Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2017

In the United Kingdom, reforms have gone so far as to require banks to separate their investment banking activities from their retail divisions in the near future to protect depositors. Less apparent to the outside world is how much banks are also investing in controls, especially in their compliance, risk, and finance divisions.

Banking 8

Banking Crisis Bottom-up Compliance 8

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 24, 2020

There was a time when the entry of an online alternative in a market would scare the hell out of small offline retailers. The consumer behavior was changing and the prices were getting aggressively competing; it was not easy for small retailers to keep up with their online counterparts. Take Amazon for example.

Supply Chain 75

Supply Chain Retail Software Marketing 75

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 26, 2017

It’s been more than 25 years since Bill Gates dismissed retail banks as “dinosaurs,” but the statement may be as true today as it was then. Other sectors of retail lending have not fared much better. Banking for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has been astonishingly unaffected by the rise of the Internet.

Banking 11

Banking Stage-Gate Credit Scoring Competitive Advantage 11

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 21, 2011

My team would have people with deep functional knowledge and skills (strategy, sales, marketing, finance, and information technology) to align surrounding processes. Consider Lowe's , America's second-largest home improvement retailer worldwide, with revenue of $49 billion and more than 1,700 stores.

Six Sigma 14

Six Sigma Skills Team Compliance 14

Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2017

So four years ago, when I was CEO of GE Capital Retail Finance and tapped to lead a mega change initiative — splitting off our unit into a new, publicly traded company, Synchrony Financial — I’ll admit I viewed it as a huge challenge.

Management 10

Management IPO Diversity Long-term 10

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 19, 2016

manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers, according to a leading technology industry analyst. Compounding any particular tax issue are requirements for compliance and reporting, which involve activities ranging from country-by-country registrations to continually updated ERP systems. trillion in inventories held by U.S.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Execution Analysis Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2016

The bank has since fired 5,300 employees for the illegal behavior and eliminated retail bank sales goals entirely. Instead, he called this an operations and compliance issue, perhaps not realizing that both of those functions influence corporate culture. Even now, Stumpf adamantly refuses to hear criticism of the bank’s culture.

Banking 10

Banking Committee Leadership Ethics 10

Harvard Business Review

JULY 5, 2017

And when misclassification is adopted as a business strategy by some companies, it quickly undermines other, more responsible employers who face costs disadvantages arising from compliance with labor standards and responsibilities. All of these issues rushed back to mind recently when the political leadership at the current U.S.

Document 12

Document Insurance Construction Cooper 12

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 27, 2017

At one American retailer, an autonomous ensemble of algorithms replaced the entire merchandising department. Audit software and human monitors were soon installed to assure compliance. In this model, data scientists are interlocutors and ambassadors between the autonomy oversight committee and the targets of implementation.

Outsourcing 8

Outsourcing Software CAPEX Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2014

So instead of creating another pill dispenser, it launched a compliance-enhancing system. In addressing the billion-dollar adherence problem, Vitality (since acquired by NANTHEALTH ) considered the interests of the players in the diverse ecosystem, including pharmaceutical companies, retail pharmacies, and health care providers.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Company Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2017

Finally, if the administration were really interested in simplification, iy would embrace the “ready return,” a plan in which the government would prepopulate tax returns for taxpayers, considerably reducing complexity and compliance costs. These risks might be justified if there were commensurate rewards.

Ryan 8

Ryan Proposal Incentives Class 8