Harvard Business Review

APRIL 11, 2013

Just a few examples illustrate some of the pressing issues: South Africa''s power distribution network has an estimated maintenance backlog of $4 billion — equivalent to half of the country''s total investment in electric power generation and distribution in 2011. an estimated $100 billion per year. We need to streamline delivery.

Transportation 8

Transportation GDP Globalization Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2016

Vanguard carved out a niche by managing low-cost index mutual funds in 1975. The company now has more than 20 million investors in 170 companies and, as of the end of last year, manages more than $3 trillion in global assets. Pure Internet-plays Betterment and FutureAdvisor launched in 2010 and Wealthfront in 2011.

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Transportation Software 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2012

The sharp recession triggered by the 2008 financial crisis and the uncertainty created by the 2011 debt crisis have fundamentally reset the world. If a patient requires surgery, Aravind provides transportation to the hospital and back. All of this is happening in spite of, indeed in the face of, global austerity.

Company 12

Company Succession Constraint Sharpe 12

Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2013

This is a classic topic in the management field. Today, with work becoming more virtual and global, substitutes for interpersonal leadership can be powerful tools. In 2011, I talked with Doyle Hopper, general manager of Nucor''s Vulcraft Group and Nucor Cold Finish. Nucor is the largest U.S. Leadership Technology'

Skills 8

Skills Leadership CFO Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2014

If round after round of profit warnings was not enough – group operating profits fell 20% between 2011 and 2013 and are likely to fall another 30% in 2014 — the company recently announced it had overstated its first-half profit by about $400 million. Ethics Global business Retail'

Retail 11

Retail Merchandising Discount Price 11

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2015

It made a massive investment (more than $1 billion) to build a software “ Center of Excellence ” in San Ramon, California to manage the data explosion created by the increasing intelligence of its industrial machines. Bill Ruh was selected in 2011. Getting Started. Who would lead it? Where would it be located?

Software 8

Software Six Sigma Insourcing P&L 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2013

While the first 787 was originally scheduled to be delivered back in 2008, a string of delays and cost overruns meant that deliveries didn't start until 2011. The troubled plane has been grounded as global regulators investigate whether it's safe to fly.

Outsourcing 8

Outsourcing P&L Airlines Price 8

The Idolbuster

AUGUST 5, 2014

I continued to race as an amateur for all of 2010 and 2011, but at the end of 2011 I quit my job and began competing professionally full-time. I loved my job so it made the long hours manageable, but it was also stressful. It was a fascinating experience to feel like you were right in the heart of globalization.

Training 70

Training Sports Learning-by-Doing Banking 70

Harvard Business Review

JULY 10, 2014

that the nation’s transportation infrastructure urgently needs investment. For proposed projects to gain traction, various stakeholders must be aligned; chief among these are the companies that rely on transportation systems to connect them to customers and suppliers, and the government planners responsible for building these trade arteries.

Planning 8

Planning Scenario Planning Transportation Workshop 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 28, 2017

Advancements in artificial intelligence and Internet of Things (IoT) connected devices have made it possible for cities to increase efficiencies across multiple services like public safety, transportation, water management and even healthcare. An estimated 2.3 the technology research and advisory company.

Decentralization 11

Decentralization System Technology Operations 11

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

These are all places where Johnnie Walker whiskey has been poured — and, according to Afshin Molavi, the Scotch whisky's global reach is only expanding. " Today, five of Johnnie Walker’s seven top global markets are emerging markets, and ads from Mexico to Africa exhort the emerging global middle class to “keep walking” or “step up.”

Class 8

Class Health Care Supply Chain Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 12, 2016

But in addition to such familiar jobs such as engineer, consultant, or financial analyst, we’re increasingly seeing new job titles emerge: forensic technologist, digital storyteller, and marketing automation manager. Labor market data tell us that these “hybrid” jobs are rapidly on the rise.

Education 8

Education Engineering System Storytelling 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2017

Indeed, a 2003 Lancet study reported that 63% of child deaths in the 42 countries that account for 90% of global child mortality could be prevented each year through more effective primary care. The non-profit Karuna Trust now manages 68 health centers in seven Indian states through a public-private partnership model.

Development 8

Development Health Care Operations Franchising 8

Coaching Tip

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Social might is now moving toward your community, state, nation as well as global corporations. But overall these changes suggest a bright future for business and society globally. The project would generate 10,000 construction jobs, the Michigan Transportation Dept. This is Canada's No.

Power 102

Power Norton Hamel Leadership 102

Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2018

The contest is now shifting toward more-traditional industries, like transportation (Lyft and Uber, for example) and hospitality (Airbnb). Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce leader, manages the world’s largest money market fund, and now plays an important role in financial and payment services. digital giants in these countries.

Company 8

Company Venture Capitalist GDP Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 28, 2013

How eBay Uses Data and Analytics to Get Closer to Its (Massive) Customer Base Sloan Management Review. Leading the daunting task of collecting all the data on these people, crunching it, and improving the customer experience is senior director of research Neel Sundaresan, who gave a lengthy interview to MIT''s Sloan Management Review.

Health Care 8

Health Care Transportation Stress Review 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Throughout the global economy, big companies are getting bigger. In 2011, venture capitalist Marc Andreessen declared that “software is eating the world.” By now, the core functions of IT—data storage, data processing, and data transport—have become available and affordable to all.

Software 8

Software Company Competitive Advantage Henderson 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2011

In the Babson Executive Education analysis of 635 global companies, just under a third of companies with 1-10% growth preferred experimentation over other methodologies, such as statistical analysis, to identify revenue and operational improvement opportunities. James Wilson (@hjameswilson) is senior researcher at Babson Executive Education.

Analysis 15

Analysis Constraint Transportation Strategic Planning 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 24, 2016

in February 2011, it became clear that machine learning could go beyond this single-minded focus and handle unstructured, ambiguous data. Most exciting to me is the even larger prospect of embedding AlphaGo-like machine learning into the backbone of the global economy. Natural languages.

Company 8

Company Supply Chain Core Competence System 8