Harvard Business Review

APRIL 30, 2015

You’ll likely be asked to show that the return on the investment will be better than your company’s cost of capital. What is the cost of capital? “The cost of capital is simply the return expected by those who provide capital for the business,” says Knight. Finance & Accounting Tool.

Cost of Capital 8

Cost of Capital Cost Finance Discount 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 6, 2013

But this makes the still lingering CMO-CFO disconnect even more significant, as both executives are now stewards of that critical corporate data. We found that we shared a passion for finance, the stock market, innovation, and marketing (and, candidly, politics). Figure out the definitions.

CFO 8

CFO Advertising Finance Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

This lack of an analytical approach has traditionally formed a barrier between marketing and finance. One financial services CMO told us how CFOs typically perceive his function: “We’re going to give a certain amount of dollars to those guys. They’re going to make ads and do whatever it is they do.

CFO 8

CFO Short-term Long-term Benchmarking 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2016

Under this financing structure, the company contracts to buy kilowatts, not the turbines and panels. They put up almost no capital and usually lower their day-to-day energy costs. It sounds like an easy win-win, but industrial companies have had a harder time making it all work for two key reasons: costs and accounting.

Energy 8

Energy Industry Finance CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2018

health care costs too much, the quality is uneven, and too many people can’t get the care they need. Creating better outcomes at reduced cost. For instance, open-heart surgery in one of these exemplar hospitals can cost $2,100, compared with $75,000–$150,000 in the U.S.; The real problem is that U.S.

Health Care 8

Health Care Insurance Cost Price 8

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 21, 2011

And the best thing about great customer service is that providing it doesn’t cost you an extra penny. Today’s small business owners need to understand that cutting costs will not save their business. After all, studies have shown that it costs much more to attract a new customer than it does to keep an existing one. magazine.

Learning-by-Doing 62

Learning-by-Doing Price Bottom-up Finance 62

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 16, 2012

To enhance financial flexibility, companies have been retaining unprecedented amounts of cash on their balance sheets, calling it "strategic" cash to distinguish it from the "operating" cash that is needed to run the business. Arguments for Strategic Cash. It can: Save Taxes. Facilitate Investments. Arguments Against Strategic Cash.

Company 13

Company Cost of Capital Finance Long-term 13

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2015

This comes at a significant financial and productivity cost to all organizations, as demonstrated by research in corporate settings : Onboarding an external hire can cost up to twice the departing executive’s salary, and the time it takes for an external hire to become productive is twice as long as for someone hired from within. .”

Development 8

Development Mentor COO CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Your business model is still in flux, and flexibility is more valuable than efficiency and cost savings. Don’t get distracted by cost reduction. Strategies like outsourcing, hiring lower-cost people, or exotic employment offer tempting cost savings to the finance-minded folks. Don’t do it. What to do.

Metrics 13

Metrics Engineering Efficiency Learning-by-Doing 13

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

But that mind-set's simply too focused and operational. Every CEO, CMO, CFO, and business unit leader should ask themselves these questions: If I decided to launch a hedge fund based solely on the data our business generates, what kind of financial opportunities immediately suggest themselves? BIG DATA INSIGHT CENTER. More >>.

Hedge 15

Hedge Core Competence CFO ROI 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2013

In fact, Amazon was only operating at such a high burn rate because it could. Well, he's a hedge fund veteran who has always taken a skeptical view of Wall Street, treating it more as a loopy rich uncle than the efficient information processor of standard finance theory. Nobody complains. Amazon could make the wrong bets.

Training 9

Training Bond Christensen Long-term 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 9, 2015

“Introduce yourself, and take a little time to get to know people, how they operate, and how they act.” We have to remember that they may be operating under constraints as well.” .” Here’s how to negotiate to produce a lasting relationship and an outcome that works for you. Make small talk.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain How To Price Case Study 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Lotta Tindal, the chief marketing officer for the Dutch hospitality group Ervaring Hotels & Resorts, hadn’t wanted to come to the presentation, but Gerard Bakker, Ervaring’s CFO, had twisted her arm. OTAs cost this business close to $3 billion each year. “Stop acting like a teenager,” he joked.

Case Study 8

Case Study Travel Hotels NPV 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2017

Employees and other constituents should expect HR to hold leaders accountable for fiduciary and strategic risks, just as a CFO would be expected to hold leaders accountable for a risky pattern of using corporate funds or resources. Are these acceptable growing pains? In one word: No.

Compliance 11

Compliance Hedge Human Capital Finance 11

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Listening, Derek Melis, his friend and CFO, was relieved. And although senior managers’ remuneration was tied to Contect’s overall sales and operating profits, the head office had relatively little control over the 30,000 projects the company had underway at any given time. Is it your personal relationship?

Case Study 8

Case Study Decentralization CFO Construction 8