Harvard Business Review

APRIL 21, 2017

Some sectors and companies bear more of the up-front expense of tackling carbon emissions, with the energy sector being the most obvious one. But many studies have estimated that the reduction in health care costs saves the economy, and thus all companies and citizens within that economy, tens of trillions of dollars.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Health Care Apparel Leadership 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 3, 2014

In the apparel industry alone, we’ve just seen the end of American Apparel’s Dov Charney and the ouster of Lululemon Athletica founder Chip Wilson – plus the installation of interim CEOs at Target and JC Penney following their previous leaders’ firings. A lot of CEOs are being shown the door lately.

CEO 15

CEO Six Sigma How To Apparel 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2014

How much does your company need to invest in innovation? Identifying this so-called “growth gap” is critical, because the bigger the gap, the more a company needs to look beyond its current offerings, markets, and business models to find growth opportunities. That’s straightforward enough.

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Innovation Company Venture Capitalist Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Here's the rest of my top 10 stories, with callouts for companies and examples that typify the trend. These companies are notable victims of a new reality: resources are constrained and input prices are fundamentally rising. What can one say about the failure of solar company Solyndra ? business continuity").

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Supply Chain Apparel P&L Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2012

This week, Microsoft is announcing an unusual initiative that it hopes will change how the company operates: an internal fee on carbon. From my conversations with the company, I take away four major reasons they're doing this: Behavior change. Sales/Becoming the Vendor of Choice.

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Price P&L White Paper Energy 12

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2018

When brothers Shep and Ian Murray cut their ties with Corporate America to start a little company on Martha’s Vineyard in 1998, their motivation was clear : “We’re making neck ties so we don’t have to wear them.” What can other companies learn from Vineyard Vines’ success?

Retail 8

Retail Apparel Engineering Audience 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2015

In an ongoing global survey of senior executives , more than half of the respondents said they didn’t think their company had a winning strategy, and two-thirds said they didn’t think their organization had the right capabilities to execute its strategy. First, these companies commit to an identity.

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Execution Strategy Fashion Apparel 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 3, 2014

In the apparel industry alone, we’ve just seen the end of American Apparel’s Dov Charney and the ouster of Lululemon Athletica founder Chip Wilson – plus the installation of interim CEOs at Target and JC Penney following their previous leaders’ firings. A lot of CEOs are being shown the door lately.

CEO 8

CEO Six Sigma How To Apparel 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 1, 2016

It was the stuff of Silicon Valley lore : Employees from across the company took a break from their regular projects to develop mind-blowing ideas about artificial intelligence over an intense 24-hour period. For example, we recently helped a leading financial services company hold a small hackathon with 18 employees.

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Supply Chain Banking Brainstorming Participative 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2016

That’s one of the questions we asked ourselves as we conducted a survey of directors of public and private companies headquartered in the United States. The disparities in the perceived importance of these issues could affect how directors prioritize and choose to address risks to the company. We also found that industry matters.

Politics 8

Politics Committee Telecommunications Diversity 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Yet, the imperatives of offshore facilities and employees are — and will remain — central to American companies' international competitiveness. A company's foreign sales can approach or exceed 50 percent; its non-U.S. employees can be 25 percent or greater of total workforce; its supply chain of third parties is vital.

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Offshoring Outsourcing Supply Chain Globalization 12

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Lance Best, the CEO of Barker Sports Apparel, was meeting with Nina Kelk, the company’s general counsel, who also oversaw human resources. It had been a long day at the company’s Birmingham, England, headquarters, and in the early evening the two were going over the evaluations of each of Lance’s direct reports. .”

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Case Study Team CFO Merchandising 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Every year, I find big themes or specific company stories that I feel are impressive, important, or indicative of where the world is going. It’s not yet clear what Trump’s election means for issues that impact companies’ efforts to manage environmental and social issues. Then came 2016. Trump Shocked the World.

Energy 8

Energy Banking Chemicals Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 28, 2014

Concerns that it wouldn’t have enough cash to finance its holiday stock has apparently led to the company to sell real estate, spin off its Lands’ End brand, and raise $625 million in unsecured loans and equity warrants. A trip through the HBR archives shows just how cutting-edge the company has been in so many ways for so long.

Retail 8

Retail Quinn Real Estate Apparel 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

As a result, more companies are being valued based on their current earnings than on their growth potential. Our research shows that many companies are increasingly geared toward the short term. Such companies tend to generate less growth and value in the long run. Toward a New Leadership Agenda. Essential background.

Globalization 8

Globalization Supply Chain Human Capital Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Good leadership certainly helps, but more often than not, the organization will revert to business as usual. My point is, inside the walls of your company, there are superconsumers who are passionate and engaged. Superconsumers can exist in your company across all functions. So find them, ask questions, and let them help you.

Airlines 8

Airlines Energy Self-aware Learning Curve 8

Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

This week, Jake shared with me insights and advice about being an entrepreneur and leading his team and growing his company. It’s been a battle to personally keep my focus on where I’m ultimately moving the company while trying to handle budgets, customer-service relationships, inventory management, and marketing.

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Entrepreneur Advice Apparel Audience 70

Eric Jacobson

MAY 25, 2014

Great individuals, like great companies, find a way to transform weakness into strength," explains Holiday. And as I worked through the dip I saw how unprepared everyone was because we all operated on assumptions or promises that didn’t exist anymore. Recently, Holiday shared insights into his book with me. But first some background.

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Ryan Apparel Crisis Learning-by-Doing 55