Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Pioneers of new business models, such as Alibaba and Amazon, are launching innovations in rapid succession, such as voice ordering and real-time pricing, while simultaneously building scale and driving down costs. Danita Delimont/Getty Images. Few industries are being disrupted as drastically as the retail industry.

Retail 9

Retail Chief Executive Officer Supply Chain Operations 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 19, 2016

Carmakers have started using 3D technology to produce parts. It could upend supply chains, business models, customer relationships, and even entrepreneurship itself. The technology is expected to lead to reductions in the cost of employment, capital investment, shipping and inventory as well. Most hearing aids in the U.S.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Execution Analysis Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2017

This second transformation will be triggered not by regulation but by rapidly evolving technology. The banks that have nearly completed their regulatory agenda have a head start, since they can free up more financial and human resources to address evolving technology. They are technology-savvy fintech shops.

Banking 8

Banking Crisis Bottom-up Compliance 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2018

Since then, we interviewed several chief financial officers (CFOs) of leading technology companies and senior analysts of investment banks who follow technology companies. and (ii) how can digital firms improve their financial reports to communicate sources of value creation in their businesses?

Report 8

Report GAAP Net Present Value CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Regression models, Monte Carlo simulations, and other methods for predicting what’s around the corner have been in use for decades. Energy, agriculture, insurance, retail, human resources — no industry is unaffected. The new business model has yet to solidify, and the leaders have yet to emerge. But not for long.

Health Care 8

Health Care Pharmaceuticals Information Technology Supply Chain 8

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 21, 2011

Twelve cases are written as narratives with multiple teaching points, but without a focus on a particular business decision; the remaining twenty-three cases were written around specific conundrums related to strategy, operations, finance, marketing, leadership, culture, human resources, organizational design, business model, and growth.

Learning-by-Doing 62

Learning-by-Doing Price Bottom-up Finance 62

Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2017

Our research shows that companies with platform- and network-based business models are exponentially better at creating value. Building a successful platform business is hard enough when you have an original idea, ample capital, no core business to cannibalize, and a team of top talent. Sponsored by DXC Technology.

Intellectual Capital 8

Intellectual Capital Strategy Supply Chain Business Model 8

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Technology has provided us with unprecedented advances, information, knowledge, instant access and entertainment. In the business world, focusing strictly on a digital experience will eliminate customer loyalty and emotional connection to a brand. It has changed the way we communicate, behave and think.

Company 70

Company P&L Bottom-up Advertising 70

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 11, 2018

In fact, only eight percent of companies’ CEOs believe that their business model will remain economically viable if their industry continues to digitize at its current course and speed. People are welcoming technology investments, and people want to do great work that has a purpose. And let me explain to you what I mean.

Content 8

Content Crisis Apparel Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Perhaps it's easier to start by discussing the pathologies of a dysfunctional Chief of Human Resources Officer (CHRO). The language of business is a foreign language. When the staff conversation turns to operating margins, cash flow, inventory, or revenue, does the CHRO tune out? How do you know you have the right person?

Metrics 14

Metrics Human Resources Attrition CEO 14

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

But many businesswomen are so overwhelmed with running day-to-day operations, there is little or no time to do a good job at casting the net of promotional effort out—whether through community activities, donations, networking events, promotional campaigns, public relations initiatives, or advertising—it is NEVER enough!

Press Release 100

Press Release Discount Sharpe Advertising 100

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2014

Talk about how complex marketing has become is very much in vogue, but there’s much less discussion about the operational (and diplomatic) muscle CMOs need in order to get things done. Even simple-seeming tasks, such as browsing or buying, often involve several steps, each touching a different part of the business.

P&L 9

P&L Banking Marketing Call Center 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

With the ad market under $70 million, many of our local competitors were rapidly experimenting with new types of revenue and business models and were far ahead of us. By mid-2004, however, the operation was mired in conflict over control and differences in management style. search engine company Inktomi in 2002.

Chief Financial Officer 9

Chief Financial Officer Operations Learning-by-Doing IPO 9

Ask Atma

JANUARY 2, 2011

If the person(s) responsible for managing are able to look at the eighteen points above and determine they are more or less in place, they are operating at the most fundamental or beginner’s level of management. Business planning (analysis, forecasting, budgeting…). Capital raising strategies. Risk assessment. Corporate Taxation.

Management 40

Management CRM Objective Human Resources 40

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 27, 2018

All three factors have become more common over time, which we argue stems from firms’ increasing reliance on intangible and knowledge inputs in their business models. Emerging digital firms compete with knowledge, strategy, and expert human capital, attacking even the largest established firms.

IPO 9

IPO Company First-mover Advantage Intangible Assets 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 20, 2015

Organizations have always depended on data — to manage operations, to communicate with customers, to pay employees and suppliers, to plan their futures, and so forth. The strategy has deep roots in science and is beginning to prove itself across a broad spectrum. Academic research suggests that the strategy is very profitable.

Business Model 8

Business Model Price Competitive Advantage Strategy 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2014

One of the biggest obstacles is that traditional functional departments often can’t meet the needs of IoT business models and have to evolve. Operations. When product-based companies add services and connectivity, operational requirements increase. Human resources. and design and user experience.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Company Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Some companies don’t have the systems and technology to segment and profile customers. Others lack the processes and operational capabilities to target them with personalized communications and experiences. To build a customer-centric culture, business leaders should take six actions: Operationalize customer empathy.

Short-term 10

Short-term Learning-by-Doing Participative Human Resources 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2011

First, fixating on ROE fails to maximize the benefit of business to society because it measures value in terms of returns to only one stakeholder; second, it allocates human resources as if maximizing the efficiency of financial capital were critical to growth of social welfare.

ROE 12

ROE Debt to Equity Ratio Innovation Incentives 12