Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 14, 2013

But the very existence of these cross-subsidies is symptomatic of deep flaws in the health care reimbursement system. Project team members with finance expertise contribute by supplying the cost rate for each person and equipment involved in the care processes. Kaplan and Michael E. The actionable cost savings from process improvement.

Health Care 8

Health Care Kaplan Porter Cost 8

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 13, 2011

My advice to you is not to let your business get caught up in embracing random ideas – at least not without some initial analysis being conducted to determine the likelihood of success. Assess : Put the idea through a risk/reward and cost/benefit analysis. Failed initiatives are costly at several levels.

Blog 384

Blog Innovation Strategic Planning Brand 384

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 5, 2010

As you point out though we are now faced with a culture of political correctness> It no longer comes just from the "top" but is deeply ingrained in our belief system, especially when it comes to work environments. Thanks for the great analysis and the context within which it was framed. Thank for your comment.

Politics 317

Politics Blog Leadership Diversity 317

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2010

A bias toward action is always a better path than falling prey to analysis paralysis. I love the comment by Sally Kempton when she said…"It's hard to fight an enemy that has outposts in our heads" As we encounter challenges we are afforded invaluable opportunities to reshape our mental filters and personal belief systems.

Blog 392

Blog Brand Reputation Crisis Management 392

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2013

The outlook is only marginally better for endowments , with returns on their invested capital hovering around 5 percent—as they did in 2011. And while some foundations bucked the trend and made double-digit investment gains in recent years, the average foundation in Chronicle's analysis netted out 14.9

Microfinance 8

Microfinance Rogers Tourism Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2017

With these criteria in mind, our final list is as follows: Our analysis revealed characteristics shared by the winning firm’s leaders as well as common strategies they employed. Because dual transformations typically take years, we used a 10-year time frame in our analysis. They Use Culture Change to Drive Engagement.

Franchising 15

Franchising CEO Business Model Strategy 15

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

Simplifying information technology systems seems to be the most popular way to tackle complexity in business, along with efforts to simplify or consolidate product and service portfolios. A minimum of 125 respondents are from the finance function and a minimum of 125 represent functions other than finance. All rights reserved.

Crisis 78

Crisis Survey Analysis Finance 78

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2012

It also appears that the trading losses resulted not from the kind of "mistake" that business faces all the time when taking risk (no one bats 1000%), but instead from some form of fault: negligence, recklessness or intentional violation of JP Morgan's own systems, processes and protocols.

CIO 8

CIO Committee Risk Management Banking 8

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

It takes tragedies occurring in order for the system to stand back, take focus and fix what is wrong. An analysis of business encompasses much more than accounting fraud and stated values of stocks. Team members still have to fight the system and each other to get their voices heard, rather than function as a team.

Ethics 59

Ethics Cost Crisis Learning-by-Doing 59

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 24, 2013

These reports — one from a company task force and a second from a review committee of the board — were overshadowed by two items announced the same day: the related news that the bank board had slashed CEO Jamie Dimon's annual compensation in half — from $23 million in 2011 to $11.5

Report 8

Report CIO Crisis Committee 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 20, 2014

Guardian journalist James Ball, who has been closely associated with the use of data for journalism – from his work with Wikileaks to the “Offshore Leaks” investigations – recently offered an interesting analysis of these developments. Why does this matter? How could things be different?

Offshoring 10

Offshoring Media Analysis Project 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2014

But as Apple’s profits multiplied from 2004 through 2011, it was clear that, as you now call it, “ return of capital ” to shareholders was not a pressing priority for Mr. Jobs. Through the tax system, business interests that gain from these investments return funds to the government. I disagree with this priority.

Innovation 10

Innovation EPS Incentives Supply Chain 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2017

VC investment in cleantech “has declined sharply since 2011” according to a new analysis by the Brookings Institution. First, another recent Brookings analysis found that U.S. VC funding for cleantech went down during the recession, but as a share of total VC funding it held steady at 15-17% from 2008 to 2011.

Stage-Gate 9

Stage-Gate Kleiner Energy Proposal 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 10, 2012

In this case, specifically, what is the role of the government in leveling the international playing field for private companies, headquartered in market capitalism countries, which compete against new, powerful state-owned or supported corporations in systems of state capitalism? The Ex-Im Bank was formed in the 1930s to help finance U.S.

Banking 10

Banking Globalization Finance Politics 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2016

With a limited financial system, Cuba lacks the domestic savings to raise fixed capital investment above the current level of 10% of GDP (half the average of Latin America). Finally, Cuba confronts significant difficulties caused by its dual currency system. An economic crossroads.

Policies 8

Policies Short-term Long-term GDP 8