Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Matt Ellis at CBRE, a global leader in real estate services, is designing financing structures that will provide capital for clients' energy efficiency initiatives. We watch as they work around institutional constraints and build a network of colleagues who are eager to help.

Real Estate 8

Real Estate Constraint Entrepreneur Restructuring 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 12, 2018

A wave of public and private investment worldwide is going into making cities smarter — but that doesn’t change the fact that most municipal governments are working with serious spending constraints. Companies that want to serve them directly often have to think outside the box when it comes to financing.

Real Estate 9

Real Estate Company Transportation B2C 9

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

Secondly, beyond opportunity and flexibility, the level of productivity possible in the operations I describe above has been boosted several-fold by the growing proliferation of next generational models in finance, banking, and logistics. This post is part of the HBR Insight Center The Next Generation of Global Leaders.

Supply Chain 14

Supply Chain Globalization Politics Franchising 14

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 9, 2015

We have to remember that they may be operating under constraints as well.” Jeff Haydock was spearheading bidding negotiations on behalf of a solar energy company for a large installation project in a Massachusetts town. But “when somebody else is tough with us, we assume it’s them. It’s who they are.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain How To Price Case Study 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Lees suggests that you practice “asking great questions and conveying memorable energy” with “people who are easy to talk to, such as your family, your friends, and friends of friends.” ” Ask about time constraints up front too, says Clark. Work on your listening and conversation skills too.

Information 8

Information How To Career Advice 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2017

So, in real terms, debt financing is essentially free. Companies that are successful in fueling growth lower hurdle rates and relax other constraints that reflect a bygone era of scarce capital. Today, the average cost of equity capital sits at close to half that: just 8% for the roughly 1600 companies comprising the Value Line Index.

ROE 14

ROE Long-term GDP Six Sigma 14

Harvard Business Review

JULY 12, 2017

trillion in wages are automatable by today’s technology, which could open the door to new ways to harness human energy as well as to displacing routine jobs and increasing social inequities. There is both anticipation and apprehension about what lies on the other side of the threshold of the “second machine age.”

Innovation 8

Innovation Policies Technology Politics 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

He pledges to reverse reforms that improved labor-market flexibility and private-sector participation in formerly protected industries like energy. Unfortunately, the business outlook could change if ex-president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva returns to office and fulfills his pledges to cancel pension reform and budget constraints.

Market Risk 9

Market Risk Marketing Supply Chain Company 9