Harvard Business Review

JULY 5, 2017

Almost 400,000 Uber drivers in California and Massachusetts reached a $100 million settlement with the company in 2016 (a settlement that was later thrown out by a federal court as insufficient in the compensation it provided the claimants).

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 20, 2017

Much has been written about how to grow a business. Thus, a far more common challenge is that of scaling down : How to gracefully scale down and close a business – with your reputation, trust, and dignity intact – and live build another business, in another arena, on another day. Home Run Media’s Turning Point.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2017

And AI success stories are becoming more numerous and diverse, from Amazon reaping operational efficiencies using its AI-powered Kiva warehouse robots, to GE keeping its industrial equipment running by leveraging AI for predictive maintenance. While investment in AI is heating up, corporate adoption of AI technologies is still lagging.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 5, 2016

and European companies restricting their presence in Iran or exiting the market altogether — and they continue to dampen foreign direct investment prospects in 2016. sanctions are delaying these projects being financed. How to Plan for Doing Business in Iran. companies can’t do business there. However, remaining U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 5, 2018

They estimated it would take $1–$3 million to build out a working prototype, money they didn’t have and had no idea how to get. If you have an idea to apply mature technology to a well-understood problem, it’s relatively easy to get it financed.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2018

For example, the California Data Collaborative is a data pooling effort among a coalition of water utilities, cities, and water retailers to create an integrated, California-wide platform to provide accurate technical analysis and better inform water policy and operational decision making. Public service design and delivery.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 30, 2017

Rather, executives make decisions about how to organize work, how to reward individuals for their labor, and where the boundaries of their firm should be. In aggregate, these decisions play an important role in determining how much each of us gets paid.

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Marketing Short-term Incentives Long-term 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. That knowledge helped them understand how to make change happen inside an organization.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Moving from “top-down” valuation to “bottom-up” The default valuation method for finance professionals is “top-down” in nature. Their revenues grew by over 100% in 2016. For example, they may create revenue forecasts that use inputs such as macroeconomic trends for key demographic segments.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Intense pressure from the $719 billion Medicare program on the finances of U.S. About three-fourths of short-term acute-care hospitals lost money treating Medicare patients in 2016, according to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), an independent agency established to advise the U.S. Jorg Greuel/Getty Images.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Worse, discussions at health care organizations about how to increase “overall value” too often degenerate into conversations about cost reduction, with participants forgetting that delivering value means both improving outcomes and lowering costs. The visual management board.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 28, 2016

It took years for Apple to gain traction despite offering what critics consider to be a superior operating system. It began as a small direct sales operation, with no plan for national distribution. You just finished reading How to Launch a Product Like a Rock Star ! Copyright 2007-2016 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2018

First, data science and AI are affecting many industries globally, from healthcare and government to agriculture and finance. And third, so much of our personal data is being used to define how we interact with the world. Second, much of the news is reported through the lenses of data and predictive models. presidential election.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2017

In 2016, that gap was down to about 1 percentage point. Such a policy alone could have a major impact on companies operating in the United States. Taking these actions may challenge your conventional corporate wisdom on how to configure and optimize your supply chain. Take the idea of a U.S.

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Supply Chain Chemicals Uncertainty Policies 9

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2017

At the start of 2016 Google announced that it had discovered the secret ingredients for the perfect team. Likewise, there are often substantial compatibility differences between you and your colleagues, regardless of how similar your expertise and technical backgrounds are. You and Your Team Series. Collaboration. Amy Jen Su.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2015

The 2016 U.S. More than ever, it is the directors’ responsibility to determine when and how their company should engage in political activities. But do board members actually know how to provide proper oversight and help their companies navigate this perilous landscape? Consider what Aetna faced in 2012.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Trump has pledged to push for $1 trillion of new spending on roads, bridges, and more; but some Democrats (and some conservatives too) have criticized how Trump plans to find the money. John Macomber, a senior lecturer in the finance unit at Harvard Business School, has studied infrastructure financing around the world.

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Banking Objective Finance Proposal 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2016

President Obama’s historic visit to Cuba in March 2016 drove excitement for businesses considering the market that the island could become. and Cuba could implement over the next two years will be critical for helping business executives determine the level of urgency around developing their Cuba operation.

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