The Horizons Tracker

JULY 20, 2020

The research examined 56,000 patents granted between 1969 and 2012 from American universities with incubator programs. Such programs typically offer budding start-ups coaching, networking, facilities and even finance to help them on their way.

Incubator 88

Incubator Human Capital Entrepreneur Resources 88

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 9, 2012

Learn how to reduce your company’s overall operating costs by taking a strategic approach to your travel and expense management process. Discover how organizations are significantly cutting costs and saving time with an automated travel and expense management process in this special webinar from Concur and Business Finance Magazine.

Travel 50

Travel Cost Resources Webinar 50

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 6, 2012

It's the first work week of 2012, and from what I see on Twitter, lots of folks are jumping into the New Year with a resolution or two. Here's how you can use this process to achieve your goals for this year: Write down your top goal or goals for the year (or quarter). This is a very important part of the process.

Goal 16

Goal Process Delegation Project 16

Marshall Goldsmith

JANUARY 27, 2014

Leaders who identify desired behavior to change, involve their co-workers in the change process, and follow-up are much more likely to improve. The process of e-coaching will involve five steps: 1. For example, some leaders may need to change behavior; others may need functional training in marketing or finance. 1-858-759-0950.

360-Degree Feedback 121

360-Degree Feedback Long-term Globalization Tools 121

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 13, 2012

Long timelines mean greater vulnerability to emerging risks—that is, dangers with a large potential impact that are not well understood or easily quantified, or which emerge as the unanticipated result of disparate causal processes interacting.

Risk Management 15

Risk Management Management Committee Insurance 15

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

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

On January 19, 2012, after 131 years of operation, the Eastman Kodak Company filed for Chapter 11 protection in U.S. An enormous body of literature supports the view that differences in health are determined as much by the social circumstances that underlie them as by the biologic processes that mediate them. What Business Are We In?

Health Care 15

Health Care Levitt Film Chemicals 15

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.

LBO 8

LBO Innovation Sample Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Second, by the end of January 2012, it must obtain further installments of the remaining 120 billion Euros of the bailout packages. Finally it must honor its commitment to elections on February 19, 2012. But there is very little margin for error.

Crisis 14

Crisis GDP Consensus Politics 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

There is a popular, but erroneous, notion that when employers communicate with employees about issues, candidates and the political process, that this is somehow inherently corrupting to that process. In the 2011-2012 Market Research Report for BIPAC , performed by Moore Information, Inc.,

Politics 8

Politics Policies Survey Information 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2017

Participating employers benefit from the quality assurance of the ECEN’s rigorous center selection process and the financial savings from paying competitive, pre-set rates for bundled care negotiated between participating hospitals and HDP. ” What is the process to be selected as a site?

Health Care 8

Health Care Participative System Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 19, 2012

The committee organizing the London 2012 Olympic Games faced an extraordinary business challenge: How to price 8 million tickets in a way that allows equitable access to 26 sporting events, meets revenue and attendance targets, and adheres to the explicit social objective of making the Olympiad "Everybody's Games.".

Price 12

Price Committee Sports Transportation 12

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 9, 2018

Because a CEO often effectively controls the director selection process, he will tend to choose directors who are unlikely to oppose him, and who are unlikely to provide the diverse perspectives necessary to maximize firm value. corporations between 2000 and 2011.

Company 9

Company Kahneman Learning-by-Doing CEO 9

First Friday Book Synopsis

DECEMBER 31, 2012

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Tap Dancing to Work: Warren Buffett on Practically Everything Carol J. Loomis The Leaders We Need: And What Makes Us Follow Michael Macoby The Tao of Twitter: Changing Your Life and Business 140 Characters at a Time [.].

Blog 80

Blog Review Books McKinsey 80

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.” European legislation finally emerged for organic wine in 2012, allowing producers to add sulfites up to a certain maximum level.

Organization 10

Organization Chemicals Retail Reputation 10

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2014

Instead of simply providing health insurance, savvy employers are tackling health care costs by supporting the whole employee—everything from their finances to their career development to physical health. This process has to start at the top and has to be about the employees first,” says CEO Lagerstrom. Make it personal.

Health Care 8

Health Care Cost Morale Company 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2016

For example, the finance department approves what to buy, facilities maintains equipment, HR tells employees how to conserve energy, and marketing manages the company’s corporate sustainability reporting. In a 2012 study , Notre Dame researchers found that green buildings saved money and increased revenue.

Company 8

Company Management CIO Energy 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2012

On May 24, 2012, Goldman Sachs did something it had never done in its venerable 143-year history. For highly regulated sectors like finance, social media can be a legal minefield. without any compliance process or technology in place.". It tweeted. "We Follow us here for updates on our work, our research, and our people.".

Compliance 15

Compliance Media Compliance Officer Policies 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2018

Recently, for example, a European bank was forced to backtrack on its plan to ask customers for permission to monitor their social media accounts as part of its mortgage application process, after a public outcry over its “Big Brother” tactics. Understanding and preparing for external risks.

Banking 8

Banking Strategic Fit Risk Management Real Estate 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Attracting workers skilled in advanced analytics will become increasingly important for the company (as will the technology and processes required to translate these skills into real sources of advantage); industrial engineering and plant management skills will become less critical to fueling the company’s long-term growth.

Company 12

Company Insurance Engineering Software 12

Harvard Business Review

MAY 21, 2015

Recent developments, such as falling solar panel prices and increases in efficiency rates (the rate at which sunlight hitting panels is turned into usable energy), have made distributed energy increasingly economical, while new business models and financing methods have made it more accessible. from 2012 through 2014.

Energy 8

Energy Transportation Software Price 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2013

Data breaches are on the rise, with a 44% increase in the number of records exposed from 2011 to 2012. Boards should require that CEO candidates demonstrate not just knowledge of finance and marketing but also a technology aptitude. There have been breaches at companies such as Global Payments (1.5 million passwords), LinkedIn (6.5

CEO 8

CEO CIO Technology CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 2, 2013

Perkins, an emeritus professor at Harvard Kennedy School) of the 2012 book From Miracle to Maturity: The Growth of the Korean Economy (no, I haven''t read it, but you of course should), and Eichengreen sees important parallels in the Korean experience: Korean governments attempted to resist the inevitable slowdown. China Economy Finance'

GDP 9

GDP Banking Finance Maturity 9

Harvard Business Review

JULY 13, 2012

As to all other employees, including Dimon, Cavanaugh said that "2012 performance year compensation and clawbacks, if appropriate, will be determined in the ordinary course." Dimon himself, who oversaw the CIO, could well have his 2012 compensation cut as a result of the trading problems. Drew earned $15.5

CIO 12

CIO Risk Management Policies Reputation 12

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

In the first half of 2012, thousands of merger and acquisition deals were announced globally, worth more than $900 billion. This thought-process will smoke out your assumptions about how much change you think the company needs. Are acquisitions part of your company's growth plan? Odds are the answer is yes. And this was a slow year.

Compliance 8

Compliance Resources Consultative Document 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2013

In 2012 the world's problems grew more complex, but America's top 400 charities saw very little growth in their resources to address them. They want to experience first-hand the process by which their dollars are put to work breaking cycles of poverty and building cycles of financial security.

Microfinance 8

Microfinance Rogers Tourism Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 23, 2012

The recent disclosure of a multi-billion dollar trading loss at JPMorgan Chase reminds us again of the challenge and complexity of risk management, the subject of our June 2012 HBR article, "Managing Risks: A New Framework." Each requires customized risk management processes. Many people, including quite a few U.S. But was it?

Risk Management 9

Risk Management CIO Management Banking 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 15, 2015

But by 2012 growth slowed, revenues flattened, and margins declined. Creating the right sales processes and incentives. Next, Alphatech set out to redesign its sales processes in order to support its new strategy. Alphatech was selling a change process as well as hardware and software services. It did this in a few ways.

Strategy 8

Strategy Team Discount ROIC 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

To be sure, the proposal set forth by the Greek finance minister is less detailed than that of his predecessor, and leaves some room for maneuvering, but this is a mixed blessing, as the EU, the IMF, and the ECB will need to sign off on specifics. So, clemency on loan terms might make procedural sense.

Restructuring 8

Restructuring Policies Crisis Banking 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Second, as a 20-year review from 1993 to 2012 showed, CEOs’ judgment affects key strategic and managerial processes , such as staffing, financing, and marketing decisions. Third, CEOs’ reputations — their public personas — affect company valuations and stock prices.

CEO 8

CEO Drucker Peer Review Reputation 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2016

The use of pain killers increased by 50% from 2006 to 2012 and one recent estimate put the cost of physical pain on the U.S. Asking poor people to think about their finances impairs their cognitive performance, while the rich show no change. The United States is in a pain crisis. The same is true for the private sector.

Cost 8

Cost Document Finance Crisis 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

The 2012 batch includes CEOs sending memos explaining whose platform they think will help the organization thrive (and encouraging employees to vote accordingly, lest jobs be lost) and even one who sent his people to a rally. What they don't understand is that the process can work the other way.

How To 8

How To Politics Influence Constraint 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

In a 2006 study of mock juries, for example, when black people were added to the jury, white jurors processed the case facts more carefully and deliberated more effectively. The effect partially explains that we gain greater appreciation of songs or paintings when they become familiar because they’re more easily processed.

Diversity 8

Diversity Team Bottom-up Analysis 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2013

In 2012, Congress passed legislation to create a new pathway by which potential “breakthrough” drugs could receive expedited approval, financed by new user fees on the pharmaceutical and medical device industries. If Everyone Hates the FDA Approval Process, Let’s Fix It. Cuts to 2013 budget : $209 Million or 5%.

Health Care 8

Health Care Budgeting Pharmaceuticals Review 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. Model 6: Cofunding of a third-party asset.

Co-Opetition 8

Co-Opetition Operations Cost Technology 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.

Company 8

Company How To Technology Strategy 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2015

In 2012, Congress gave the FAA until 2015 to develop rules for military, commercial, and privately-owned drones to operate in U.S. ” One problem is that regulatory agencies are institutionally, and perhaps even legally, unable to innovate their processes. Pending agency action, commercial uses for drones were effectively banned.

Transportation 8

Transportation Proposal Technology Press Release 8