N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

She has held roles of increasing seniority including VP and Senior Business Partner, leading Human Resources for the North America Geography, Global Product Creation (Footwear, Apparel and Equipment), Global Finance and NIKE, Inc. Affiliates.

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Human Resources Globalization Diversity Resources 469

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. After all, sales and finance were often at odds in organizations, and the conflict hadn’t had a big impact on Barker’s revenues. Doing Just Fine. “The usual.

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Case Study Team CFO Merchandising 13

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. But from the average consumer’s point of view, it can be hard to see Sears’ competitive advantage right now.

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Retail Quinn Real Estate Apparel 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Almost half of the respondents say that they are requesting tools to manage work. What they realize is that they’ve always treated finance and financial management as a tier-one asset. Let’s say it’s an apparel company, right. Five years ago, it was all about “the robots are going to take my job.”

Content 8

Content Crisis Apparel Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2014

And citizens, using new social media tools and old-fashioned marches, rose up to drive change. This kind of innovation around food waste is part of the larger discussion going on in many sectors, from apparel to electronics and metals, about how we can build a more circular economy with zero waste. Financing the clean economy.

Chemicals 13

Chemicals Short-term Energy Report 13

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.

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Airlines Energy Self-aware Learning Curve 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2014

I have a project with the Bank of England called simple heuristics for a safer world of finance. Gut feelings are tools for an uncertain world. But most of economics is not yet prepared to admit that there would be another tool besides expected utility maximization. The same for an apparel business. They’re not caprice.

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Uncertainty Kahneman Banking System 10