Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 9, 2015

But today this malaise is most acute in the euro zone , where demand has been depressed due to counterproductive fiscal policies. The policy response to the global financial crisis exacerbated and entwined these trends still further. With fiscal remedies on the sidelines, monetary policy had to take up the slack.

GDP 8

GDP Bond Banking Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Although economists have long focused on policies that promote the acquisition of human capital through education, the efficient allocation of the resulting talent is just as important. What policies can encourage talented workers to choose socially beneficial careers? We consider two different types of tax policies. In the U.S.,

Policies 8

Policies Career Hedge Human Capital 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

To be sure, the proposal set forth by the Greek finance minister is less detailed than that of his predecessor, and leaves some room for maneuvering, but this is a mixed blessing, as the EU, the IMF, and the ECB will need to sign off on specifics. So, clemency on loan terms might make procedural sense.

Restructuring 8

Restructuring Policies Crisis Banking 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 9, 2014

” He was making the point that it is always hard to summon the will to enact big, new policy ideas, even when they appear perfectly logical. Another long-time Brookings Senior Fellow (and public policy servant extraordinaire) Alice Rivlin briefly agreed on a premium support plan several years ago with Rep. Medicare vouchers.

Politics 8

Politics Health Care Budgeting Insurance 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2017

After being denounced for years for its dictatorship and destructive economic policies, Zimbabwe entered a new chapter in November 2017, following the military’s removal of president Robert Mugabe, who ruled the country for 37 years. ALEXANDER JOE/Getty Images. Progress on resolving these issues will be slow and incremental.

Banking 8

Banking First-mover Advantage Politics Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2016

In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, there was a lively debate among policy makers and academics about whether a similar gap “ between the skills workers have and the skills businesses say they need ” contributed to the increase in unemployment. The labor force adjusted to a new technology replacing an older one.

Skills 13

Skills Education Policies Learning-by-Doing 13

Harvard Business Review

MAY 24, 2012

Ironically, Brazil was already attempting to retrench and adjust, but bank retrenchment and "redlining"—treating the whole region as being the same—resulted in over 25 countries falling into arrears by 1983. On August 13, 1982, when Mexican Finance Minister Silva Herzog met with officials of the U.S. Signs of a new U.S.

Crisis 11

Crisis Banking Politics GDP 11

Harvard Business Review

JULY 12, 2016

To gain further insights into the sustainability and financial outcomes associated with shareholder advocacy efforts, Jody Grewal, Aaron Yoon, and I analyzed 2,665 shareholder proposals submitted between 1997 and 2012 in a new paper. ” We found that 58% of the shareholder proposals in our sample were filed on immaterial issues.

Proposal 8

Proposal Short-term Advertising Hedge 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2013

As it happens, while I was there the Financial Times reported on an OECD/WTO study that proposed a major change in how countries' exports are reported; it said that rather than the whole value of final goods exported, only the portion of value added within a country should be reported.

Industry 8

Industry Finance Energy Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2011

Soros was by then known as "the man who broke the Bank of England" because he had reputedly made more than a billion dollars speculating against the pound in 1992. Soros, while denying taking a position in the ringgit, stated that Mahathir's proposed trading ban was "unworthy of serious discussion.". dollar deposits."

Banking 11

Banking ROE Proposal Self-aware 11

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

For policy-making purposes economists assume that all businesses act rationally in the pursuit of profits. banking assets and as such are “too big to fail”). Economy Finance' This is a reminder that serious students of market performance take market failures seriously. See the rest of the series here.

Management 8

Management Crisis Porter Credit Rating 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

For policy-making purposes economists assume that all businesses act rationally in the pursuit of profits. banking assets and as such are “too big to fail”). Economy Finance' This is a reminder that serious students of market performance take market failures seriously. See the rest of the series here.

Management 8

Management Crisis Porter Credit Rating 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Economist Ronald Coase proposed auctioning off segments of the electromagnetic spectrum in late 1950s, a policy idea that was later adopted in the 1990s. Many large banks, other financial institutions and some large manufacturing companies also had their own economic staffs. Economists and finance. This has all changed.

Strategy 12

Strategy Black-Scholes Airlines Price 12

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 20, 2015

“Asia pivot” policy: Americans think of international relations like a movie, imagining that we can hit the pause button when we need to and then push play when we want to return. But in past weeks, it seems that the movie in Asia has been on fast-forward around global development and financing. led World Bank ($2223.2

Banking 8

Banking Development Policies Globalization 8

Strategy Driven

MARCH 2, 2012

The Corporate Strategist is an idea person who has run businesses, knows about all other categories, deals in concepts and policies, and possesses sophisticated understanding and insight. What They Claim They Do. When They Say They Provide. They’re Usually. Growth strategies. Sales trainers. Company turnaround. What is their longevity?

Consultative 59

Consultative Short-term Budgeting Strategic Planning 59

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 24, 2013

These reports — one from a company task force and a second from a review committee of the board — were overshadowed by two items announced the same day: the related news that the bank board had slashed CEO Jamie Dimon's annual compensation in half — from $23 million in 2011 to $11.5 The Board and the Risk Policy Committee.

Report 8

Report CIO Crisis Committee 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 8, 2016

They’d met at university, and although Derek had gone on to graduate school and a career in banking, while Rogier had joined his family construction business and then founded Contect, they’d never lost touch. The smaller ones could keep their own names, leadership teams, practices, and policies for the first five years.

Case Study 8

Case Study Decentralization CFO Construction 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 29, 2018

For many of us, it’s finances that keep us from making a career change. We worry and wonder: What would a career change do to our bank accounts? At the end of your trial, revisit your budget or your banking statements to see how you did. Who wouldn’t want a meaningful career and better balance between work and home?

Career 12

Career Budgeting Short-term Planning 12

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 10, 2012

Export-Import Bank will hit its $100 billion credit exposure limit by May 1 and will stop issuing direct loans, loan guarantees and export-credit insurance in aid of American exports to risky markets. Then, on May 31, the legislation authorizing the Bank will expire, threatening the Bank's very existence.

Banking 10

Banking Globalization Finance Politics 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Once upon a time, CEOs did not comment on governmental regulations or policies other than those that directly affected their industries or companies. When governmental policy undercuts such values, companies feel obligated to speak up. The finance sector has also been active in responding on all five occasions.

CEO 8

CEO Travel Letter Diversity 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2015

And a recently released report suggests that Europe’s digital divide problem extends way beyond the Atlantic; Europe is a distant third behind North America and Asia for $100 million plus financing for VC backed companies. At the regulatory and policy levels, authorities have doggedly pursued U.S. Reforming immigration policies.

Crisis 8

Crisis McKinsey Policies Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 16, 2016

John Macomber, a senior lecturer in the finance unit at Harvard Business School, has studied infrastructure financing around the world. Further, thousands of municipalities and agencies still issue municipal bonds to finance water, power, road, and other projects that are largely self-funding or “bankable” projects.

Banking 8

Banking Objective Finance Proposal 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2017

His bottom line: “For a manager running a nonfinancial business, the proposed reforms to Dodd-Frank are probably a bad trade-off.” The rethink took place in the context of a lot of skepticism (at best) about the banking system, the banking business model, and its contribution to American well-being.

Banking 8

Banking Crisis System Compliance 8