Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Operations : Approaches problems practically; stands firm on issues, perseveres; maintains a standard of consistency and quality; provides stable leadership and supervision; develops detailed plans and procedures; implements projects in a timely manner; keeps financial records straight.

Process 15

Process CEO Insurance Banking 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 3, 2011

The Institute, which officially opened in January 2010, includes the Model Kitchen, the Testing Station for Household Devices, and what's called the "Domestic Science Laboratory." They could search blogs for comment and sentiment; Google search helped. A vast swath of e-retailers followed Amazon's example.

Productivity 13

Productivity Products Retail Telemarketing 13

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

The Conversation Blogs The Conversation Artisans Must Balance the Books 8:12 AM Tuesday November 23, 2010 by Ndubuisi Ekekwe | Comments () Email Tweet This Post to Facebook Share on LinkedIn Print The boy was 11 years old when his father took him to live with a kinsman, a businessman with many shops in Lagos, Nigeria.

Books 14

Books Guidelines Banking Telecommunications 14

Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2013

Understanding the implementation plans for the health care law passed in 2010 is a complicated job for even the most seasoned policy wonks. A cascading series of deadlines, operating systems, and reporting rules have to be arranged, tested, and communicated. The House could call as many as three votes on the ACA in July.

Health Care 8

Health Care Parcell Politics Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Over the next few months, well each be authoring posts in this blog to test-drive ideas and invite input as the research progresses.) The Alert delivers the latest blog posts from HBR.org directly to your inbox every morning at 8:00 AM ET. More from Tom Davenport Want Value From Social?

Guidelines 14

Guidelines Education Telecommunications Emotional Intelligence 14

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

By 2008 it had attracted 33,000 applications; by 2010 that number had risen to more than 550,000. This blog post was excerpted from " Your Strategy Needs a Strategy " by Martin Reeves, Claire Love, and Philipp Tillmanns, which appeared in the September issue of the magazine. Clearly that's no easy task.

Strategy 8

Strategy Organization Committee Environment 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Umair Haque Blogs Umair Haque On: Global business , Competition , Economy The Irish Banking Crisis: A Parable 4:33 PM Monday November 29, 2010 | Comments () Email Tweet This Post to Facebook Share on LinkedIn Print Once upon a time, there was a country where bankers disappeared.

Banking 15

Banking Crisis Merton Guidelines 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Here's my attempt to capture what I see as the most important stories affecting the greening of business in 2010. To keep this to almost blog length, it's going to be quick, so see the links for more on these stories. And Sony one-upped everyone by setting a goal of zero environmental impact across its operations by 2050.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Retail Globalization Price 15

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Ed holds a Master of Science degree in Operations Research and a Bachelors degree in Mathematics. While at SAS, she has led research studies, authored white papers, articles, and blogs and spoken on leveraging business analytics to improve performance. She holds an MS in Management Sciences from the University of Maryland.

Resources 50

Resources Process Constraint Objective 50

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 ). One of my favorite new partnerships is the new Sustainable Apparel Coalition , an impressive mix of powerful retailers, apparel manufacturers, and NGOs. business continuity").

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Apparel P&L Long-term 15