Strategy Driven

JANUARY 31, 2011

When insurers or health care providers have to battle one another to attract customers, they must differentiate themselves by charging lower prices or providing better service. But if an insurer dominates a marketplace, it can raise prices and lower service standards with impunity. In 2005, TheraMatrix contracted with Ford Motor Co.

Crisis 63

Crisis Health Care Insurance Newsletter 63

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2016

This can disrupt a firm’s ability to operate on schedule and budget. Of the respondents, 72% said that climate change presents risks that could significantly impact their operations, revenue, or expenditures. In 2005, they launched a U.S. ” Improving risk management.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Price Loyalty Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2014

The cost of solar and wind are falling rapidly ; in fact, a few days before the new EPA announcement, Xcel Energy, which provides power to the American heartland, revealed that it was acquiring extensive wind and solar assets, “all at prices below fossil fuel alternatives.” California is also delivering some big results.

Power 8

Power Planning Proposal Energy 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 20, 2014

The rate of business formation in 2011 was almost half of what it was in 1978, with the rate of dissolution somewhat higher than the past couple decades. This paper by the Richmond Fed shows how from 1960 to 2005, the U.S. Much of this is driven by the needs of the financial sector, which itself has consolidated massively.

Pharmaceuticals 11

Pharmaceuticals Banking Chemicals Trends 11

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

In May of 2005, Yahoo CEO Terry Semel, cofounder Jerry Yang, corporate development executive Toby Coppel, and I — I was then chief financial officer of the Silicon Valley internet company — went on what would turn out to be a fateful trip to China. We were optimistic about Yahoo’s future in China as the deal closed in January 2004.

Chief Financial Officer 10

Chief Financial Officer Operations Learning-by-Doing IPO 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 25, 2013

A brand’s difference gives consumers an easy rationale for choosing it, and a ready justification for paying a price premium. Research by Millward Brown finds that brands with a meaningful difference command a price premium 13 percent higher than weaker category alternatives. By 2011, Chobani was the number-one yogurt brand in America.

Apparel 8

Apparel Brand Sports Advertising 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

By contrast, since 2005, the importance of meaningfulness in driving job selection has grown steadily. “Meaning is the new money, an HBR article argued in 2011. The height of the price tag that workers place on meaning surprised us all. increase in annual operating profits. increase in annual operating profits.

Creativity 15

Creativity Report Conference Mentor 15