Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

million deaths in 2015 ), and air pollution (health problems like respiratory ailments). McKinsey and Bloomberg New Energy Finance have estimated that in 50 metropolitan areas worldwide, a rapid transition to advanced mobility systems could yield $600 billion in societal benefits through 2030.

Transportation 11

Transportation Technology GDP Policies 11

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 9, 2013

While the study results provided detailed insights about sales organization trends , it also yielded a wide range of statistics that reflect the strategies sales leaders are employing to overcome their top challenges. Field Sales Revenue Trends. Vertical Sales Adoption. SMB Specialization. Inside Sales Roles.

Metrics 11

Metrics Telecommunications Telemarketing Software 11

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 14, 2017

For example, our survey, which asked managers of 13 functions, from sales and marketing to procurement and finance, to indicate whether their departments were using AI in 63 core areas, found AI was used most frequently in detecting and fending off computer security intrusions in the IT department. No AP business journalist lost a job.

Company 12

Company Survey Finance Engineering 12

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Three trends characterize the environment within which global businesses must contend: rising trade protectionism and a concomitant fall in global trade volumes, declining cross border capital flows, and mounting regulatory requirements. This has significant and far-reaching implications for corporate decision making. at the forefront.

Globalization 8

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2015

Heading into 2015, a number of trends are apparent in the accelerator space. A new trend is established programs pivoting away from the accelerator model and label. of the companies raised a significant round of financing within a year of graduating from a program, with an average raise of $1.5 billion, though only 3.5%

Finance 8

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Given their size and appetite for diversification, these gigantic investors are a significant source of financing for many companies and governments in the developed world, and their investment activities can and do move markets.

Operations 8

Operations Intangible Assets Venture Capitalist Hedge 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

In 2015 Doreetha Daniels received her associate degree in social sciences from College of the Canyons, in Santa Clarita, California. And almost all of us have limits on our time and finances — due to kids, social organizations, work, and more — that make additional formal education impractical or impossible.

Education 8

Education Press Release Offshoring Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 5, 2017

For a deeper look into the distinctions under the Fair Labor Standards Act and the 2015 guidance document ). Lacking capital, truckers purchased new vehicles through financing provided by these very same trucking companies. Hence the issuing of our now-retracted guidance in 2015. of employment in 2005 to 9.6%

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 2, 2017

The initiative began when GE’s CEO encouraged his organization to explore how the accelerating trend toward value-added services in the industrial sector might eventually affect the company’s growth. Marketing, commercial and finance have to work together to develop new pricing models.

CEO 12

CEO Agility Technology Industry 12

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

million apps as of July 2015. Overall, over 20,000 app developers and companies will have made over $100,000 in revenues — or $8,333 per month — from their apps in 2015. billion — will have been generated by publishers outside the Top 100 ranked apps in 2015. In the digital app store, the situation is similar.

Development 8

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 25, 2016

However, the trend is to localize smaller versions of these markets, with much lighter licensing requirements intended to draw in a wide swath of business and even residential market participants. GW of renewable energy since the beginning of 2015, enough to power about half the state of Connecticut.

Energy 8

Energy Licensing Efficiency Software 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2017

The move scared away foreign investors, starving Zimbabwe of much-needed capital – a trend that was exacerbated by U.S. South African restaurant chain Ocean Basket also opened in Harare in 2015 to serve the wealthy urban elite. and EU sanctions in response to the government’s mounting human rights abuses.

Banking 8

Banking First-mover Advantage Politics Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

The trend sees big companies such as CVS Health, State Street, and American Express evolving small hiring programs for opportunity youth, driven by corporate social responsibility, into core business strategy (see our study “Hidden Talent: How Smart Companies Are Tapping into Unemployed Youth” ). Defining Strategic Roles.

Organization 8

Organization Chief Operating Officer Education Software 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2018

In 2015, CareMore embarked on a journey to transform care delivery in Medicaid with the aim of leveraging its 20-year history in providing comprehensive care for seniors under Medicare. We described our early progress in this 2015 HBR article. Hero Images/Getty Images. To many at the time, we were fools.

Health Care 8

Health Care Metrics Cost Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 31, 2015

In my work in competitive intelligence I have met many managers and executives who made major decisions involving billions of dollars of commitments with only scant attention to the likely reaction of competitors, the effect of potential disruptors, new approaches offered by startups and the impact of long-term industry trends.

Competitive Intelligence 8

Competitive Intelligence Company Drucker Review 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2016

We find that over the last decade, global flows of goods, services, finance, people, and data have contributed at least 10% of world GDP, adding $7.8 In 2015, Star Wars: The Force Awakens launched in 80 countries during its first week, and more than half of its record-breaking debut weekend box office came from overseas. release date.

Globalization 8

Globalization Supply Chain GDP Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 22, 2015

For instance, the average transit times to move containers from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to Chicago grew from 84 hours at the end of 2004 to 120 hours by early 2015. The technologies and trends shaping tomorrow’s businesses. Insight Center. The Future of Operations. Sponsored by GE Corporate.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Crisis Transportation Tactics 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.

Airlines 8

Airlines Energy Self-aware Learning Curve 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 9, 2015

Europe is at the top of your risk list for 2015. You look at Podemos in Spain, with elections coming up in 2015. The “weaponization of finance” is also high on your list. And America’s willingness to weaponize finance has grown substantially as a consequence. The Front National in France.

Globalization 8

Globalization Banking Politics Crisis 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Of course, the retrenchment of global finance also reflects pressure on banks from regulators and shareholders to rebuild their capital and liquidity. As European banks retreat, China is leading something of a changing of the guard in global finance. China has risen from 16th place in 2005 to 8th in 2015. And it is not alone.

Banking 8

Banking McKinsey Finance Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 15, 2016

Even families without the up-front capital can rely on zero-money-down financing programs , like those offered by Solar City and other solar lease providers. There is nothing stopping the United States from following the trends in other advanced industrialized nations and allowing plug-and-play solar in America. solar in 2015.

Technology 8

Technology Energy System Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 15, 2015

They can also be industry-specific, flexible, and tailored to meet the needs of the individual users across organizations — from marketing to finance, and levels from C-suite to middle management. • Machine learning and cognitive computing.

Strategy 8

Strategy Supply Chain Technology Banking 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2017

The fraction of global manufacturing done in Asia (measured by value added) jumped from 29% in 2000 to 45% in 2015. Our argument has been that a number of trends have leveled the playing field around the globe. This trend has triggered significant interest in reshoring production to and sourcing from North America.

Supply Chain 10

Supply Chain Chemicals Uncertainty Policies 10

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Tucker believes that recovery and resolution plans should reduce the direct hit to public finances following a bank's failure or distress, while also containing the system-wide impact. interbank exposure information, derivative and securities finance position information) which will be readily accessible to authorities.

Banking 8

Banking Crisis Short-term Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 21, 2016

Crowdfunding has been growing explosively, with over $2 billion raised via equity and reward crowdfunding in the United States in 2015 alone. Suddenly, virtual reality was no longer a forgotten ‘90s trend but had become a hot area of technology. This video explains the different types of crowdfunding.)

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Project Diversity Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 4, 2017

It has benefited the tech industry enormously, and other sectors, including health care, science, and finance, have also used it to fill gaps in their workforces. ” (A bill was introduced in 2015 to raise the cap and liberalize other rules around H-1Bs, but died in Congress.) But in April, just after U.S.

Outsourcing 9

Outsourcing Engineering Skills Information Technology 9