The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

. “What drives successful group coordination is important because team coordination is ubiquitous in many work settings, such as in medical professions, in law enforcement, or in finance, ” the researchers say. “Therefore, uncovering the key determinants of successful group coordination is paramount.”

Microfinance 93

Microfinance Team Finance Reference 93

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

It is absolutely possible to build very productive relationships with even the most adversarial of individuals. However when a situation can be seen through the lens of difference, and a position is simply a matter of opinion not a totalitarian statement of fact, then cooperation and compromise is possible.

Blog 419

Blog Gordon Follow-up Open-book 419

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

The gist of the argument seems to be that for teams to be productive, employees have to feel “empowered&# by having an equal voice. And as odd as it may sound, one of the greatest impediments to building productive teams is practicing management by consensus. I can sum-up my feeling on this in one word… ridiculous.

Consensus 388

Consensus Team Building Blog Team 388

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2010

This peanut-finance system, which turned the peanuts into food for hospital patients, seems quaint, like tales from 19th century America of rural doctors taking chickens for treating chicken pox. How could cars sitting empty in employee parking lots all day be used productively, with a return to employees? Swaps are not quaint at all.

Finance 14

Finance Strategy Banking Retail 14

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2012

In low-income countries, according to World Bank data in a recent paper by the consultancy Dalberg, 43% of businesses with between 20 and 99 employees say that access to finance is a major constraint. The White House has called this gap between the demand and supply of finance for small and medium enterprises a "market failure.[and]

Entrepreneur 14

Entrepreneur Globalization Microfinance Finance 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2018

It also hurts the brands sold inside the stores, which in part explains why consumer product giants like Procter & Gamble are seeing their sales stagnate for products like Tide detergent, Gillette razors, Pampers diapers, and Crest toothpaste. Maxx and Marshalls—which compete aggressively on price. Price competition hurts.

Brand 11

Brand Retail Incubator Merchandising 11

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

rogue traders in finance). blaming subordinates for any failure), undermining cooperation, psychological safety, trust in coworkers, and the ability to admit uncertainty or mistakes. Organizations rely on cooperative teamwork to succeed. The business case against masculinity contests.

Organization 8

Organization Cooper Bottom-up Reputation 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

In the mid-Atlantic region of the United States, an effort is under way to get insurers, providers, employers, and unions to cooperate in creating a system that can reduce total health care costs and premiums while achieving better outcomes. Define the Respective Roles of Competition and Cooperation. Leading Health Care Innovation.

Health Care 8

Health Care Cooper Insurance Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 13, 2011

The pharmaceutical industry also creates products with complex interactions and potentially dangerous side effects. Yet unlike in finance, where distributing risk across institutions is the goal, in drug development the focus is on isolating risk. Researchers also observed increased cooperation and effort among individual players.

Banking 10

Banking Pharmaceuticals Microfinance Risk Management 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 23, 2011

Collaboration across departments or units of the same company will likely be a good thing only if managers set up the conditions for what Morten Hansen — citing Procter & Gamble's collaborative innovation as a prime example — calls " disciplined collaboration." Progress ground to a halt, crippling innovation.

Management 16

Management Engineering Price Brainstorming 16

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2018

Typically ensconced in corporate databases, and tightly held in order to maintain competitive advantage, this data contains tremendous possible insights and avenues for policy innovation. First, data cooperatives or pooling involve corporations and other entities joining together to create shared data resources.

Company 9

Company Policies Media Analysis 9

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Exposed to foreign competition, many Chinese firms eschew long-term investments in innovation and instead focus on lowering costs in existing manufacturing activities. Simply because of its size, it commands attention in global negotiations on trade, finance, and the environment. China is obviously an important economic player.

Comparison 13

Comparison GDP Technology Outsourcing 13

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 30, 2018

These include access to digital goods and services, being part of global supply chains, accelerating and partaking in the fruits of innovation, and helping citizens access information, entertainment, and connectivity on a worldwide basis. India’s finance ministry has proposed such an approach to the central bank.

Supply Chain 9

Supply Chain Globalization GAAP Policies 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2014

At the recent Nexus Global Summit on Innovative Philanthropy at the United Nations, which we attended, 600 largely millennial-aged participants from 41 countries representing nearly $750 billion in private and family wealth spent three days exploring and sharing case studies of social investments.

Commitment 9

Commitment Banking Class Entrepreneur 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

For example, Steve Jobs, Jeff Bezos, and Elon Musk enjoy cult-like status and are widely regarded as modern tycoons of innovation. For example, open-minded and curious CEOs create an entrepreneurial culture, driven and intense CEOs create a culture of results and achievement, and altruistic CEOs create a culture of empathy and cooperation.

CEO 8

CEO Drucker Peer Review Reputation 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 22, 2016

They have defied assurances by market regulators that they offer fair products and services in the exchanges. Regulators must innovate and create structures that correct inherent flaws which continue to stymie market efficiencies. To reduce the insurance premiums, traded companies must cooperate and engage better with auditors.

Insurance 8

Insurance Incentives Quality Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2015

But the advent of Big Data, sophisticated modeling techniques, and robust algorithms are opening a door to cooperation and opportunities that have never been possible before. Use risk data as an avenue for innovation. The finance team brought its scenario modeling tools to bear.

Credit Scoring 8

Credit Scoring Risk Management Finance Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Thus, the whole mechanism depends on the development of a norm of cooperation among publishers, just as similar norms have developed in academia. Thus, the whole mechanism depends on the development of a norm of cooperation among publishers, just as similar norms have developed in academia. No selling of products or services.

Guidelines 14

Guidelines Telecommunications Emotional Intelligence Balanced Scorecard 14

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 25, 2019

It’s no longer the domain of tech companies, as industries from manufacturing to finance are entering a tech-driven phase. When a business prioritizes adopting an agile business model, they’re better able to weather business downturns and see challenges as opportunities for growth and innovation.

Agility 50

Agility Process Management McKinsey 50

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 28, 2013

But those impressive numbers may be eclipsed by a revolution in venture financing that is only being held back by final government approval: start-ups raising actual investment funds from individuals in exchange for equity or a share of profits. How big a deal is this “democratization” of finance? Last week, the U.S.

Disruptive Innovation 8

Disruptive Innovation Finance Venture Capitalist Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2017

To Foster Innovation, Connect Coworkers Who Share Aspirations. Upbeat Music Can Make Employees More Cooperative. Along the same lines, a large meta-analysis showed that team members’ personalities influence cooperation, shared cognition, information sharing, and overall team performance. Innovative and disruptive thinkers.

Skills 8

Skills Team Cooper Emotional Intelligence 8