Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

The 15th Annual PWC Global CEO Survey (2012) section titled "The Talent Challenge" focused on the impact talent recruitment and retention has on business growth and competitive differentiation. But there are also concrete business reasons for a company announcing its support of LGBT equality — all tied to the bottom line.

Advertising 15

Advertising Market Segmentation Diversity Chemicals 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 3, 2013

What kind of signal did this choice send to P&G''s top managers? Is the problem that P&G produces outstanding specialists in marketing but not general managers who can run the business? Using data from the 2012 survey, we also found that boards gave their companies'' very poor grades on talent management.

Succession 8

Succession Telecommunications Biotechnology Real Estate 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

On January 19, 2012, after 131 years of operation, the Eastman Kodak Company filed for Chapter 11 protection in U.S. Kodak had built a successful enterprise producing cameras, film, and photographic paper and chemicals, but what people wanted was images, and so when a better way to get those images was found, its customers followed.

Health Care 15

Health Care Levitt Film Chemicals 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2016

The company filed for bankruptcy protection in 2012, exited legacy businesses and sold off its patents before re-emerging as a sharply smaller company in 2013. Sasson himself told The New York Times that management’s response to his digital camera was “that’s cute – but don’t tell anyone about it.”

Technology 8

Technology Film Gilbert Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 10, 2014

But it will be important for managers to know when to use each of these types of deals. A decline in economic uncertainty in 2014 will now support bolder strategic moves by managers. Other major industries, like computers, media, autos, chemicals, oil, and financial services are not far behind.

Restructuring 8

Restructuring Trends Long-term Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 10, 2016

Such rules rest on the premise that if we can just structure the board properly, management misconduct can largely be prevented. GE states, “The primary role of GE’s Board of Directors is to oversee how management serves the interests of shareowners and other stakeholders.”

Company 8

Company Committee CEO Chemicals 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 30, 2013

Between 2002 and 2012, the shareholder return of the average airline company rose an uninspiring 5.6% It was just lousy timing if you happened to be in one of these industries, which were all in the bottom quartile of total shareholder returns (share price change plus dividends paid) in the 10 years through 2012. Perhaps by a lot.

TSR 8

TSR Industry Company Airlines 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2014

That leaves country managers in China with two choices, neither of which will be an easy sell at corporate headquarters (HQ) that are still looking for substantial top-line growth and above-average profits in emerging markets. China is already the world’s fiercest battleground for global brands and more local companies are joining the fray.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Retail Chemicals Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 17, 2015

In consumer packaged goods, SC Johnson has sourced raw materials from farmers in Rwanda, partnered with local providers to improve hygiene and sanitation in low-income urban communities in Kenya, and chosen to eliminate harmful chemicals from its production processes in spite of the negative consequences for its market share.

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Supply Chain Open-book 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 16, 2013

Our 2012 survey, in partnership with WomenCorporateDirectors and Heidrick & Struggles, of more than 1,000 corporate directors across the globe, found that only 48% of the boards had a formal process of determining the combination of skills and attributes required for their board and, therefore, for new directors.

Telecommunications 8

Telecommunications Biotechnology Health Care Real Estate 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2015

At UCB, a medium-sized pharmaceutical company headquartered in Belgium, Heresh Rezavandi and his managers Michelle Maddix-Sovero are leading a young strategic intelligence function that’s part of the strategic marketing practice. Back in 2012, its intelligence analysts identified cloud computing as the number one strategic threat.

Marketing 8

Marketing Competitive Intelligence Porter How To 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2015

million in the 2006 off-year cycle to more than $300 million in the 2012 presidential cycle. Consider what Aetna faced in 2012. Too typical, however, is the situation described by a senior executive at a chemical company. Institute compliance checks to ensure that management adheres to company policies.

Politics 8

Politics Committee CPA Policies 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, in 2012, Intel, TSMC, and Samsung — three large semiconductor manufacturers based in the U.S., Dual asymmetrical joint venture.

Co-Opetition 8

Co-Opetition Operations Cost Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 27, 2014

The rise of Tata in India, Koç Holding in Turkey, and Grupo Carso in Mexico have some management thinkers contending that the conglomerate is back at the expense of the focused firm. By 2012 as the firm became more focused, this split had evolved to 85% coatings and 7% glass.

Social Capital 8

Social Capital Chemicals Industry Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2016

Russia’s industrialization also means that the market offers substantial opportunities in diverse B2B sectors such as mining, oil and gas, metallurgy, chemicals, light industry, and consumer durables. This worked, because both crises were short-lived (lasting approximately 1-1.5 years) and were followed by rapid recoveries.

Depreciation 8

Depreciation B2B Price Crisis 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

The best analysis of the resource scarcity mega-trend came from asset manager Jeremy Grantham. In a similar vein, Dow Chemical launched a 5-year, $10 million partnership with The Nature Conservancy to "value nature" (so called "ecosystem services") as an input into their businesses. The total: 145 million euros.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Apparel P&L Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2016

These require sophisticated, sustainability-based management. ” Improving risk management. Managing risks therefore requires making investment decisions today for longer-term capacity building and developing adaptive strategies. Investing in sustainability is not only a risk management tool; it can also drive innovation.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Price Loyalty Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

billion, or 17% of settlements, in 2012. a “maker of chemical refractories for the steel industry” (Harry Blackmun’s words), got a raw deal. Economy Finance Risk management' The percentage take tends to go up as the settlement amounts get smaller — overall, NERA reports that plaintiff’s attorneys pocketed $1.13 Basic, Inc.,

Training 8

Training Class Efficiency Price 8