Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

In fact, by some measures, the best emerging-market firms are more competitive than firms in advanced economies including the United States and the United Kingdom. Indeed, it is much harder for this plethora of emerging-market firms in the outperforming countries to get to the top and then stay there.

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Depreciation Long-term Short-term GDP 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 10, 2012

The fact is, London 2012 is the largest and most sophisticated sports information technology (IT) project of all time. It has been our responsibility to lead the consortium of IT partners involved in designing, building, and operating the massive, mission critical IT infrastructure and solutions that support the Games.

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Committee Project Audience Information Technology 14

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 9

Globalization Altman Sample Analysis 9

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 12

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2012

Initially seeking low-cost and relatively unsophisticated ways to grow, the firm expanded its operations throughout Latin America in subsequent decades. By 2012 it had swallowed up more than a dozen U.S. In many markets, "stores" are mainly mom-and-pop outlets scattered many miles from one another over poor roads.

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Execution Strategy Efficiency Operations 8

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

JULY 15, 2016

Today, the term increasingly serves as a corporate bogeyman that warns executives of the need to stand up and respond when disruptive developments encroach on their market. The company filed for bankruptcy protection in 2012, exited legacy businesses and sold off its patents before re-emerging as a sharply smaller company in 2013.

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Technology Film Gilbert Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 6, 2016

The latest nuclear reactor designs, promising higher safety, longer operating life, and lower operating costs, cost up to $25 billion after factoring in the huge budget overruns. The common idea behind these models is that the company does not have to be the (full) owner of the asset to be its (sole) operator.

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Co-Opetition Operations Cost Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 26, 2012

And although the retail giant's green efforts have done a lot to showcase the company's commitment to sustainability, sometimes Walmart gives its critics some legitimate ammo, like the recent revelations and allegations of corruption in its Mexican operations. But the immediate market reaction here is fascinating. Of course not.

Ethics 11

Ethics Short-term Marketing Operations 11

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Today’s executives are dealing with a complex and unprecedented brew of social, environmental, market, and technological trends. This can disrupt a firm’s ability to operate on schedule and budget. “Stranded assets” are investments that become obsolete due to regulatory, environmental, or market constraints.

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Supply Chain Price Loyalty Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 24, 2013

and in its home market in the U.K. having sacrificed customer intimacy for increased operational excellence gains through widespread cost cutting, are well documented. In the UK, Tesco lost the plot several times in recent years as they grew to double the market share of competitors like Sainsbury''s and Asda/WalMart.

Organization 8

Organization Supply Chain Customer Intimacy Stress 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

According to the 2010 National Poll commissioned by BIPAC and performed by Moore Information, Inc., overall, our studies consistently and conclusively show employed voters believe (43% in 2008, 52% in 2010) their employer "should be active in promoting public policies favorable to their industries." And I don't see a problem in that.

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Politics Policies Survey Information 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

At the time, though, we were just in search of a new approach to building a sustainable business in that critical but often difficult market. In fact, you could say (and many did) that our previous attempts had failed, in that we hadn’t established a sustained market position. Things hadn’t gone well up until that point.

Chief Financial Officer 9

Chief Financial Officer Operations Learning-by-Doing IPO 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2015

In 2010, my company created an app store. The optimism about Africa clouds some obvious challenges any operator in the continent will confront. With the high cost of bandwidth, video-based internet businesses in Africa struggle; the market leader, Irokotv, relies on the diasporas for most of its revenue.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Open-book Marketing System 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. After much deliberation, we partnered with University of Chicago Medicine (UCM) in 2010. Five main factors make our clinical partnerships work: Joint operating committees that meet regularly.

Health Care 8

Health Care Committee Balanced Scorecard Discount 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. In 2012, China''s top six solar companies had debt ratios of over 80%. billion in 2010. A Rise Fueled by Subsidies. To survive, U.S.

Bond 8

Bond Price Industry Globalization 8

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. As of 2010, women held just 15.7

Competitive Advantage 15

Competitive Advantage McKinsey Resistance Crisis 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

A new business model will only emerge through continuous discovery and experimentation and will be defined by market demands, start-ups, a Silicon Valley mindset, and young technology experts. Driven by market forces, such new business models could emerge faster than we expect. Are all of these great teachers? So what is happening now?

Education 10

Education Venture Capitalist Business Model Technology 10

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

For slaughterhouses and retailers (Brazilian operations), we also projected positive benefits: $20 million to $120 million (0.01% to 0.1% of the world market, and the second-largest beef producer and consumer. Novo Campo, a program launched in 2012 by ICV, helps local ranchers produce sustainable and deforestation-free beef.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Net Present Value Retail Cost of Capital 8

Women on Business

DECEMBER 20, 2012

Here’s a quick look at what I found: Rohit Bhargava, marketer, professor and author of Likeonomics , recently issued his report: 15 Marketing Trends In 2013 And How Your Business Can Use Them. In a 2010 survey, a record 36% of women ages 25-29 had attained a bachelor’s degree compared to 28% of men of the same age. of the U.S.

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Trends Power Simon Real Estate 265

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2012

Further, we'll see a roll-out of 4G wireless services across the country in 2012. As unit economics enable ever cheaper smart phones (the lowest price in the market is now $65), their penetration will rise. Indian entrepreneurs are feeling bullish about global markets. This expansion isn't just domestic.

Venture Capitalist 13

Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Conference Wireless 13

Harvard Business Review

JULY 28, 2016

The scrappy startup, launched in 2012, offered a blades-by-subscription service for as little as $3 a month and quickly grew to a team of 45 engineers and 3.2 And according to a market study by Technavio, the global wet shave market is expected to reach $31.41 million subscribers. billion in 2020.

Business Model 8

Business Model Retail Brand Henderson 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

Worse still, the real issue, which is the possibility of lightening the real debt load by rescheduling payments and extending maturities (but without affecting the nominal value due to Greece’s official creditors), has been pushed away, and some in Germany would want to renege on a 2012 deal which reduced interest rates and extended payments.

Restructuring 8

Restructuring Policies Crisis Banking 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 21, 2012

Entrants are judged not only on their flight's distance, but the creativity and showmanship of the designs and the people operating them. The record for the farthest flight-to-date currently stands at 207 feet set in 2010 at Flugtag Minneapolis/St.Paul. The scope of Red Bull sponsorships is overwhelming.

Brand 9

Brand Energy Comparison Video 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

I see Amazon’s price strategy with Whole Foods, fueled by constant testing and experimentation, to evolve in three steps: changing price perception, growing the market for healthy foods, and then applying insights to other offline retail sectors and services. Growing the market for healthy foods. Changing price perception.

Price 8

Price Retail Competitive Advantage Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2014

This cost is also disproportionately borne by mom-and-pops, many of which operate in poor neighborhoods and rural areas. About 12% of the federal budget in 2012 supported programs that provide aid (other than health insurance or Social Security benefits) to poor families. It can be difficult to transport and is inherently insecure.

Cost 8

Cost Transportation Banking Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 24, 2017

For the past several years, Wells Fargo has been run by MBAs, while Bank of America’s CEO since 2010, Brian Moynihan, has a law degree from Notre Dame. They were associated with nearly 2,400 publicly traded firms in the S&P 1500 from 1992 to 2012. What explains the divergence in the fortunes of two of the U.S.’s

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CEO Accrual Accounting Pharmaceuticals Banking 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2016

On December 7, Portland, Oregon, passed a law that will impose a surcharge on the local business taxes paid by corporations that operate in the city when the CEO’s compensation is 100 times or more the median earnings of the company’s employees. public corporations must file with the U.S. million (57% from stock-based pay).

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CEO Black-Scholes Price Merton 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2012

A future compensation action would reduce 2012 variable benefits (bonus or equity awards) in absolute terms (or through a much slower rate of increase). This is reflected in the drop in stock price from an April high of about $45 to about $35 in late May (a market cap decline of more than $35 billion).

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CIO Committee Risk Management Banking 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 27, 2017

In 2012, one of us — Gregor Gimmy, a California-based serial entrepreneur and former IDEO consultant — accepted a new role at BMW’s corporate R&D headquarters. From 2012 to 2015, the number of global corporate venture capital deals almost doubled, and their investments quadrupled, to $29.1

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Meyer Innovation Fixed Costs 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2014

He is no Jim Simons , using his mathematical genius to outsmart the market in (to an outsider) incomprehensible ways. In 2012 it was $1.9 In 2010 it was $900 million — seventh place. There is tons of evidence, much of it compiled by the formulator of the efficient market hypothesis, Eugene Fama , that value investing works.

Hedge 8

Hedge Venture Capitalist Letter Reputation 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

After 2010, climate all but disappeared from the national conversation. In fact, 2012 is likely to be the hottest year since accurate record-keeping began in the late 19th century. This means getting state public utility commissions and regional power market operators to remove barriers to investments in efficiency and renewables.

Cost 9

Cost Price Energy Proposal 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Ok, this one is cheating a bit, but on a fundamental level, the top themes in green business haven't actually changed too much ( see the 2010 list ). Markets have a remarkable way of sorting the wheat from the chaff. While the overall carbon emissions news is not good , the renewable energy market is growing very fast.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Apparel P&L Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 9, 2018

This is one of the findings from a recently completed study based on publicly available information on the world’s 2,393 largest corporations for the time period 2010–2014. Take marketing giant WPP. But these transactions need to reach particular thresholds of frequency and cumulative value to make a real impact.

CAGR 8

CAGR Due Diligence Industry Bottom-up 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 1, 2013

In April 2010, V.R. Ferose's mandate was to reduce employee turnover to below 10% by 2012. By leveraging rapid prototyping and continuous customer feedback, the cross-functional teams that operate in the AppHaus are able to innovate faster, better, and cheaper — managing each project as if they were running a startup.

Innovation 9

Innovation Attrition Software Globalization 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

A 2010 Mercer survey of about 3,000 companies found that same-sex benefits were offered by 72 percent of companies employing more than 20,000 people. The 15th Annual PWC Global CEO Survey (2012) section titled "The Talent Challenge" focused on the impact talent recruitment and retention has on business growth and competitive differentiation.

Advertising 17

Advertising Market Segmentation Diversity Chemicals 17

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Free fall is a crisis of obsolescence and decline that can happen at any point in a company’s life cycle, but most often it affects maturing incumbents whose business model has come under competitive attack from insurgents or is no longer viable in a changing market. Since then its stock has more than doubled. The results were amazing.

Company 8

Company How To Business Model Engineering 8