Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Few industries are being disrupted as drastically as the retail industry. Pioneers of new business models, such as Alibaba and Amazon, are launching innovations in rapid succession, such as voice ordering and real-time pricing, while simultaneously building scale and driving down costs. The Gap Between Strategy and Execution.

Retail 9

Retail Chief Executive Officer Supply Chain Operations 9

Strategy Driven

JULY 13, 2011

Value: The Four Cornerstones of Corporate Finance by Tim Koller. While you can find numerous books focused on the topic of corporate finance, few offer the type of information managers need to help them make important decisions day in and day out. Discusses the four foundational principles of corporate finance.

ROIC 62

ROIC Balanced Scorecard Metrics McKinsey 62

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Among other skills, he wanted to find executives who had the wisdom to know when the organization needed to be fundamentally changed and shaken up — and when the organization needed time to incorporate prior changes. Brad's comment illustrates an important truth about succeeding to the executive level.

Innovation 15

Innovation Merchandising How To Proposal 15

Chartered Management Institute

MAY 3, 2023

Kind regards, Ian 19 April Dear all, CMI's chief executive Ann Francke has been commenting on the importance of leadership in getting company culture right. Ann Francke on handling critical feedback In her latest column for The Times , CMI’s chief executive Ann Francke discusses how to deliver critical feedback.

Policies 121

Policies Article Skills Learning-by-Doing 121

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

The Conversation Blogs The Conversation Breaking Up the Retail-Price Confusopoly 8:25 AM Tuesday November 30, 2010 by Joshua Gans | Comments () Email Tweet This Post to Facebook Share on LinkedIn Print This years holiday shopping season improved somewhat over last year with sales likely to top $11 billion.

Retail 13

Retail Price Comparison Nalebuff 13

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 19, 2016

It may do to physical goods what cloud computing is now doing to digital services; what the PC, internet, and smart mobility have done to personal computing; and what outsourcing did to software development and business processing — take mass distribution and innovation to the next level while realigning the very geography of work and trade.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Execution Analysis Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

The article is a call to arms for corporate innovators to seize the opportunities that only a big company can realize and to corporate leaders to ensure they create a culture conducive to transformational innovation and impact. So it might seem counterintuitive to suggest that large companies are where the innovation action will be.

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Globalization Banking 8

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Unregulated and a relatively new innovation, trusts were the ‘ toxic assets ‘ of the 1907 crises. Trusts, however, were financed by consumer deposits, while the toxic asset of 2008 were securities contracts held by investment banks.). Perhaps the vehemence comes from how the money was used.

Banking 50

Banking Crisis Morale System 50

Strategy Driven

MARCH 21, 2011

The modern corporation that has evolved as a result consists of many specialized functional departments, such as sales, engineering, marketing, manufacturing, operations, and finance. Hershman is the Chief Executive Officer of Hammer and Company. To read Michael’s complete biography, click here.

Hammer 50

Hammer Chief Executive Officer Metrics Process 50

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

It took computer company Apple only five years to become America’s largest music retailer, and just seven to become the world’s largest. As banks recover from the downturn, non-banks are taking advantage by proceeding aggressively with digital innovations and capturing more and more of the banking value chain.

Banking 9

Banking Retail Finance Insurance 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Innovation has the potential to transform the investment industry. Yet the world’s largest funds are closed off from these innovations. Research we have collected in recent months shows that pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, and endowments expect imminent breakthrough innovations in investment technology.

Operations 8

Operations Intangible Assets Venture Capitalist Hedge 8

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. These questions will confront executives within and outside IT for the remainder of the decade as corporate governance extends to IT expenditures.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain CIO Budgeting Project 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2017

Few executives appear prepared for the challenges of digital M&A. When we recently interviewed top M&A executives in Europe about their experience, fully three-quarters of them said that digital disruption has had a relatively large impact or even requires a complete overhaul of their M&A strategy.

Due Diligence 8

Due Diligence Company Learning Curve Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2017

Despite rapid innovations in data processing and machine learning, many businesses have yet to make the leap from the Industrial Age to the information age, and the gap between technological and organizational progress is widening. Its recent launch of Marcus , an online retail bank, is a particularly promising signal. Insight Center.

Industry 10

Industry Short-term Planning Long-term 10

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

The 2014 survey polled approximately 1,600 executives and managers from over 40 countries and across a range of industries. HBR: Is new products’ high rate of failure really a pricing problem, or does it reflect a more fundamental innovation problem? Why does pricing feel so out of executives’ hands?

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Price Productivity Products Simon 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 28, 2014

It’s not been a great year for venerable retailer Sears, which is reputed to be closing 130 retail stores and laying off more than 5,000 employees. Founded in 1886 as a mail-order watch retailer, Sears was already 71 when it became an original member of the S&P 500 in 1957. The results are spectacular.

Retail 8

Retail Quinn Real Estate Apparel 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Today, the guild mentality persists within companies, where functions such as marketing, sales, finance, IT, human resources and R&D all have their own area of special expertise. If the products are hits, that's even better; because it "owns the shelf," there's a direct link back to innovation and marketing.

Operations 13

Operations Competitive Advantage Supply Chain Retail 13

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Susaans work with senior executives over the last 30 years shows over and again that the people (mostly men) who rise to senior levels in organizations have a preference for operating in the abstract. Typically, these executives focus on the "what" and the "what if" and not the "how," which of course is the realm of process people.

Process 14

Process CEO Insurance Banking 14

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 28, 2013

In business, volatility used to be more limited to the realms of finance and high tech. Innovations like Amazon price checks, or changes to healthcare or shipping enabled by mobile phones, are becoming commonplace. The only sure thing, especially when it comes to technology, is continuous discontinuity.

Innovation 8

Innovation Telecommunications Technology Entrepreneur 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Have you ever met a sales executive or a CIO who said: "Sales is too important to be left to Sales" or "IT is too important to be left to IT"? Second, line managers cant execute HR-related actions, like running interviews or performance appraisals, by nature. Thats different in IT, accounting, or finance. Im sick about it.

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CIO Guidelines Telecommunications Emotional Intelligence 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 1, 2016

Right behind it are media, finance, and professional services, all of which have far more sophisticated digital capabilities than the rest of the economy. Burberry, for example, has set the bar among retailers by seamlessly integrating social media and immersive experiences into its physical stores.

Industry 8

Industry Benchmarking Supply Chain Health Care 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 5, 2016

” At most Fortune 1000 firms, executives who’d “walk out the door and come back in” fully recognize their status quo is both inadequate and unsustainable. So retailers dramatically shrink merchandising departments and defer procurement decisions to data-driven algorithms for selecting what goes on their shelves.

Levitt 8

Levitt Disaggregation Kaizen Call Center 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 17, 2017

Diversity can boost innovation and employee engagement , and companies with greater gender and racial diversity financially outperform their peers. Nearly 87% of their current female executives (versus 81% of the men) were promoted from within, and 18% of them got their start in a Gap store. The business case for diversity is clear.

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Diversity CEO Rogers Leadership Pipeline 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 29, 2015

“We needed an enduring strategy independent of any legislation,” recalls MedStar executive vice president Eric R. CEO Kenneth Samet, along with Wagner and the six other executives on the leadership team, set a long-term goal of building a major growth business from these new areas. The innovation portfolio.

Strategy 8

Strategy Long-term Health Care Insurance 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 20, 2016

I winced when Daniel, the 32-year-old CEO, said, “Come on, guys, I need you all to focus more on execution. If we’re going to scale successfully at the pace we’ve laid out, we’ve got to execute faster and delegate more. Get them to step up and execute! I want you pushing hard on your teams.

Brainstorming 9

Brainstorming Leadership Delegation Self-aware 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Even before announcing his new cabinet, Mnangagwa installed a key reformist, Patrick Chinamasa, as acting finance minister, tasked with tackling corruption and re-engaging with international institutions to unlock funds to ease liquidity shortages. An influx of capital could also result in a revival in the formal retail sector (e.g.,

Banking 8

Banking First-mover Advantage Politics Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Organizations that move into developing nations to help small technical businesses, must help those businesses manage their finances. People need at least a rudimentary understanding of finance to become good entrepreneurs or artisans. People need at least a rudimentary understanding of finance to become good entrepreneurs or artisans.

Books 13

Books Guidelines Banking Telecommunications 13

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 27, 2017

Executives dedicated to data-driven excellence accept the reality that smart algorithms need greater autonomy to succeed. Executives who wouldn’t hesitate to automate a factory now flinch at the prospect of deep-learning algorithms dictating their sales strategies and capex. That’s hard. The Autonomous/Autonomy Advisor.

Outsourcing 8

Outsourcing Software CAPEX Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2017

Whereas most business lists analyze companies by traditional metrics such as revenue or by subjective assessments such as “innovativeness,” our ranking evaluates the ability of leaders to strategically reposition the firm. Matthew Eyring , Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer of Vivint Inc.

Franchising 14

Franchising CEO Business Model Strategy 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Then again, that’s sort of what Bogle’s been doing since 1974, when he took a crisis that was all about him — he’d been fired by his business partners — and somewhat inadvertently turned it into something that was about defending the interests of retail investors everywhere. In finance, that’s a pretty hard case to make.

Finance 8

Finance Crisis Motivation CEO 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 29, 2010

One of the most memorable moments was listening to an executive of a British bank rescued by the government, who told his audience that the economic crisis had been a breakthrough moment in his career. One day, it will form the basis of a masters in finance, and you should all grasp this opportunity to learn with open hands."

Leadership 15

Leadership Crisis Banking Learning-by-Doing 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

The theme of the big event was "Technology-led Transition and Innovation-driven Development," which sounds broad. Comments The Buzz on Green Business in China I visited Beijing last week, speaking to a group of corporate executives assembled by a major NGO to work on climate change issues.

NGO 14

NGO Chemicals Guidelines Telecommunications 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 28, 2016

Understanding and deciphering ecosystem-level disruption will be the key for executives in the coming decade. It dominated the ultra-profitable, digital-photo-kiosk market, even pushing archrival Fuji out of Walgreens’s retail-pharmacy juggernaut. A misunderstood story. By 2010, Kodak had clawed its way to No.

Company 8

Company How To Technology Strategy 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

The answers give rise to four styles for executing strategy: classical, adaptive, shaping, and visionary. It's more important for them to take the time and care they need to marshal resources, plan thoroughly, and implement correctly so that the vision doesn't fall victim to poor execution.

Strategy 8

Strategy Organization Committee Environment 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 22, 2016

From Nigeria to South Africa , retail investors are still below pre-Great Recession levels. Regulators must innovate and create structures that correct inherent flaws which continue to stymie market efficiencies. Yet since those epic letdowns, few bold regulatory reforms have been enacted in most African exchanges.

Insurance 8

Insurance Incentives Quality Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2011

billion annually: $376 million: Execute a sexy, exciting annual advertising campaign — the equivalent of what Apple spent on advertising last year — to transform the way the public thinks about charity. This reality undoubtedly suppresses retail giving. A big fat zero.

Advertising 14

Advertising GDP System Public Relations 14

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

With the company's retail insights into the browsing, shopping, and purchasing behaviors of its customers, its views into entrepreneurial investment through its Web Services offering, and its Kindle and Fire media consumption devices, Amazon is extraordinarily well-positioned to strategically invest in explicit companies or particular sectors.

Hedge 15

Hedge Core Competence CFO ROI 15