Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

This probably won’t be an issue in the long run, but today the two environments have different constraints. Look for those who have the most to lose without it, as well as for pain points such as budget or time constraints. Some projections put AR and VR investment in retail at close to $30 billion by 2020 (from nothing today).

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Retail Constraint Sports Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 29, 2014

Financial capital was recognized as the scarce resource and its shortage a significant constraint on growth. At the same time, alternative approaches to accessing capital and funding projects proliferated, forcing financial decision-making to become increasingly sophisticated. Finance Human resources'

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CFO Charan Intangible Assets Human Resources 11

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

For many companies, most of the capital expenditures are financed from internal cash flows and bank financing. Therefore, for major oil and gas firms and big coal companies, divestment looks like less of a constraint. Ultimately, the goal should be limiting new business development by fossil fuel companies.

Finance 8

Finance Cost of Capital Constraint Price 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

For many companies, most of the capital expenditures are financed from internal cash flows and bank financing. Therefore, for major oil and gas firms and big coal companies, divestment looks like less of a constraint. Ultimately, the goal should be limiting new business development by fossil fuel companies.

Finance 8

Finance Cost of Capital Constraint Price 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 11, 2013

Tackling maintenance backlogs, future-proofing infrastructure to cope with climate change, and meeting development goals such as access to clean water and all-weather roads to transport goods to markets would cost a great deal more. We need to make better choices about the projects we''re investing in. We need to streamline delivery.

Transportation 8

Transportation GDP Globalization Finance 8

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

DECEMBER 15, 2015

Given that potential range of outcomes, it’s wonderful that there is such a smart (and well financed) group of people being so thoughtful on the subject. A noble goal. I think it’s wonderful that there’s now a billion-dollar venture where, inside their four walls, the constraints of financial obligations are lifted.

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Altman Press Release Constraint System 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Once you’ve set a clear, realistic scope, it is vital to be honest about the budget and resources you will require and any time constraints. If you plan for the team to be self-financing after an initial period, how long do you have to make it work — a couple of months, or a couple of years?

Company 8

Company Committee Ethics Project 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2012

And when I started the Wharton Work/Life Integration Project a few years later, I got some strange looks, for it was odd to be a man talking about work and family at a business school known mainly for its strength in finance. act with creativity by continually experimenting with how goals are achieved.

Constraint 15

Constraint Bottom-up Self-aware Learning-by-Doing 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

But the theory of psychological reactance suggests that, even when the boss is not otherwise resented, people will react against any perception of a new constraint by rebelling against it. To achieve ambitious goals, bosses need to be able to mobilize resources. So bosses' attempts at influence can easily backfire in the voting booth.

How To 8

How To Politics Influence Constraint 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

A collaborative project with a health care provider to tackle patients with complex illness has had an uneven course, with some early wins offset by relationship challenges. Establish Common Goals. Goals should include a mutually agreed distribution of the risks and benefits of cost reduction among all actors.

Health Care 8

Health Care Cooper Insurance Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 23, 2013

We came to this place easily and methodically, by providing resources of quickly-evolving technology with no constraints. I believe the driving factor for these failures is that many projects are conceived and scoped only to address a symptom, rather than the disease of too much information. How did we get here?

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CIO CFO Zero Based Budgeting Chief Technology Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 26, 2016

It’s more than open office plans and Ping-Pong tables — it’s a culture where teams self-organize; people from various functions come together to work on specific projects by habit, not by exception; and good ideas gain momentum organically by attracting talent from around the business. Startups need money, too, of course.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Company Succession Long-term 8

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

I would suggest that rather than seeking what cannot in most cases ever be achieved, that it makes more sense to seek the highest standard of quality that can be delivered in the shortest period of time, and that is economically balanced relative to the constraints of an ever shifting marketplace.

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