Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

But what many economists generally gloss over is a notion that I will argue is highly complementary to market failures: management failures. For policy-making purposes economists assume that all businesses act rationally in the pursuit of profits. Businesses and management experts, in contrast, tend take the opposite position.

Management 8

Management Crisis Porter Credit Rating 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

But what many economists generally gloss over is a notion that I will argue is highly complementary to market failures: management failures. For policy-making purposes economists assume that all businesses act rationally in the pursuit of profits. Businesses and management experts, in contrast, tend take the opposite position.

Management 8

Management Crisis Porter Credit Rating 8

Leading Blog

APRIL 5, 2019

We tend to see situations in one of two ways: either events are certain and can, therefore, be managed by planning, investment, and reliable budgets; or they are uncertain, and we cannot manage them. Probabilistic risk managers will think about the future of how they work. Let’s consider a few examples.

Uncertainty 308

Uncertainty Sports Credit Rating Learning-by-Doing 308

Harvard Business Review

JULY 8, 2016

Customer relationship management software revolutionized how companies manage their sales pipelines. Now a new breed of software applications is reshaping sales force management. Data collected by the GoToMeeting tool is protected by strict privacy policies.). VoloMetrix pulls the data anonymously and aggregates it.

Software 9

Software Credit Rating B2B Tools 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2012

Workplace inspections not only improve safety, they cause no discernible damage to employers' ability to stay in business and no reductions in sales or credit ratings, according to our research. Managers should welcome OSHA inspections. We now have the data to prove it.

Credit Rating 13

Credit Rating Insurance Cost Analysis 13

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2018

The culmination was an incident at an insecticide plant in LaPorte, Texas, where, as a result of a basic process safety management failure , an extremely toxic chemical—methyl mercaptan—was released and two workers were overcome. Needed repairs and upgrades were delayed, worker training postponed, and risk assessments overlooked.

Operations 17

Operations Chemicals CEO Metrics 17

Harvard Business Review

JULY 8, 2016

Turkey’s general credit rating is still higher than that of Brazil, Croatia, Portugal, Cyprus, and Serbia. But it does help explain how the country has so far managed to insulate its economy. Still, foreign investors who manage to stay outside Turkish politics will likely benefit from the business environment.

Tourism 10

Tourism Politics Uncertainty Price 10