Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

The 2014 DHL Global Connectedness Index that one of us (Ghemawat) prepares with Steven Altman, and that was released on November 3, indicates that global connectedness started to deepen again in 2013 after its recovery stalled in 2012. Specifically, are companies from advanced economies failing to keep up with the big shift?

Globalization 8

Globalization Altman Sample Analysis 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 20, 2014

To do so, it had to come up with a brand of management all its own, centered around “people analytics,” a quantitative approach to hiring and operations. Earlier this year, Google’s SVP of People Operations, Laszlo Bock, wrote about its latest “people analytics” experiment. How Google innovates.

IPO 14

IPO Management Engineering Innovation 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2013

Its gross domestic product has surged from less than $150 billion in 1978 to $8,227 billion in 2012 (see “China’s GDP” chart below). Foreign investors have flocked to the country’s shores as many of the world’s largest manufacturers have established operations there. percentage points in 2003-2012.

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GDP Supply Chain Globalization Technology 13

Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2013

By the summer of 2008 GE leadership wanted to sell the appliances business or spin it off. Employees were anxious: the business had been up for sale in 2008 and 2009, and there had been little to no investment in plants or training. General Electric Operations Strategy' Then at the end of 2007 the housing market crashed.

Insourcing 8

Insourcing Operations Offshoring Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2013

But The Washington Post , which billionaire Jeff Bezos agreed to buy yesterday , had been losing money since 2008. In 2012, the Pew Charitable Trusts said in its latest State of the News Media report, "the operating margin for Gannett was 9.9%, New York Times 5.4%, McClatchy 15.1%, E.W. The Washington Post operated at a 9.2%

Advertising 8

Advertising Christensen Media Disruptive Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2013

They are fiercely focused on operations, because they know that's how money is made or lost. By innovating, operating efficiently, and exploiting market niches, Zhang has confronted well-established manufacturers of the North on their own territory and used his success there as leverage to win in the global game.

Globalization 15

Globalization Chief Financial Officer Class Licensing 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2011

A 2010 McKinsey study finds that across all industry sectors, companies with the most women on their boards of directors significantly and consistently outperform those with no female representation: by 41 percent in terms of return on equity and by 56 percent in terms of operating results.

Competitive Advantage 15

Competitive Advantage McKinsey Resistance Crisis 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

In fact, since we began our outreach and monitoring, we have seen a fourfold increase in employer-to-employee political communications, from 5% of the private workforce hearing from their employer about politics in 2000 to over 20% in 2008. In the 2011-2012 Market Research Report for BIPAC , performed by Moore Information, Inc.,

Politics 8

Politics Policies Survey Information 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2012

From the first quarter of 2007 to 2008 bankruptcy filings for small businesses grew 33%. From first quarter 2008 to 2009, bankruptcy filings leapt by 75%. For instance, when customers expressed a desire for more time with sales associates, Journelle reorganized its operations and stripped away all non-customer facing activities (e.g.

TSR 15

TSR Apparel Consultative Uncertainty 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2014

Operational meltdowns can devour a midsized company’s cash. And crisis it was in 2008, the same year the U.S. But when it did, they were able to loan MBH a combined $1 million during the firm’s liquidity crisis in December 2008. 2012 revenue was 84% of 2007 revenue.) Not growth, or even profits. firm in 1989.

Crisis 8

Crisis CFO GAAP Banking 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 10, 2015

We attracted many new doctors when we opened a replacement hospital in 2012, ultimately doubling the size of our medical staff. Given our positive partnerships thus far, we embraced this opportunity and partnered with Cadence in 2012, using our shared revenue and expense model. How Our Journey Began. A culture of shared values.

Health Care 8

Health Care Committee Balanced Scorecard Discount 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 24, 2013

having sacrificed customer intimacy for increased operational excellence gains through widespread cost cutting, are well documented. Organizations worry about fine-tuning their operations to handle the typical situations. Toyota''s fiscal 2013 profits were more than four times its earnings in 2010, and three times 2012''s.

Organization 8

Organization Supply Chain Customer Intimacy Stress 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 19, 2014

Today, Alibaba looks more like a conglomerate than a typical tech company, with a diverse set of businesses operating largely independently. That choice cuts to the heart of Alibaba, according to Porter Erisman, who served as a vice president at the company from 2000 to 2008, and whose documentary on his time there debuted in 2012.

Porter 8

Porter Decentralization Film Project 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

When a private equity firm adds a new company to its portfolio, analysts rigorously size up its financial, operational, and competitive condition. From 2008 to 2015 SCA’s revenue rose 88% (from $690 million to $1.3 OSI’s revenue are 65% higher than they were in 2012, and its valued has doubled.

CEO 8

CEO Company Due Diligence Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 17, 2012

2012 has not gotten off to a great start for Eastman Kodak. The engineer behind that project, Steve Sasson, offered a memorable one-liner to the New York Times in 2008 when he said management's reaction to his prototype was, "That's cute — but don't tell anyone about it.". Like many easy narratives, this one is not quite right.

Gilbert 15

Gilbert Film Incubator Business Model 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2013

They are fiercely focused on operations, because they know that's how money is made or lost. By innovating, operating efficiently, and exploiting market niches, Zhang has confronted well-established manufacturers of the North on their own territory and used his success there as leverage to win in the global game.

Globalization 8

Globalization Chief Financial Officer Class Licensing 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2018

The Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation (CFI) was established in 2008, becoming the first healthcare innovation center to employ a team of in-house designers. Under the banner of the Mayo Clinic motto, “the needs of the patient come first,” it utilises human-centered design to transform the experience and delivery of healthcare.

Health Care 10

Health Care Innovation Mayo Stage-Gate 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Despite secondary-school enrollment increasing by 48% from 2000 to 2008 , access to university education remains severely limited. Today’s model is using African diasporas where companies hire native Africans living abroad and then send them to the continent to expand their operations. Even at three times the U.S.

Education 8

Education Technology IPO GDP 8

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. Since its launch in 2012, Flyknit has reduced 3.5 ” Improving risk management.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Price Loyalty Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2012

From the first quarter of 2007 to 2008 bankruptcy filings for small businesses grew 33%. From first quarter 2008 to 2009, bankruptcy filings leapt by 75%. For instance, when customers expressed a desire for more time with sales associates, Journelle reorganized its operations and stripped away all non-customer facing activities (e.g.

TSR 8

TSR Apparel Consultative Uncertainty 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

As the Munden Project reports, the mining giant Vedanta ($12 billion in 2012 revenues) had to abandon bauxite operations in Orissa, India because it did not pay sufficient attention to non-quantifiable contexts. The opposition by these local groups led to the abandonment of the project.

Analysis 8

Analysis Licensing Globalization Project 8

Women on Business

DECEMBER 20, 2012

We saw after the 2008 recession how men lost their jobs in greater numbers than women. In 2012, according to the State of Women-Owned Businesses Report from American Express Open, there are more than 8.3 In 2012, over 50% of dentists are women, as are 47% of medical students. The gender gap has continued to widen since then.

Trends 265

Trends Power Simon Real Estate 265

Chart Your Course

JUNE 10, 2013

They ride the ups and downs of the economy more closely than the healthcare, government, or high-tech sectors, and average two to three times the rate of employee turnover, according to 2012 numbers from the Society for Human Resource Management. One small business in Georgia continues to overcome these hurdles.

Strategy 133

Strategy White Paper Human Resources Case Study 133

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2013

Our findings include the following: One percent of Intermountain’s patients used 24% of the total amount we spent on patient care between 2008 and 2012. We learned more about the organizational structures required to implement change across a large, integrated, health care operation. Health Information & technology Operations'

Health Care 8

Health Care Committee Cost Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2013

This news followed the bankruptcy in March of Wuxi Suntech , the main operating subsidiary of the world''s largest maker of solar panels, after it defaulted on a $541 million bond payment. Since 2008, through government subsidies, the manufacturing capacity of China''s solar-panel industry grew tenfold, leading to a vast global oversupply.

Bond 8

Bond Price Industry Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

To take the Obama campaign as an example, look at their move from having two databases in 2008 to one in 2012. It started with marketing, but that has led the way to operations and the supply chain also using those kinds of precise data-driven interventions. I guarantee you that was not easy. And then you can do that at scale.

Organization 15

Organization Health Care Supply Chain Magazine 15

Chart Your Course

JUNE 10, 2013

They ride the ups and downs of the economy more closely than the healthcare, government, or high-tech sectors, and average two to three times the rate of employee turnover, according to 2012 numbers from the Society for Human Resource Management. One small business in Georgia continues to overcome these hurdles.

White Paper 100

White Paper Case Study Class Newsletter 100

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 22, 2012

At the current rate, 2012 will easily see more disputes than in the two previous years combined. They gave us plenty of evidence to sift through; out of a worldwide total of over 1500 measures in the three years starting in November 2008, these jurisdictions were responsible for 869.

Crisis 8

Crisis Policies Globalization Analysis 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

When he ran for president in 2008, Obama made three big promises: end the Iraq War, extend health care coverage to all Americans, and take federal action to reduce the threat of global climate change. In fact, 2012 is likely to be the hottest year since accurate record-keeping began in the late 19th century. Some 30 U.S.

Cost 9

Cost Price Energy Proposal 9

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 7, 2013

Ivan Barnett is an artist and the director of Patina, an art gallery in Sante Fe, New Mexico, which he co-owns and operates with his wife, Allison Buchsbaum-Barnett. From 2008 through 2011, we were just up against challenge after challenge to keep our business in play. We'll also travel and put on events elsewhere.

Drucker 8

Drucker Creativity Travel Objective 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2014

In 2012 it was $1.9 He did have a horrific 2008. He reportedly took home compensation of $1.7 billion in 2013, making him the fifth highest-paid fund manager in the land. billion , putting him in second place. In 2011 it was $2 billion , good for third place. In 2010 it was $900 million — seventh place. In 2009 it was $1.3

Hedge 8

Hedge Venture Capitalist Letter Reputation 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2014

Then Josep “Pep” Guardiola-i-Sala, the former Spanish footballer who is currently the manager of Bundesliga club Bayern Munich, further evolved the idea when he was the coach at Barcelona FC between 2008 and 2012. As a result, companies operate below their potential.

Cooper 16

Cooper Objective Short-term Incentives 16

Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2014

Then Josep “Pep” Guardiola-i-Sala, the former Spanish footballer who is currently the manager of Bundesliga club Bayern Munich, further evolved the idea when he was the coach at Barcelona FC between 2008 and 2012. As a result, companies operate below their potential.

Cooper 8

Cooper Objective Short-term Incentives 8

HR Digest

APRIL 30, 2019

Philip Morris International Operations Center Lausanne, Switzerland. Charles Bendotti: With more than 77000 global employees at PMI, collaboration for us unlocks unprecedented value and it is a necessity to ensure we can operate effectively. That’s the kind of culture that drives employee engagement and motivation.

Globalization 40

Globalization Human Resources Long-term Diversity 40

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Quarterly profits have only increased 5% since 2012 , but investors’ valuations of those profits (as measured by earnings per share) has increased 59% over the same period. This means all R&D is subtracted from operating income in the year it’s expended, while the payoffs to R&D don’t occur until future periods.

Short-term 8

Short-term Decentralization Company Trends 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 15, 2014

I fundamentally rejected that assumption, so I began a tour of our operations. We toured mines on four continents, studying global best practices in safety, and we also visited industrial operations outside the mining sector. Change management Operations Organizational culture' Our work has made a huge difference.

Operations 8

Operations Industry CEO Bottom-up 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 23, 2018

Since the Apollo program, NASA has faced funding cuts, competition from other nations for space leadership, and a radical restructuring of its operating environment due to the emergence of commercial space – all of which have forced the organization to change its ways of thinking and operating.

Budgeting 8

Budgeting Technology Innovation Operations 8