Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2011

How does one successfully manage a company with a dozen diverse, decentralized businesses of varying sizes that employ over 100,000 people in 130 countries, especially in an uncertain economic environment? The answer is to make things simple, says Bill Allen, head of Group Human Resources at Copenhagen-based A.P. Moller-Maersk.

Management 15

Management Decentralization Report Bottom-up 15

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 24, 2011

What did 2010 look like for you and your company? We found that 49 percent of the leaders surveyed in the study reported a gap between their organization’s ability to formulate and communicate a vision and strategy and its ability to deliver results. Did you struggle to regain your post-recession footing? Are financials on track?

Execution 67

Execution Company 360-Degree Feedback Cooper 67

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2018

” Performance is subject to constant measurement and review — employees can anonymously report each other to higher-ups through an internal phone system. “Empowerment must be much, much more than a mere slogan,” Mackey wrote in a 2010 blog post. “It should be within the very DNA of the organization.”

Price 13

Price Decentralization Long-term Self-aware 13

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2015

In 2010, when MD Anderson decided to introduce time-driven activity-based costing , a method for measuring costs of treating a patient’s medical condition across a cycle of care, the ICCI provided the leadership and resources to develop the capabilities for a pilot project and then to scale the approach across the institution.

Health Care 8

Health Care Management Cost Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Our survey found that the vast majority (83%) of these companies have suffered significant losses since 2010. of annual revenues from 2010 to 2014. And, most importantly, how can businesses avoid falling prey to them and contain the losses they produce? The average cost per company over that time has been $1.38 of annual revenues.

Marketing 8

Marketing Company Compliance Reputation 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. And thats exactly the role that pubs began to play.

Banking 15

Banking Crisis Merton Guidelines 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

We insisted that the local team follow Yahoo reporting, systems, and governance requirements. Only legal, finance, and human resources still reported back to headquarters. A 2010 Harvard Business School case by Julie M. Wulf noted that Ma studied Jack Welch’s approach and was inspired by GE’s decentralized decision-making.

Chief Financial Officer 10

Chief Financial Officer Operations Learning-by-Doing IPO 10