Harvard Business Review

JULY 29, 2014

Those conditions elevated the work of the finance function to the point that, today, the CFO helps to set the course of business, advancing an organization’s growth and improving its competitive position by identifying and resolving key financial constraints. Finance Human resources'

CFO 11

CFO Charan Intangible Assets Human Resources 11

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 8, 2014

Fama is convinced that financial bubbles don’t exist, and until the dot-com era he was able to keep most of his colleagues in academic finance from even using the word “bubble.” Fisher is of course infamous for declaring in 1929 that stock prices were not in a bubble but atop a “permanently high plateau.”

Price 8

Price Finance Definition Uncertainty 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2017

So four years ago, when I was CEO of GE Capital Retail Finance and tapped to lead a mega change initiative — splitting off our unit into a new, publicly traded company, Synchrony Financial — I’ll admit I viewed it as a huge challenge. We have hired more than 5,000 new employees since beginning the effort in late 2013.)

Management 11

Management IPO Diversity Long-term 11

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2018

These numbers represent more than three times as much as was invested in 2013. Companies in every industry can benefit from making more data and algorithm-based decisions in areas of internal operations and finance. Of course, traditional consultants and other providers of corporate advice are unlikely to disappear.

Consultative 8

Consultative Strategy Advice McKinsey 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Its directors have turned over many times, of course, but Trian Fund Management, led by activist Nelson Peltz, is pressing for far more than a routine remake, demanding four seats of its own choosing at the table. With more than two centuries of making everything from gunpowder to nylon and Tyvek, Dupont Co.

Airlines 8

Airlines CEO Automotive Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

I’m talking about the superconsumers who are inside your organization, working at every level: the fashionista who works in the mail room at the headquarters of an apparel company, or the finance manager who works for a pork brand and who eats three pounds of bacon in any given week. Building Empathy. ” Inspiring Creativity.

Airlines 8

Airlines Energy Self-aware Learning Curve 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

” It’s a question only you can answer, of course. ” In 2013, she and Robin Smith — a former colleague from Artus Labs — began exploring ideas. Today he is the CEO of Medalogix, the Nashville-based health IT company, that has raised just under $7 million in financing. I have no regrets.”

Project 8

Project Outsourcing Learning-by-Doing Commitment 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2015

Technology has forced music artists to completely rethink the way they approach their businesses. They’re extending their brand into areas like technology, gaming, fashion, and lifestyle content — essentially becoming entertainment platforms. of course). We’ve all had to adapt.

Business Model 8

Business Model Merchandising Restructuring Fashion 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2016

Apple has since figured out this balance, of course, by opening the iOS platforms to app developers. In 2013, Johnson Controls invited developers to help them build Panoptix, an energy efficiency platform for buildings and office space. For years Apple’s market penetration hung in the single digits. Failure to engage developers.

Participative 8

Participative Software Market Penetration Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Of course, there is no one-size-fits-all solution for measuring outcomes, and all providers must make specific tweaks in order to make it work for them. The board approved, and Erasmus’s next CEO – Ernst Kuipers – drove this forward from 2013. Insight Center. Innovating for Value in Health Care.

Health Care 8

Health Care Committee Compliance Project 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2014

I know that finance professors at business schools throughout the nation teach MBAs and executives that, for the sake of economic efficiency, a company should “maximize shareholder value.” That’s nice, but it’s not enough given the current costs of higher education (a single course can cost $5,000). I disagree with this priority.

Innovation 11

Innovation EPS Incentives Supply Chain 11

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

As a result, tech-sector employment has declined as a percent of the workforce, from 11% in 2006–2008 to 9% in 2013. In the 1990s it subsidized venture capital, incubators, university R&D, and technology transfer programs. billion in 2013. That’s disappointing for a country with so much potential.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Marketing IPO 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 15, 2017

The genetic testing in question would be financed as an administrative cost, rather than as a regular medical claim, and would be for the benefit of the employer, not to inform the confidential doctor-patient relationship. This figure is likely to decline as genetic testing technology improves and more vendors get into the market.

Insurance 9

Insurance Power Committee Cost 9

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2013

Better Place''s most visible and best-publicized innovation was its switchable battery technology, a novel way to overcome the short-range limits and long recharge times dictated by existing battery technology. EV advocates are quick to note that technology improvements in batteries will one day eliminate the range problem.

Mass Marketing 8

Mass Marketing Transportation Depreciation Short-term 8