The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 8, 2023

The match and motive framework proposed by the authors provides policymakers with a valuable tool to effectively respond, while the report identifies a number of essential policies. International cooperation International cooperation is imperative to harness the potential of migration as a catalyst for development.

Cooper 119

Cooper Policies Globalization Cost 119

Mike Cardus

AUGUST 9, 2013

We created a series of coaching & feedback job aids and tools and created small step task assignments for the managers to test out informally. For years the team emailed and bugged people, sharing data on who was NOT getting the budget reports to finance. This created the belief that many people were late therefore it was OK.

Resistance 141

Resistance Franchising Power Management 141

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 13

Entrepreneur Globalization Microfinance Finance 13

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

OCTOBER 13, 2011

Yet unlike in finance, where distributing risk across institutions is the goal, in drug development the focus is on isolating risk. Financial institutions must find innovative ways to understand their consumers' aspirations and actual behavior. Researchers also observed increased cooperation and effort among individual players.

Banking 10

Banking Pharmaceuticals Microfinance Risk Management 10

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2018

Our existing policy tool kit seems stale and outdated. 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. Yet the 21st century is already shaping up to be a challenging one.

Company 8

Company Policies Media Analysis 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2015

Millions of lines of code (re)shape high-performance vehicles as much or more than any aerodynamic, materials or thermodynamic innovation. Indeed, code often makes those aerodynamic, material and thermodynamic innovations possible. 21st-century planes don’t fly and cars don’t drive without software. Trust but verify.

Engineering 8

Engineering Management Software Review 8