due to drought in 2010. Coca-Cola, for example, faced a water shortage in India that forced it to shut down one of its plants in 2004. billion in mining projects since 2010. billion in mining projects since 2010.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Price Loyalty Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

This acquisition was motivated by China’s increased demand for pork and Smithfield’s reputation for high-quality, safe products (especially important given recent food scares related to sick hogs and bird flu). Buying Smithfield allowed Shineway to sell pork in the Chinese market at a premium price. Technology.

Company 8

Company Maturity Globalization Reputation 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2017

It includes social factors (employment, family and social support, income, education), behaviors (diet and exercise, tobacco, alcohol and drugs, sexual activity), and the physical environment (housing, air and water quality, transportation). Most health systems will need to manage a multitude of reimbursement methodologies.

Health Care 8

Health Care Transportation Cost System 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 4, 2012

Then in December of 2010, I received an email that changed my perspective, and my life. As a corporate leader, you have already contributed value by building successful businesses, bringing innovative and high-quality products and services to market, and creating jobs. You might be thinking. I would never work in government.

Leadership 12

Leadership CIO Politics Career 12

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 5, 2014

Five innovative reforms have been found to help reduce costs without compromising on the quality of health care services: Decentralization of responsibilities : Most dialysis centers today are trying to provide drug management, laboratory services, and vascular surgery management in addition to dialysis service under one roof.

Health Care 8

Health Care Cost Incentives Decentralization 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 16, 2013

Bad quality control: MobileMe, antenna-gate. Also, Consumer Reports issued a "does not recommend" on the iPhone 4 (in 2010). In 2004, Apple's CFO, Fred Anderson, left the company. Some people are saying that Tim Cook just ain't up to it, that he's no Steve Jobs. Bad product reviews: One word: Ping. No iPad mini at all.

Marketing 11

Marketing Stage-Gate Advertising Price 11

Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 15, 2009

He’s a thoughtful, friendly, and caring person who genuinely wants to help people , not only by improving their web sites, but by improving the quality of their lives as well. Chris: I first “met&# Darren in 2004 I think it was. But there is more to Chris than this knowledge and business savvy.

Succession 236

Succession Media Mentor Blog 236

Harvard Business Review

JULY 16, 2012

"A general who fears to unsheathe his sword is not a good general," says Mr. Li Jiaxiang , Chairman of Air China from 2004 to 2008 and the #1 performing corporate leader in China according to our new ranking (just published in the Harvard Business Review China and the centerpiece for the magazine's launch events in Beijing and Shanghai).

Long-term 13

Long-term Short-term Globalization Reputation 13

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 30, 2012

The responsibility is yours, and it starts with developing a belief or habit of mind that you, as an individual, are accountable for the quality and timeliness of an outcome, even when you're working with others. In 2004, Leidich, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. It's a liberating concept. Help is not coming. So she made her own.

Short-term 9

Short-term Case Study Learning-by-Doing Productivity 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2014

billion in 2010, predicting it would grow at 20% a year for a decade. Ambassador to India from 2004 to 2009, was more successful in part because his long tenure enabled him to gain trust, respect and apply his learning effectively. Earlier, GE found that it could not make a go in the appliance business in India. David Mulford, U.S.

Venture Capitalist 11

Venture Capitalist Price Marketing Learning-by-Doing 11

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2014

In 2010 it was $900 million — seventh place. One recent paper even breaks down the performance of the most famous and successful Graham & Dodd disciple, Warren Buffett, and contends that “the general tendency of high-quality, safe, and cheap stocks to outperform” explains most of it. He reportedly took home compensation of $1.7

Hedge 8

Hedge Venture Capitalist Letter Reputation 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

By 2010 the company had become the best-performing stock in the S&P 500, worth $30 per share and earning investors a return of 29 times. When Knudstorp took over as CEO in 2004, he quickly settled on a course of action: return the company to its core. Since then its stock has more than doubled. By 1993 the company had $1.3

Company 8

Company How To Business Model Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Our analysis showed the top 20 firms in Fortune 's 2010 list of fastest-growing companies received $3.40 coffee sector revenue grew from $28 billion in the late 1990s to $47 billion in 2010. Starbucks and Keurig share two essential qualities that are typical in category creators: 1. of revenue growth. According to the USDA, U.S.

B2C 12

B2C Strategy B2B Waterman 12

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 28, 2011

To set about answering that question, we ran a semantic clustering analysis on a sample of articles from HBR's archives over the course of several periods between 1990 and 2010 (the time period when the HBR online archive is the most complete). 2007-2010 is not surprisingly dominated by negatives.

Analysis 14

Analysis Sample Globalization Sports 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 26, 2013

In the 2004 sample, roughly 20% of the firms came from emerging markets. By 2010, the typical S&P company was 16 or 17 years old. I found that in the period from 2000 to 2009, over half of the firms in the sample shrunk their revenue by 10% or more in at least one of those years, clear evidence of eroding competitive advantage.

Company 8

Company Sample Competitive Advantage Trends 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 5, 2017

Yet by 2004 its market share was down to 3%. ” During the volcanic ash crisis of 2010, what it offered wasn’t prize-winning stories about the roots of the eruption or its health implications, but an app (Hitchhiker’s Central) that allowed readers to share travel plans and offer rides to each other.

Media 11

Media Advertising Fixed Costs Content 11