Coaching Tip

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Consider, for instance, the latest boom instrument, a corporate product known as "covenant lite," bank loans that "subject borrowers to few of the usual performance requirements that have been standard in the past." With that in mind, consider this (Bloomberg, Sept.

Bond 70

Bond Marketing Crisis Analysis 70

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 27, 2015

Economywide ROIC has trended downward since the 1980s, falling from above 6% in the mid-1960s to 5% in 1980, then to 3% in 1990, and to only a bit more than 1% by 2010. Companies are using this money for share buybacks, or putting it in the bank, running high (and rising) cash balances of close to 15% of GDP.

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ROIC McKinsey GDP Company 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2011

"When you look at who's coming into the workforce and what they can mean for the development of human capital, it's a no-brainer that women are a competitive advantage," says Valentino Carlotti, president of Goldman Sachs Bank in Brazil. But corporate headhunters are having a problem.

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Survey Education Competitive Advantage Human Capital 13

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2018

As one accountant based in Japan during 2010, explained , “there was a big rush of inquiries about schemes that might be used either to split out salaries or defer part of it.”

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Committee Chief Financial Officer Document Execution 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 14, 2015

A central plank of the plan is to “return $8 [billion] to $9 billion to shareholders in 2015 and to reach the top end of its three-year target of returning $18 billion to $20 billion to them by the end of 2016.” ” In 2014, McDonald’s expended $3.2 In 2014, when the pay of McDonald’s CEO was $6.4

Price 8

Price Franchising Short-term CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

The purpose of the corporation: Although its Royal Charter protects the BBC until December 2016, the corporation is regularly challenged about its purpose and whether it should be dismantled. How far has trust fallen following the recent scandals? How long does the BBC have to rebuild it?

Crisis 8

Crisis Crisis Management Reputation Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 5, 2016

A third of VC investments in Europe were focused on the UK in the first quarter of 2016, according to CBInsights. billion in the rest of Europe over the period 2010-2015. billion in the rest of Europe over the period 2010-2015. It is home to over 40 per cent of Europe’s unicorns. billion as compared to $4.4

Safe Harbor 9

Safe Harbor Industry Uncertainty Crisis 9