Harvard Business Review

APRIL 26, 2016

Compared to professions like engineering or business disciplines like Finance or Operations, the concept of a dedicated salesperson is relatively recent. Now, however, students’ college and pre-MBA experience is more likely to be in a finance area or perhaps in coding. million workers in sales occupations in the U.S.

Education 8

Education Levitt Retail Training 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2017

launched a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) subscription version of its key product line, Creative Suite, causing its net income to plummet by almost 35% percent the following year. For example, in 2014 IDC estimated that more than one-quarter of enterprise applications would be offered with the SaaS model by 2018, up from one-sixth in 2013.

Business Model 8

Business Model Licensing Company Software 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2017

Transformational CEOs Tend to be “Insider Outsiders” The list is topped by companies headed by visionary founders with no prior experience in their industries; Jeff Bezos came from the world of finance, and Reed Hastings from software. The same was true of Adobe’s Shantanu Narayen.

Franchising 15

Franchising CEO Business Model Strategy 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 9, 2015

The 2014 Towers Watson Global Workforce study ranks work-life balance third among the top drivers of sustainable engagement. Then, we taught them how to follow a simple process to determine how much extra room they have on their plate for additional servings in the next week. Plan a pilot and then measure its impact.

Project 8

Project Participative Goal ROI 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2017

Business development, contracting, and finance personnel are also required. Since 2014, 5,355 people have inquired about participating with the ECEN program, and 3,450 were referred to a center for clinical evaluation. 1,700 patients have undergone joint replacement surgery.

Health Care 8

Health Care Participative System Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2016

In traditional financing models, it’s just not possible for investors to see their way to a financial return based on some abstract added value of the integrated whole. The vibrant, sustainable cities of the future will be funded and delivered by creative financing arrangements that encourage collaboration.

Finance 8

Finance Innovation Bond Incentives 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

Look for creative ways to make headway on your project either by making better use of your free time, taking a leave of absence from your job, or outsourcing some tasks to others. ” Kate left her job at PerkinElmer in February 2014; the next month, she and her business partner started ORIGƷN, a Boston-based biotechnology company.

Project 8

Project Outsourcing Learning-by-Doing Commitment 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

One day in December 2014, Sergey, the Russia general manager for a multinational consumer goods company, was up early in the morning, watching the ruble’s value slide by the minute. of those in these markets said that currency volatility posed the greatest material risk to their pricing strategy during 2014 and 2015.

Price 8

Price Globalization Depreciation Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2015

I had experience in marketing, business, and finance — all of it outside the traditional music business. ” We restructured Machine Shop to focus on innovation through non-traditional business partnerships and creative design thinking. Use creative content to communicate our brand’s point-of-view.

Business Model 8

Business Model Merchandising Restructuring Fashion 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 9, 2015

In 2014, global political volatility reached an intensity not seen since the end of the Cold War. The “weaponization of finance” is also high on your list. And America’s willingness to weaponize finance has grown substantially as a consequence. Call it geopolitical creative destruction.”

Globalization 8

Globalization Banking Politics Crisis 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

According to data from Yahoo finance, company’s market cap exceeds that of Toyota, BMW, Volkswagen, Ford, GM, Honda, Fiat Chrysler, Tesla, and Daimler combined. The money, frankly, is secondary; the real issue is creativity and capability. Apple’s cash hoard currently tops $175 billion. They simply couldn’t compete.

Automotive 8

Automotive Supply Chain Disruptive Innovation Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 12, 2017

Cross-border flows of digitally transmitted data have grown manifold, accounting for more than one-third of the increase in global GDP in 2014, even as the free-flow of goods and services and cross-border capital have ebbed in the aftermath of the 2008 recession. Innovation and change.

Innovation 8

Innovation Policies Technology Politics 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.” of Apple’s buybacks reported thus far for fiscal 2014. I disagree with this priority. That’s just 2.1%

Innovation 10

Innovation EPS Incentives Supply Chain 10