Harvard Business Review

MARCH 4, 2016

A working group whose members include Humana, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, PepsiCo, Unilever, and South African insurer Discovery recently proposed that publicly traded corporations provide an overview on the health of their workforces in their various forms of public disclosure, including annual reports, 10-Ks, and sustainability reports.

Company 8

Company Metrics Proposal Guidelines 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Already there is political backlash to Prime Minister's proposed reforms. What are the dynamic change management techniques you want to use? In 2010, India was ranked 124th among 179 countries in Index of Economic Freedom World Rankings. So how should businesses approach the new reality? Cautiously. Disrupting the Status Quo.

Retail 15

Retail Supply Chain Business Model Globalization 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Leaders defeat themselves when they seek gain when others suffer, for example, raising prices in a time of high unemployment when consumers have less to spend, to ensure profits when sales are down. McDonald's raised prices three percent in early 2012 and by the third quarter, faced the first drop in same-store sales in nine years.

Career 15

Career Company Bureaucracy Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 15, 2011

All economists recognize that competitive analysis is all about customers; if firms exercise market power, customers suffer through higher prices and foreclosed entry of new competitors. Then along came the proposed merger of Staples and Office Depot. If firms are not exercising market power, competition reigns.

Wireless 13

Wireless Report Price Analysis 13

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

After 2010, climate all but disappeared from the national conversation. Since January, we have seen record drought, rising commodities prices, the lowest Arctic ice levels in recorded history, and a rash of costly extreme weather events. Put a price on carbon. Hurricane Sandy put it back on the map. Fortunately, U.S.

Cost 12

Cost Price Energy Proposal 12

Harvard Business Review

MAY 14, 2015

Today’s business environment is highly unpredictable, and organizations need strategies that can weather both large-scale changes and occasional shocks to the system—fluctuating oil prices, for example. And fund managers, as the name implies, are experts at optimizing corporate portfolios. Move beyond strategic planning.

Strategy 8

Strategy Strategic Planning Trends Planning 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

If they were required to purchase a seat to strap their car carrier into, it would increase the price of the trip for their parents, who would then be more likely to drive. By forcing people to purchase additional seats it would inevitably drive up the demand and therefore the price of airline tickets (and I fly quite a bit).

Airlines 15

Airlines Report Guidelines Discount 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2012

Bribery Act of 2010 makes the FCPA look meek by comparison and the UN Convention Against Corruption has spurred the European Union, China, and others to establish corporate integrity standards of their own. When Wal-Mart's general counsel solicited a bid for such an investigation, a respected law firm proposed a three-month investigation.

Execution 13

Execution Retail Report Policies 13

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 21, 2014

Contrary to the adverse experience of some governing boards, activist investors can actually prove to be a leadership asset on the board rather than a disruptive force—providing the boardroom is well-managed and led. When ValueAct called to propose a board seat, Brown was surprised. A partner with ValueAct, Bradley E.

Hostile Takeover 8

Hostile Takeover Chief Financial Officer Due Diligence Charan 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 27, 2017

To fill the void and build such a new BMW startup unit, Gimmy partnered with an experienced innovation manager from BMW, Matthias Meyer. Among the 30 top companies in seven of the largest industries, almost half had a VC-fueled accelerator in 2015, up from just 2% in 2010. Top startups already have market leading solutions.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Meyer Innovation Fixed Costs 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 6, 2016

Two companies transfer selected similar assets into a joint venture in order to support the orderly management of capacity in their industry and reduce the risk of prices spiraling downward. For example, Ageas, a large European insurance company, has been using this model for its successful expansion into Asia.

Co-Opetition 8

Co-Opetition Operations Cost Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2016

Investors also did well: A $100 investment in Ruger in late 2010 was worth $443 in late 2015, while the equivalent investment in the S&P 500 yielded only $163 over that time frame. Debate-producing proposals on curbing gun violence have come from many corners, including the White House. presidential election.

Licensing 8

Licensing Drucker Retail Technology 8

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 ). Coca-Cola was not alone in facing increasing costs in 2011; one of my clients, Kimberly-Clark, took an earnings hit from record pulp prices.

Supply Chain 16

Supply Chain Apparel P&L Long-term 16

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

In 2010, Google rocked the $60 billion broadband industry by announcing plans to deploy fiber-based home internet service, offering connections up to a gigabit per second — 100 times faster than average speeds at the time. PM Images/Getty Images. Cities saw great value to their communities of being one of the testbeds.

Succession 8

Succession Construction Short-term Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2016

Today, armed with an MBA from the Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management—which he’d earned while working as a cashier, cook, restaurant manager, supplier liaison, and, finally, COO—he was a full-grown man and a fully-fledged partner in the business. Yolk-ay’s 2010 turnover had been two million dirhams.

Case Study 8

Case Study Survey Course Class 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 11, 2015

For example, one of her key proposals is for shares to be held well beyond the current minimum period of one year before the profits from their sale are taxed as a capital gain. A prime example is Carl Icahn, who began to accumulate his multibillion-dollar stake in Apple in August 2013. To date Apple has acceded to Icahn’s demands.

Proposal 8

Proposal Hedge Safe Harbor Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2018

The data provided by these surveys offer managers a complete picture of compensation in the marketplace. But the problem lies in the asymmetry between the information available to managers compared to workers. Want to hire an engineer and pay them better than most of their peers? The labor market is likely no different.

Company 8

Company Survey Comparison Price 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2016

” No technology company would object to that proposal. Liberation of so-called “orphan works” would have been enabled by a proposed settlement in a case involving wholesale scanning by Google Books, but that settlement was scuttled in 2011. to fund poorly managed programs to subsidize rural and low-income communities.

Planning 8

Planning Innovation Review Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2017

Neither, however, is the American Health Care Act (AHCA), the repeal and replacement legislation proposed by House Republicans and embraced by President Trump. Individual markets were troubled prior to the ACA’s enactment in 2010. Third, the reforms that will improve individual markets, which we discuss below, are known.

Insurance 15

Insurance Marketing Health Care Policies 15