Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Fewer than one-third (30%) of respondents to our survey see innovation as one of the top three challenges their company faces in achieving its strategic objectives, and just 21% think that technology trends are a major strategic challenge. Director Recruitment and Skills.

Innovation 10

Innovation Short-term Telecommunications Long-term 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 9, 2014

Diversity. A company is clearly more at risk if it has just one major product, service, technology, key supplier, or other core element. While companies don’t often share the details of their supply chain strategy publicly, you can bet these companies have built more diverse options for sourcing key inputs.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Strategy Risk Management Christensen 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2013

CEO Jamie Dimon consistently espouses the virtues of size and diversity. Moreover, JP Morgan’s legal expenses since 2008 have totaled more than $18 billion dollars (which does not include the enormous internal resources expended on these matters or the cost of settlements). JP Morgan is the biggest of them all with $2.3

Banking 8

Banking Management Ethics Letter 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2012

One innovative portfolio-management technique the mission employed was a novel free-market resource-allocation concept drawn from the field of economics. This approach ensured that project resources were properly allocated where they were really needed and minimized conflicts of interest and management overhead.

Project 16

Project Survey Budgeting Conflict of Interest 16

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2012

One innovative portfolio-management technique the mission employed was a novel free-market resource-allocation concept drawn from the field of economics. This approach ensured that project resources were properly allocated where they were really needed and minimized conflicts of interest and management overhead.

Project 13

Project Survey Budgeting Conflict of Interest 13

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

As one of the most serious industrial accidents in history, the Gulf explosion should be a great case study for corporate leaders across the globe who are trying to manage risk in hazardous activities involving complex technology. And, if they are not known, those lessons can't be learned.

Report 12

Report Policies Risk Management Analysis 12

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

One such skill is portfolio management , the application of systematic tools for reducing risks and maximizing the return on investments. You then manage the risk and return in the portfolio by adjusting the mix and amount of investments, since it is unlikely that all of them will rise or fall to the same degree simultaneously.

Management 8

Management Core Competence Project Bond 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 8, 2015

“The fact that technology has made it easier to interact with people across great distances and time zones actually makes face-to-face interaction even more valuable.” ” Case Study #2: Offer your assistance in order to be seen as a potential resource. “My objective is be seen as a resource for people.

Conference 8

Conference How To Venture Capitalist Case Study 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2016

All of this change will require new technologies that enable faster, more secure ways for machines to share and process data. The question confronting Cisco and other companies is how to do that – how to speed the process of innovation, especially as technological change threatens to upend our current business models.

Innovation 8

Innovation CAGR Diversity Risk Management 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2013

Not innovation, risk management, technology, debt, or the regulatory environment. Corporate directors identified talent management as their single greatest strategic challenge. In fact, in two practices in particular — "firing" and "leveraging diversity" — many companies fail dismally. Not rising costs.

Talent Management 8

Talent Management Company Telecommunications Management 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 26, 2012

When we talk about natural resource constraints on business — such as shortages in water or increases in the cost of energy or agricultural products — we tend to forget how deeply intertwined these commodities are. Facing these clear resource constraints, businesses will need to adapt, and soon.

Energy 12

Energy Supply Chain Constraint Long-term 12

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2017

Some smart technologies can save lives, such as medical devices that control intravenous drug doses or remotely monitor vital signs. The Obama administration pushed regulatory proposals for cybersecurity infrastructure in its early years, but eventually pivoted to a more effective risk-management approach. Insight Center.

Hotels 10

Hotels Company Technology Software 10