Harvard Business Review

APRIL 22, 2011

Amadeo Giannini , the founder of Bank of America, rescued all funds from his bank after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Other banks were in smoldering ruins and unable to operate. The earthquakes in Japan disrupted supply chains and challenged the just-in-time (JIT) management model that has gained popularity.

Supply Chain 12

Supply Chain Strategy Banking Operations 12

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 5, 2012

These attacks are increasing in number, even as companies increase investments in security technologies, improve their capabilities, and tighten policies. Unfortunately, though, it's all too easy to grind your business to a halt with doctrinaire security policies.

Supply Chain 12

Supply Chain Risk Management Hedge Banking 12

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 24, 2014

A World Bank study tells us that the cost of land in Dhaka, where hundreds of thousands of garment workers live, is comparable to suburban New York. Yet companies apply the same supply chain labor policies in both countries. Global business Risk management Supply chain' This needs to change.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Apparel Bottom-up Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Women-owned entities in the formal sector represent approximately 37% of enterprises globally — a market worthy of attention by businesses and policy makers alike. That''s 224 million women impacting the global economy — and this survey counts only 67 of the 188 countries recognized by the World Bank. And in the U.S.,

Globalization 13

Globalization Entrepreneur Banking Supply Chain 13

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a surprise in early November, demonetizing 500 and 1,000 rupee bank notes. Supply chain transactions, real estate deals, and even weddings and funerals have been frozen. People up and down the income spectrum are dealing with changing cash withdrawal policies and empty ATMs.

Banking 8

Banking Cost Policies Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 29, 2017

Russia’s recent economic downturn, precipitated by the collapse in energy prices, has also contributed to more conservative state policies at the expense of economic reforms – which undermines the business climate and long-term growth prospects. Meanwhile, the government’s fiscal policies are reducing domestic demand.

Policies 8

Policies Supply Chain Politics Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 1, 2015

But, as climate policy expert Aimee Christensen pointed out to me, “the recent momentum going into Paris is primarily driven by the improving economics of action (e.g., And while the live negotiations are important, the key discussions, those within each country to decide what it could commit to, happened months ago.

Conference 8

Conference Supply Chain Commitment Energy 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 23, 2015

Consider that other power brokers, such as Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank, echoed themes similar to those the Pope raised. To start, the UN, in a parallel with the climate negotiations, released in September the ambitious Sustainable Development Goals. Companies challenged, and were challenged by, their supply chains.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Apparel Energy Price 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Challenged by other entrepreneurs in Scale Up Milwaukee’s Scalerator program to come up with a plan for rapidly ramping up his business, Cronce wondered: “What if I redefined Raphael as a strategic link in the global medical imaging supply chain, rather than as a paint shop?” Manage the arduously long sales cycle.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Collins Golden Handcuff Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 29, 2016

How can leaders develop a specific view of the industry- and firm-level implications? The Bank of England will likely lower policy rates, or even adopt negative interest rates. ” From the map, combine various values to develop multiple scenarios. What are the first-response imperatives for corporate leaders?

Uncertainty 9

Uncertainty Short-term Supply Chain Long-term 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

To better understand businesses’ financial preparation for and management of disasters, my colleagues and I partnered with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to survey firms in the New York area one year after Hurricane Sandy. Make public policy proactive, not reactive. Our data include about 950 businesses. In the U.S.,

Insurance 8

Insurance Risk Management Finance Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 16, 2013

It's in areas of the company such as knowledge management, innovation, communication, and better integration with the supply chain. Consider Microsoft's Channel 9 software-community platform, where developers can watch videos and comment on them.

Media 9

Media McKinsey Supply Chain Telecommunications 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

But after the Great Recession of 2007-2009, when developed economies effectively froze in place, their appetites only sharpened. Those losses stemmed not from poor product, marketing, or supply chain decisions but from regulatory violations, loss of business and fines resulting from bribery and fraud, and concomitant reputational damage.

Marketing 8

Marketing Company Compliance Reputation 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2017

Visa and MasterCard are both exploring uses for similar technology to improve the way they process payments, while Ripple is lowering the cost of transactions between banks and other financial institutions through its global settlement network. But the practical applications for blockchain technology go way beyond financial assets.

Finance 8

Finance Supply Chain Decentralization Maturity 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2011

In The Age of Hyperspecialization (July-August 2011, co-authored by Tom Malone of MIT and Tammy Johns of Manpower), we note that the division of labor, a development that transformed the way physical work was accomplished during the industrial revolution, may now be poised to redefine how knowledge work gets done in the 21st century.

Supply Chain 12

Supply Chain Health Care Globalization Trends 12

Harvard Business Review

MAY 9, 2016

The CEOs of dozens of corporate giants  — including Alcoa, Apple, Bank of America, Citibank, Facebook, Google, IBM, Kellogg, Marriott, PwC, and Starbucks  — sent an open letter to the governor to defend “protections for LGBT people.” Many other issues could, and should, follow.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Morale Banking Letter 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 7, 2015

You will lose the bankers if your guidepoint is startups rather than growth; it is not banks’ business to invest in startups with few assets to secure as guarantees. Tip 5: Study the financing food chain starting from the end, not the beginning. Focusing on scale-ups also matters when you talk to bankers.

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Innovation Planning Tourism Venture Capitalist 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2018

The primary tool of China’s industrial policy is subsidies to state-owned enterprises (SOEs) for key industries such as robotics, advanced computers, and electric vehicles. have been quietly working to develop another agreement containing rules to restrain Chinese subsidies. negotiators. In recent years, U.S.

GDP 8

GDP Policies Supply Chain Cooper 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Policy makers have recognized as much, and in recent years the U.S. The Bank of England’s Mark Carney has also been stressing the importance of addressing these issues. Facing no competition, he becomes a multimillionaire.

Company 9

Company Porter Forrester Simon 9

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

To the right, three shiny-suited investment bankers cluster around a banking reform activist in his twenties. To tackle the growing problem of overfishing, they mapped the current supply chain, identified entrepreneurs who are working to fix failing parts of the process, and then supported them to succeed.

System 8

System Incubator Supply Chain NGO 8

Strategy Driven

MARCH 11, 2011

Business development. So were professional development programs, rewards for random acts of kindness and other empowerment initiatives. In my opinion, deregulation, as a whole, has worked negatively upon business and society (banking, airlines, trucking, and broadcasting), and the SEC is no exception. Running the business.

Strategic Planning 57

Strategic Planning Committee Golden Handcuff Media 57

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

At Frontier Strategy Group, we observed that in 2017, executives and boards paid the most attention to risks that dominated global headlines: Brexit, the Trump administration’s trade policy, cybersecurity, and, more recently, North Korea. Asia-Pacific: China Sea Flashpoints Could Obstruct the Global Supply Chain.

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Market Risk Marketing Supply Chain Company 9