Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

An impatient marketing or finance manager would, on the sly, secure some extra budget money and hire a contractor to build a little database that tracked mailing addresses or top-line financials. Slowly but surely, as the little database grew bigger and bigger, the manager would wedge the cost into her operating budget.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain CIO Budgeting Project 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

In this excerpt from their new book, Strategy That Works , Paul Leinwand and Cesare Mainardi explain why distinctive capabilities are vital to success, and address a fundamental question that many companies overlook: How to bring these capabilities to scale, so that every part of the enterprise can call on them.

Development 8

Development Supply Chain Incentives Outsourcing 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 4, 2018

True incorporation requires bold decisions about reorganizing the business to make analytics a key component of strategy. The ABU was set up as a centralized profit center with ambitious targets and with direct reporting to the chief operations officer; most often, similar units are organized as cost centers with no specific targets.

Company 8

Company Chief Operating Officer Incentives Project 8

HR Digest

JANUARY 5, 2022

And if not, what are the ways and means of creating a culture where employees are united by curiosity, knowledge, innovation and a shared sense of purpose. The HR Digest: What is Bosch’s secret sauce to being recognized as one of the “Best Workplaces for Innovators?”. Bosch takes great pride in its Business Resource Groups (BRGs).

Human Resources 52

Human Resources Education Resources Innovation 52

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 12, 2011

It's conceivable that IT's views could have saved the company, had the culture been different and had executive management been willing to listen. But surveys show that more than 25% of firms still think of IT as a cost center, 53% of CIOs' time is focused on cost control, and 54% of companies outsource their IT services.

CIO 9

CIO Outsourcing Cost Center Film 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2012

As founder of the Center for Hispanic Leadership, I can attest to the fact that the U.S. For example, many brands that have made unsuccessful and unprofitable attempts to market to Hispanic consumers using inauthentic tactics have now decided to lump Hispanics into what they call " total market " strategies.

Policies 15

Policies Short-term Education Diversity 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

It may seem counterintuitive, but smart companies need to routinely rid themselves of less profitable customers, the same way an asset manager or rebalances an investment portfolio or a Major League Baseball general manager trades a declining player. We call these people Cost Center Consumers, and they come in two flavors.

P&L 14

P&L Supply Chain Retail Price 14