Strategy Driven

AUGUST 27, 2015

A New Company Data Strategy : This means that a Big Data company strategy requires a good deal of equanimity on the part of these various competing and overlapping roles to create policies that allow for departmental independence, but don’t expose the company to data breaches and misuse of customer data.

CIO 50

CIO Technology CRM Competitive Advantage 50

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

In today’s hiring market, a generous benefits package is essential for attracting and retaining top talent. According to Glassdoor’s 2015 Employment Confidence Survey, about 60% of people report that benefits and perks are a major factor in considering whether to accept a job offer.

Insurance 15

Insurance Policies Survey Bond 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2018

My perspective and approach to misconduct risk are influenced by my work as a bank supervisor, and by my background and training as an economist. In my view, bank supervision must include attention to the culture at financial firms, not just to their financial safety and soundness. Market Failures and Misconduct Risk.

Company 12

Company Banking Incentives Human Capital 12

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Multinational corporations long have looked for growth opportunities in emerging markets. In 2014, according to the latest United Nations estimate, direct foreign investment (FDI) in emerging markets reached more than $700 billion — accounting for over half (56%) of all global FDI flows for the first time. Crime exacts a toll.

Marketing 8

Marketing Company Compliance Reputation 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 1, 2014

More and more companies are acknowledging the importance of work-life balance, at least as far as official policy goes. Because, unfortunately, policies aren’t worth much in the absence of supporting culture. Investment banking industry: this is your culture speaking. So why doesn’t it feel like we’ve made that much progress?

Organization 16

Organization Human Resources Banking Flextime 16

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 20, 2012

Erratic capital markets, systemic risk, tax policy, and regulatory uncertainty have all been offered as culprits, and all play their parts. Why are CEOs having just as much trouble finding talent now as they did in tighter job markets? Why aren't U.S. businesses leading the global economy to recovery? Already, 75% of the U.S.

Retail 16

Retail Competitive Advantage CEO Banking 16

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.

Globalization 13

Globalization Entrepreneur Banking Supply Chain 13

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Leading the list are the economy; the regulatory environment; and cybersecurity, according to our global survey of over 4,000 corporate directors, conducted in partnership with WomenCorporateDirectors Foundation, led by Susan Stautberg, Spencer Stuart, led by Julie Hembrock Daum, and independent researcher Deborah Bell. With the 2016 U.S.

Politics 8

Politics Telecommunications Policies Biotechnology 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2017

Retailers such as ALDI and Walmart have used price to position themselves against traditional competitors in their markets, pinching margins all around. Financial asset managers have been out-price-cutting one another in exchange-traded funds in a bid to gain market share. Improving perception.

Price 14

Price Retail Discount Tactics 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

And how much do entire economies suffer when governments enact discriminatory policies against certain groups? The latter type of government policy in particular is reflected in current events and global history. Many firms voluntarily dismissed managers of Jewish origin or were coerced into removing them by Nazi officials.

Price 10

Price Policies Sample CEO 10

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 11, 2014

Factors ranging from weak demand to bank consolidation have combined to hobble many small businesses  and if these factors arent addressed, they could continue to impede U.S. And as we describe in a recent HBS Working Paper , gaps remain in traditional bank credit supply. job growth and economic security. small businesses.

Technology 9

Technology Banking Class Real Estate 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Already a large domestic market, Frontier Strategy Group’s estimates suggest the country will average growth rates between 7.4% However, India remains a difficult market for multinational firms to enter. India is a large, fragmented, and heterogeneous market. over the next three years.

Strategy 8

Strategy Operations Policies Environment 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2012

Set clear policies. For enterprise risk management, key policies include a statement of risk appetite and explicit risk tolerance levels for critical risks. Jeff Skilling, as a condition of his employment at Enron, insisted the company adopt mark-to-market accounting. Of course the right people have to be setting the rules.

Management 13

Management Banking Committee Risk Management 13

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

A stockbroker surveys the many customers buying this sentiment in its many forms and remarks, "I think I've found a growth market!". But recent volatility in the financial markets seems to have a renewed an appetite for the idea. isn't as late to the market as it first appears. That was in October of 2008.

Banking 13

Banking Globalization Finance Incentives 13

Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2016

A recent CMO Survey indicates that marketers plan to double their spending on social media in the next five years. This disparity highlights an important, and potentially costly, problem: Marketers continue to increase social media spending, yet many are still uncertain about management, strategies, and integration.

Media 8

Media Strategy Audience Brand 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 25, 2015

A recent survey by Gallup found that Americans, on average, expect to retire at 67, and only 38% think their retirement will be comfortable. But, to remain relevant and to reverse declining sales trends, life insurers should modernize their products, services, and marketing efforts in four key ways: Understanding the customer.

Insurance 8

Insurance Policies Productivity Products 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2018

A new study by my firm, Weber Shandwick, in partnership with KRC Research, found that only 19% of the nearly 2,000 global employees we surveyed feel strongly that the work experience their employer promotes publicly is matched by reality. Few employees had been to regional offices or even interacted with colleagues in other markets.

Reputation 12

Reputation Brand Attrition How To 12

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Not for the highly-regarded work on competition between small numbers of firms with which his career began more than thirty years ago but for more recent work on how carefully structured regulation can improve performance relative to unbridled market forces. banking assets and as such are “too big to fail”).

Management 8

Management Crisis Porter Credit Rating 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Not for the highly-regarded work on competition between small numbers of firms with which his career began more than thirty years ago but for more recent work on how carefully structured regulation can improve performance relative to unbridled market forces. banking assets and as such are “too big to fail”).

Management 8

Management Crisis Porter Credit Rating 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2011

According to "The Battle for Female Talent in Brazil," new research from the Center for Work-Life Policy , more than half are the first in their immediate family to graduate from college, on top of which an impressive 31% have graduate-level degrees. and the U.S. in the "achievement gap" over men. based multinational. counterparts (52%).

Survey 14

Survey Education Competitive Advantage Human Capital 14

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Yet, unlike money, the market for personal data is relatively embryonic. A 2014 global survey by SafeNet found that nearly two-thirds of consumers said they would stop or avoid using a company that had experienced a data breach. for a bank to provide data security protections to its customers’ social media accounts).

Telecommunications 8

Telecommunications Cost-Benefit Analysis Reputation Survey 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2016

But almost none of these institutional-investment giants have any policies in place for monitoring or engaging with the startups who are creating next-generation investment technologies. In September 2016 we undertook a survey of nearly 300 endowment and foundation managers. But right now that’s not happening.

Operations 8

Operations Intangible Assets Venture Capitalist Hedge 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2014

But a new paper from a researcher at The World Bank adds some much-needed nuance to the conversation, making the point that not all government spending is equal. And it is really difficult to argue for sufficient market failures to justify government intervention.”. Rather, different kinds of spending have different effects.

Health Care 8

Health Care Education Banking Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 7, 2014

But there is a long way to go: According to a recent Boston College Center for Work and Family survey , “the majority of fathers take only about one day of leave time to bond with their new children for every month the typical mother takes.” As a result, “Men are being driven out of caregiving roles,” write Cuddy and Williams.

Gordon 12

Gordon Uncertainty Influence Policies 12

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

AUGUST 25, 2015

While it’s easy to think of the female market as homogenous, our research shows that cultural, geographical, and generational differences, as well as disparate sources of wealth, all affect how women view and allocate their wealth. It is growing: 58% of women surveyed across the four Asian countries expect their assets to increase.

Survey 8

Survey Diversity Telecommunications Focus Group 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 17, 2016

Accenture surveyed nearly 5,000 men and women in 31 countries, exploring their use of technology, including access to devices like smartphones and wireless wearable devices, and the frequency with which they use them. Finland has defined access to the internet at broadband speeds as a legal right and has pursued a universal access policy.

Technology 9

Technology Globalization Education Wireless 9

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Your marketing department is the lifeblood of the whole organization. If you aren’t marketing to your niche, the money’s just going down the gutter! If you aren’t marketing to your niche, the money’s just going down the gutter! Also, don’t waste funds designing a custom website without premature marketing research.

Finance 65

Finance SWOT Tools Software 65

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 16, 2013

A lot of companies congratulate themselves on having a "social media presence" — by which they mean a Twitter following and Facebook likes and a marketing plan that uses social networks. But some 70% of the extra profit to be made through social technologies has nothing to do with marketing. But that's a good thing.

Media 9

Media McKinsey Supply Chain Telecommunications 9

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

He wants to attract intelligent investors who desire a long-term investment in a business they can understand and follows policies they support. In 2009, he confessed to developing an ill-conceived plan to market GEICO credit cards and also failed to rein in NetJets' debt, which had soared to $1.9 Buffett is cerebral and emotional.

Letter 15

Letter P&L Net Present Value Insurance 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 27, 2013

In a recent Forrester survey of 100 customer experience professionals, nearly half of respondents said that their executive team''s strategy for customer experience is market differentiation. Not surprisingly, it wound up with a bank that looks like an Apple store. In fact, it''s the very definition of parity.

Innovation 8

Innovation Forrester Business Model Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Senate Banking Committee to save his competitors. It reached a peak on June 12 and then proceeded to lose over 40% of its value by the end of August despite efforts by the Chinese government to prop up the market. Ford CEO Alan Mulally tried to mitigate the impending bullwhip during the 2008 financial crisis by imploring the U.S.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Retail Crisis Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 19, 2013

There''s nothing new about comparing global policies pertaining to working parents, particularly when it comes to working mothers. BONUS BITS: What''s in the Piggy Bank. There''s the Rub. But Claire Lundberg, a 30-something mother of an 18-month-old who moved from the U.S. Would You Refuse a Promotion to Stay in a Job You Love?

Committee 8

Committee Content Price Organizational Behavior 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 22, 2015

” Microfinance and other market-based interventions don’t generally reach them. These surveys vary by region, but may include how many meals she eats a day, number of people in her household, access to clean drinking water, etc. At BRAC , where I work, we call this subset the “ultra-poor.”

Microfinance 8

Microfinance BHAG NGO Participative 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

A comprehensive survey of financial executives concluded that “repurchases are made out of the residual cash flow after investment spending.” This highlights a logical error in the UK Government’s quote above: “surplus capital” is, by definition, capital left over after all productive investments have been made.

Short-term 8

Short-term Long-term Intangible Assets Rate of Return 8

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. led World Bank ($2223.2 billion of subscribed capital) or the Asian Development Bank ($162.8 This new bank raises many questions.

Banking 8

Banking Development Policies Globalization 8

Strategy Driven

JUNE 22, 2012

This is not written to take swipes at responsible branding, marketing and advertising. Branding is a sub-set of marketing, which is a sub-sub-set of corporate strategy. Cause-related marketing materials. My analysis: The stock market looks primarily at profits…one small part (1%) of the business picture.

Brand 50

Brand Analysis Advertising Software 50