Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 28, 2013

But those impressive numbers may be eclipsed by a revolution in venture financing that is only being held back by final government approval: start-ups raising actual investment funds from individuals in exchange for equity or a share of profits. How big a deal is this “democratization” of finance? Last week, the U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2016

billion, which has experienced incredible growth, with the total number of users having practically doubled each year since 2012. HelloFresh has also had impressive growth rates, with revenues reaching about $300 million in 2015, a huge increase from its $3 million in 2012. Financed by VC firms.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 27, 2015

This is where the July 2012 memorandum of understanding between Greece and the Troika (the International Monetary Fund, European Central Bank, and the European Commission) failed miserably; the previous government, much like Syriza, wanted to preserve the status quo. It isn’t only the branded pundits who are neglecting these issues.

Banking 8

Banking Crisis Tourism Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 20, 2016

More than 25 years ago, William Sahlman wrote the HBR article “Why Sane People Shouldn’t Serve on Public Boards,” in which he compared serving on a board to driving without a seatbelt, that it was just too risky—to their time, reputations, and finances—for too little reward.

Execution 8

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 10, 2011

It's the opening paragraph of a Harvard Business Review article called "What's Your Real Cost of Capital?" The motivation behind it, as with many, many articles published over HBR's nearly 90-year history, was to take an effective practice developed in one corner of industry and spread it to managers everywhere. by James J.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 29, 2015

Maybe you remember how savagely the industry was portrayed during the 2012 U.S. Startups, on the other hand, aren’t debt financed, because they’re too risky and unproven, and have no assets—not so appealing to lenders. Suffice it to say that a 2016 Mitt Romney campaign isn’t being championed on Wall Street.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2012

Wouldn't it be nice, Francis Fukuyama writes in an article called " The Future of History " in the current issue of Foreign Affairs , if some "obscure scribbler. I know this because these people are constantly submitting articles to HBR. Its scribblers aren't in "a garret somewhere." Note to U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 24, 2017

Located in the heart of Colombia’s coffee region, in 2012 Manizales was a good place to grow up and get an education, and an even better place to retire, safe and surrounded by beautiful scenery. actual developments that are more achievable) can be much more prevalent than people think. strategic hires).

Entrepreneur 8

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2017

That trend is more than five years old, but it’s particularly notable given two other developments. And though the idea of VCs abandoning cleantech has been around since at least early 2012 , I was initially skeptical. First, another recent Brookings analysis found that U.S. In 2011, cleantech represented nearly 17% of total U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 5, 2013

Last June, I raised a few eyebrows when I told attendees at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio (aka Rio+20 ) that "accountants would save the world." The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), where I am president, is taking steps to address this. But I meant it. Why accounting?

Social Capital 9

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2015

Given that most developing countries do not record medical errors, the global magnitude of the problem is not well documented. The data that is available, such as a 2012 study of over 15,000 patient records from 26 African and Middle Eastern hospitals, produce alarming results: 6.8%

Health Care 8

Health Care Content Globalization Mayo 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2011

Two factors triggered my unease: the trends described by my co-authors and I in our recent HBR article and new work by Nobel Prize-winning economist Michael Spence. In addition, it promises to be a boon to workers in developing countries. and other advanced economies would migrate overseas. to emerging economies.

Supply Chain 11

Supply Chain Health Care Globalization Trends 11

Harvard Business Review

MAY 10, 2012

In the recent HBR article "The Crowdfunding Road to Hell," Daniel Isenberg argues persuasively that crowdfunding — specifically equity crowdfunding — cannot work. The April 2012 report estimates that 452 crowdfunding platforms (CFPs) raised nearly $1.5 billion in 2012. will not be legalized until 2013).

Due Diligence 9

Due Diligence Real Estate Management Banking 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 18, 2016

and globally, and Habitat for Humanity, which works in 70-plus nations to provide home construction, rehabilitation, and increased access to shelter and financing, gathered data from their sites to make the case for profound change. Frontline Data as Wake Up Call. A critical part was adapting a proven model in a related field: microfinance.

Microfinance 8

Microfinance Strategic Planning Finance Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2017

While Medicare has led the development of bundles in the U.S., HDP is a third-party administrator with expertise in the development and management of travel surgery programs, providing strategic and operational management of this program. In late 2012 Geisinger initiated ProvenCare Lumbar Spine.

Health Care 8

Health Care Participative System Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

In 2012, when Jeff Immelt first introduced GE’s push into the industrial Internet, the company had 50,000 engineers in its workforce — mostly aeronautical, electrical, and other traditional engineers. By recognizing this critical gap early, GE has been able to develop strategies to close it systematically, over time.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2015

US business already are spending heavily on research and development – data from the National Science Foundation (NSF) even shows an uptick in US business investment in R&D. Some, like the development of specific technology for a new product, largely benefit one firm. However, not all investments are equal.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 19, 2016

In 2012 only about 21% (420,000) of the 2,000,000 stay-at-home fathers in the U.S. He loves the classroom, where there is potential for both career and personal development. It is impossible to overstate how these technological developments have expanded the choices available to many working couples. It’s a small club.

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Rogers Career Article Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 12, 2016

We know from biology that DNA contains the instructions an organism needs to develop, function, and reproduce. These questions will clearly take a lot more research than this article. When Satoshi later developed an interest in video games, he saw a way to recreate his childhood experience of catching and collecting elusive creatures.

How To 8

How To Decentralization Environment Collins 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2016

He charged developers for toolkits – inhibiting the very software producers he should have wanted on Apple’s platform. Apple has since figured out this balance, of course, by opening the iOS platforms to app developers. Failure to engage developers. The Platform Economy. Sponsored by Accenture.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 3, 2018

As organic wine pioneer Jonathan Frey remarked in an interview, “These large companies would finance scientific studies to prove that organic was a joke and didn’t have any health benefits.” As organic wine standards were being developed in Europe and the U.S., New category creation is not easy.

Organization 8

Organization Chemicals Retail Reputation 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2015

We have developed a framework to help boards make decisions concerning corporate political spending — decisions that are informed; consistent with company strategies, policies, and values; and that mitigate risks as much as possible. million in the 2006 off-year cycle to more than $300 million in the 2012 presidential cycle.

Politics 8

Politics Committee CPA Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2018

Even though banks now file 20 times more suspicious activity reports linked to money laundering than they did in 2012, AI tools have permitted them to shrink the armies of people they employ to evaluate alerts for suspicious activities. Understanding and preparing for external risks.

Banking 8

Banking Strategic Fit Risk Management Real Estate 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Intense pressure from the $719 billion Medicare program on the finances of U.S. hospitals from treating Medicare patients escalated sharply in 2012, when Congress included Medicare in its budget sequester, and they have remained high since. Use data analytics to develop a pathway to higher profitability. The losses of U.S.

Cost 8

Cost Consensus Budgeting System 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Quarterly profits have only increased 5% since 2012 , but investors’ valuations of those profits (as measured by earnings per share) has increased 59% over the same period. CEOs from rival firms); conversely not all inside CEOs have it (CEOs promoted from finance). The S&P and the Dow indexes are up 18% and 19%, respectively.

Short-term 8

Short-term Decentralization Company Trends 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

As Amar Bhide said in " Bootstrap Finance: The Art of Start-ups " (a 20-year-old HBR article that is an uncanny precursor to today's "lean startup" meme), traditional business planning processes are less relevant to bootstrappers — where resilience trumps planning and energy trumps experience. Purpose and Passion. Importance.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Planning Taylorism Taylor 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 12, 2016

To gain further insights into the sustainability and financial outcomes associated with shareholder advocacy efforts, Jody Grewal, Aaron Yoon, and I analyzed 2,665 shareholder proposals submitted between 1997 and 2012 in a new paper. SASB uses the U.S.

Proposal 8

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2017

While consumer spending has proven resilient, with same-store retail sales rising 6% YOY in April , most multinational corporations are developing contingency plans to mitigate risks to their businesses and reassessing the country’s role in their global market portfolio and supply chains. Renegotiating NAFTA.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Depreciation Uncertainty Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2017

On April 23, 2012, Adobe Inc. Software development, operations, and support have to be provided for both offerings, and because they differ from one another considerably, economies of scale cannot be reached in the way possible with just one business model.

Business Model 8

Business Model Licensing Company Software 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 28, 2016

Since its bankruptcy in 2012, Kodak has been a poster child for innovation incompetence: After inventing the world’s first digital camera in 1975, the conventional story goes, myopic managers allowed a bloated company to let inertia drive it off a cliff. A misunderstood story. By 2005, Kodak ranked No. digital-camera sales (No.

Company 8

Company How To Technology Strategy 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

nearly 6 million entry-level jobs will be created from 2012 to 2022, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It teaches young people the dress, demeanor, and collaboration skills expected in a professional setting as well as the technical skills for careers in IT, operations, finance, sales and marketing, or customer service.

Organization 8

Organization Chief Operating Officer Education Software 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Through regular interaction with our global network of value innovators, we at the International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement ( ICHOM ) have developed a 10-step implementation “blueprint” that any provider can follow. Develop a Project Management Plan for the Pilot. Get Institutional Commitment.

Health Care 8

Health Care Committee Compliance Project 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2015

In the summer of 2012, the University of Colorado School of Medicine and Hospital recruited me to be its inaugural chair. To share ideas and avoid redundancies, members rotated among the subcommittees, which had the power to propose process solutions, engage frontline providers, and develop concrete plans within one to two weeks.

Health Care 8

Health Care Diversity Proposal Document 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 6, 2016

Ageas contributes its expertise in insurance product design, marketing, finance, and risk management, while the partner, often a well-embedded local financial institution, contributes its customer portfolio, distribution channel, brand, and relationships. They also took an equity stake in ASML of 15%, 5%, and 3%, respectively.

Co-Opetition 8

Co-Opetition Operations Cost Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 14, 2015

The company’s executives said that to help finance the plan, McDonald’s would increase refranchising (turning company-owned restaurants into franchises), take on more debt (even at the risk of lowering its bond rating ), and find $300 million to cut in general and administrative expenses. million in 2014 to a high of $12.6

Price 8

Price Franchising Short-term CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 15, 2015

To borrow a telecom industry metaphor, a deal with a customer is the “last mile” in connecting any strategy with business development efforts and marketplace results. But by 2012 growth slowed, revenues flattened, and margins declined. But a market never buys anything. Only customers buy.

Strategy 8

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 21, 2016

In 2012, Palmer Luckey, a member of a VR community message board, mentioned that he wanted to launch a Kickstarter project to raise crowdfunding for a new virtual reality headset he had been tinkering with, the Oculus Rift. Watch a bit of Lawnmower Man if you want to cringe at the 1990s version of VR).

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