The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

A few years ago I wrote about innovation and entrepreneurship in Norway and Qatar. The author believes that while lower costs of capital would certainly help raise the entrepreneurship rate, it would be most beneficial to entrepreneurs with lower skills. Positive or negative?

Entrepreneur 106

Entrepreneur Long-term Cost of Capital Engineering 106

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2017

A recent McKinsey report found that while 84% of corporate executives think innovation is key to achieving growth objectives, only 6% are satisfied with the innovation performance of their firm. Even if executives try to prioritize it, innovation often gets crowded out by more “urgent” short-term pressures.

Innovation 8

Innovation P&L ROI Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 16, 2012

As long as the CFO can stipulate that the company does not intend to repatriate the cash, it avoids the incremental tax that will be levied due to the territorial system of U.S. high technology or pharmaceutical) that are investing in projects with uncertain long-range payoffs. It can: Save Taxes. Facilitate Investments.

Company 13

Company Cost of Capital Finance Long-term 13

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 5, 2017

The McKinsey Global Institute, in conjunction with FCLT Global, recently released research stating that long-term-oriented companies perform better than those that focus on short-term results. What if concentrated market power of a few companies in an industry has made these companies more profitable than usual?

EPS 8

EPS Metrics Depreciation Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 27, 2012

We have been studying companies that seem to be able to endure and adapt for longer periods of time, and have come to the conclusion that the extinction of once-great innovators is less often caused by technological or market evolution, and more often by self-inflicted wounds and slow cycles of decision and adaptation.

Creativity 14

Creativity Long-term Kotter Cost of Capital 14

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 26, 2017

The marketing, underwriting, and servicing of SME loans have largely taken a backseat. New digital entrants have spotted the market opportunity created by these dynamics, and the result is an explosion in online lending to SMEs from fintech startups. Banks’ cost of capital is typically 50 basis points or less.

Banking 11

Banking Stage-Gate Credit Scoring Competitive Advantage 11

Harvard Business Review

MAY 14, 2013

Here''s a very strange thing: Europe''s decades-long effort to reduce carbon emissions has been thrown into a shambles because utilities and manufacturers are exceeding their carbon-reduction targets. Markets fundamentally don''t work when they are "long" — that is, flooded with things no one wants. That''s right.

Price 8

Price Energy Politics Marketing 8