Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Second, there is a time horizon problem: while in some cases increasing wages or selecting suppliers with better labor practices might bring a financial benefit in the long-term, short-term pressures on the business might make business leaders averse to making such investments.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Asset Management Chemicals Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2013

Attacking "other" greenhouse gases , those that can be much more powerful warming agents than CO2, such as methane (which comes from animals/farms, natural gas leaks, and landfills) and HFCs (the class of chemicals used in refrigerants). I had hoped that a second term president could raise the stakes and firmly grab all those third rails.

Payback Period 8

Payback Period Energy Politics Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2016

While financial incentive programs are popular, they may not achieve long-term behavior change; instead, they may lead to resentment and even rebellion among workers. Introducing short-term campaigns. In fact, they may even do more harm than good by promoting quick fixes as opposed to long-term progress.

Planning 8

Planning Incentives ROI Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Their goal was to help entrepreneurs and those inside established companies adopt a new approach, “one better suited to high-potential projects whose prospects are uncertain at the start.” In short, too many firms used conventional planning to manage their new ventures. ” But new ventures are uncertain from the start.

Planning 9

Planning Benchmarking Project Competitive Advantage 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Finally, if the immediacy of the "look out the window" method of gauging climate change didn't work for some, at least one major climate skeptic changed his tune based on longer-term data. The goal: to reduce negative environmental and social impacts of the $1.4 business continuity"). trillion market for clothes and shoes.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Apparel P&L Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 18, 2013

You get to the end goal, but you may not feel emotionally enriched. We can get away with the hook-up mentality in the short-term because the value destruction won't be immediately apparent. We can get away with the hook-up mentality in the short-term because the value destruction won't be immediately apparent.

Career 9

Career Short-term Chemicals Long-term 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2014

Both in response and pre-emptively, the world’s leading companies continued to aggressively pivot their businesses toward more sustainable and innovative ways of operating. This short paper outlines how climate is “already costing local economies billions” and describes how hundreds of billions of property are at risk.

Chemicals 13

Chemicals Short-term Energy Report 13

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

With the support of chemical companies , more than 170 countries also agreed to phase out HFCs , the high global-warming-potential chemicals used in air-conditioners and refrigerators everywhere. Nine big brands with operations in Ohio publicly pressed the state to reinstate energy efficiency and renewable energy portfolio standards.

Energy 8

Energy Banking Chemicals Globalization 8