Strategy Driven

JUNE 4, 2020

The ability to act will help you attract your next generation of consumers, customers that prioritise ethical business practices. Connect with your whole supply chain and find out where there are changes you can make, which will lead to a more responsible business. If so, are you sure that the labor conditions are fair?

Supply Chain 65

Supply Chain Energy Brand Globalization 65

HR Digest

JANUARY 11, 2024

His candid admission offers a rare glimpse into the inner world of a visionary leader, one grappling with the ethical and social implications of his work. Horton believes that the scope of DEI efforts have broadened to include how companies engage with communities, shape social issues, and contribute to global initiatives.

CEO 52

CEO Altman McCarthy Supply Chain 52

Six Disciplines

MARCH 21, 2011

Marketing (company image, reputation, positioning, market share, growth). Operations (facilities, capacity, distribution channels, supply chain, costs, use of technology). Cultural (values, ethics). Consider exploring these key categories: Strengths and Weaknesses.

SWOT 118

SWOT Debt to Equity Ratio Analysis Supply Chain 118

Strategy Driven

MARCH 27, 2018

Studies have consistently shown people are more likely to spend money with companies that they, well, like. If you can begin to see them just as a number, then they’ll soon find a new company. Nothing will undo a company’s hard work quite like a poor ethical standing. We all want our customers to like our business.

Supply Chain 65

Supply Chain Ethics Bottom-up Politics 65

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 10, 2018

Companies are cutting supply chain complexity and accelerating responsiveness using the tools of artificial intelligence. Through AI, machine learning, robotics, and advanced analytics, firms are augmenting knowledge-intensive areas such as supply chain planning, customer order management, and inventory tracking.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Technology System Engineering 8

Strategy Driven

MARCH 15, 2019

This isn’t a marketing issue, this is a business-wide issue, involving every facet of the organisation, hence leadership being so important. Companies have to be consistent in their behaviour, from top to bottom, and right along the supply chain, from the ‘first hand of production to the final hand of the consumer’.

Supply Chain 75

Supply Chain Brand Advertising PR 75

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 30, 2019

As well as being the owner, you are now the marketing executive, the financial guru, the social media manager, the reprographics assistant, the web designer and the coffee maker. Nowadays, people venture online in the first instance when they are looking to research a company. First Contact. Incentivize.

Supply Chain 50

Supply Chain Outsourcing Media Review 50

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Understanding the Concept of Governance Excellence Governance excellence refers to the strategic oversight conducted by a company’s board of directors that ensures ethical, sustainable, and profitable organizational operations. On the other hand, high performance is often a manifestation of excellent corporate governance.

Compliance 235

Compliance Efficiency Ethics Metrics 235

Chartered Management Institute

MAY 3, 2023

Improving public services Finally, a short update on another area we are currently working in: CMI is partnering with the Social Market Foundation to explore how to get improved results from the UK’s public services. Being an ethical and inclusive leader is a central pillar of CMI's Professional Standard. Catch up here.

Policies 121

Policies Article Skills Learning-by-Doing 121

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2017

Companies have become much more likely to dismiss their chief executive officers over the last several years because of a scandal or improper conduct by the CEO or other employees — including fraud, bribery, insider trading, inflated resumes, and sexual indiscretions. From 2007-2011, forced turnovers due to ethical lapses were 3.9%

Ethics 8

Ethics CEO Chief Executive Officer Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Most companies have ethics and compliance policies that get reviewed and signed annually by all employees. “Employees are charged with conducting their business affairs in accordance with the highest ethical standards,” reads one such example. Creating an Ethical Workplace. You and Your Team Series.

Ethics 8

Ethics Compliance Policies Supply Chain 8

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 19, 2017

I’ve been a consultant for almost 20 years, advising companies on complex challenges in ethics, risk, and responsibility. And so I get asked questions like “What evidence can I provide that doing the right thing will make or save a company money?” The executive needs a business case.

Ethics 14

Ethics Short-term Long-term Supply Chain 14

Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2014

Clean Up Your Subcontracts 4 Tips for Business to Ensure Ethical, Slavery-Free Supply Chains The Guardian It may not seem like a topic for a listicle, but this quick rundown of what businesses need to keep in mind to avoid exploiting vulnerable people – and becoming embroiled in often well-deserved PR nightmares — is entirely useful.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Short-term PR Engineering 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 26, 2016

However, until recently there was little evidence on this question in the countries that dominate global markets in low-cost manufacturing. The technologies and processes that are transforming companies. Insight Center. Operations in a Connected World. Sponsored by Accenture.

Lean Manufacturing 9

Lean Manufacturing Supply Chain Apparel Compliance 9

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 2, 2015

Leaders of many companies — in industries ranging from contract manufacturing, and software services to consulting and health care — tell us the same thing: “We want to move up the value chain.” defend against “attack from beneath” and maintain your reputation for ethical operations.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Contract Manufacturing Outsourcing Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

The contemporary CEO must not only be expert at addressing the commercial verities of products, markets, and competitors. In virtually every country across the globe, a broad range of governmental and ethical issues directly and immediately shape what companies can and cannot do. But the U.S.

CEO 8

CEO Ethics Chief Financial Officer Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Much less attention is paid, however, to the manner in which Buffett manages the company itself. This is somewhat surprising, given that his management system is very different from those of other publicly traded companies. The company does not ask for budgets, financial forecasts, or strategy documents.

Short-term 8

Short-term Long-term Supply Chain Ethics 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 29, 2014

Recent research shows spending money on corporate social responsibility is no longer seen as a detriment to a company’s profitability. Stock analysts now view such expenditures as essential to a company’s long-term brand and value. What is Coca-Cola doing that’s different from what other companies are doing?

CEO 11

CEO Supply Chain Operations Brand 11

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2013

As companies expand globally, it''s even more crucial to understand the differences between professionals in different markets. Why is researching workforce motivation in different markets important? This is an edited version of our conversation. Did anything in your survey results really surprise you?

Globalization 10

Globalization Supply Chain Marketing Ethics 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 6, 2011

But equally important is character, by which I mean solid ethics and especially the ability to inspire trust. Then I went to work for Nabisco following the Barbarians at the Gate leveraged buyout fiasco, and had to help rebuild the company. We have built other capabilities within our company to do our own talent scouting, as well.).

Supply Chain 14

Supply Chain Collins Long-term Human Resources 14

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 26, 2011

Porter and Kramer's Shared Value argument subscribes to the same general principle: if businesses looked beyond quarterly profits, they'd see that dumping PCBs into the local streams (GE, I'm talking to you ) will kill their workforce and a small portion of their market, as well as make them susceptible to a PR hit.

Porter 14

Porter Morale Supply Chain Long-term 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2018

Robo-advisors, which were introduced in 2008 , are steadily eating up market share from their human counterparts much the way that Amazon and Netflix have taken share from Walmart and Regal Cinemas. If AI-guided investing can work for a person, can it also work for a company? Companies are both operators and investors.

Consultative 8

Consultative Strategy Advice McKinsey 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Startups and major tech companies, notably Alphabet’s Google X division , are investing heavily in smart car technology, as are network ride-sharing companies such as Uber and Lyft. “The city is currently soliciting proposals from tech companies to test and develop driverless car and roadside sensor technology.”

Transportation 8

Transportation Technology Software Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2012

But in the report " Sustainability Nears a Tipping Point ," MIT and BCG prove their point with a fast-rising graph of companies that recently put sustainability "on the management agenda.". I've seen it time and again in the companies that I work with or study. But most companies are missing a big step.

Supply Chain 11

Supply Chain Business Model Trends Quality 11

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Part of this story relates to the provenance, or origins, of its products: Chains that provide more upmarket “fast casual” dining such as Panera, Chipotle, and Shake Shack have brands that speak of freshness, health, and trustworthy sourcing. McDonald’s woes offers three lessons for others about supply-chain transparency.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Reputation Brand Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2011

By competing on products, we respond to the market. By competing on serving customers, we can understand, anticipate, stimulate, and influence market demands. Suppliers play far more than a supplementary role in our supply chain.

Industry 10

Industry Strategy Supply Chain Long-term 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2011

They go by names like corporate social responsibility, sustainability, shareholder advocacy, social assessment and auditing, consumer action, government regulation, leadership development, ethics, realignment of incentives , attracting long-term investors , creating shared value , and more. Federal lawmakers in the U.S. What Can CEOs Do?

CEO 11

CEO Incubator Supply Chain Entrepreneur 11

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

Any company or organization is like a tree. None of the limbs and twigs on each branch (staff-consultants) provide all nourishment required to breed a healthy tree (company). Supply chain management should be implemented. Doing the things necessary to assure revenue (billings, sales, add-on’s, marketing).

Strategic Planning 68

Strategic Planning Budgeting Planning Competitive Advantage 68

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 9, 2015

In an historic announcement at the end of last year, a network of some of the world’s biggest tobacco companies jointly agreed to follow international labor law , which prohibits hazardous work by children under 18, and sets a minimum age of 15 for employment. Economics & Society Ethics Multinational'

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Licensing Sharpe Industry 8

Strategy Driven

JUNE 16, 2023

Businesses primed to leverage these technologies to streamline everything from supply chains to sales and marketing will be riding the wave’s crest. To stay competitive, companies must effectively utilize cutting-edge technology to refine their processes, enhance their offerings, and deliver superior customer experiences.

Supply Chain 103

Supply Chain Loyalty Content Efficiency 103

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2017

For anyone with a pension linked to market performance, that is a good thing. But this single-minded focus can be a major problem when it comes to tackling slow-building, systemic challenges, like global warming, that could take down not just supply chains but, over time, entire economies. Work to get those right, too.

Morale 8

Morale EPS Supply Chain Politics 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2012

Company boycotts like this one are not new, but they have increasingly become the weapon of choice for NGOs and other activists aiming to further political and social goals. And many activists have given up on governments and are focusing instead on companies as the main engine of social change. Sometimes the issue is one-sided (e.g.

Company 12

Company Supply Chain Politics Media 12

Strategy Driven

MARCH 11, 2011

The company cried ‘case study’ from the very beginning, when it segued from the former Houston Natural Gas moniker. Any company or organization is like a tree. None of the limbs and twigs on each branch (staff-consultants) provide all nourishment required to breed a healthy tree (company). by Hank Moore.

Strategic Planning 57

Strategic Planning Committee Golden Handcuff Media 57

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Yet, the imperatives of offshore facilities and employees are — and will remain — central to American companies' international competitiveness. A company's foreign sales can approach or exceed 50 percent; its non-U.S. employees can be 25 percent or greater of total workforce; its supply chain of third parties is vital.

Offshoring 13

Offshoring Outsourcing Supply Chain Globalization 13