Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2013

We face a public health emergency. Without adequate financing, ministries of health and even private hospitals in developing countries often don''t have the resources needed to purchase diagnostic equipment, train workers, and ensure access to appropriate treatment. That is, we are after real shared value.

Health Care 8

Health Care ROI NGO Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 4, 2017

With that in mind, I can see three potential scenarios for how Apple might play in the autonomous car market. The second play is to try to use its technological aptitude to create a vehicle that solves a particular problem. Some of them may never enter the car market, or may at least significantly delay a move toward ownership.

Transportation 9

Transportation Sports Pharmaceuticals Health Care 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 11, 2017

Where and When the Technology Might Be Deployed. By contrast, driverless vehicle adoption depends on overcoming three factors: infrastructure maturity, technology readiness, and regulation. Of the large markets, the U.S., How can we finance fleets through leasing and/or mobility securitization? Health care.

Automotive 8

Automotive Transportation Health Care Maturity 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 1, 2013

The new health insurance market places—the exchanges set up under Obamacare—have become the hot health policy topic. Vital though near-term effectiveness is, the exchanges hold a longer-term potential—they can help reshape the organization, delivery, and financing of insurance. Leading Health Care Innovation.

Insurance 9

Insurance Goal Health Care Long-term 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

When I founded the nonprofit African Institution of Technology , I initially focused on helping African entrepreneurs or artisans, especially those with only primary education, develop new skills and market opportunities. 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

APRIL 1, 2016

The results show uneven progress: The technology sector comes out on top — no surprise there. Right behind it are media, finance, and professional services, all of which have far more sophisticated digital capabilities than the rest of the economy.

Industry 8

Industry Benchmarking Supply Chain Health Care 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2015

Pharmaceutical companies, buffeted by regulatory changes, new drug technologies that alter entry barriers and competition, price pressures, and an estimated 300,000 job cuts since 2000, seem to fit the popular narrative of large organizations unable to deal with disruptive forces. It’s not just products.

Health Care 8

Health Care Venture Capitalist Strategic Fit Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

” Health care. And the Health Care Transformation Task Force , a newly formed coalition of private insurers and provider organizations in the U.S., Finally, some companies have struggled to finance their activities without payment while they work on delivering the results, limiting their ability to innovate too.

Incentives 8

Incentives Health Care Education Insurance 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2012

These people are the information economy's mom and pop business owners , just more technologically leveraged and profitable than their brick & mortar predecessors. Ever thought air mattresses in living rooms would grow into a billion dollar company that would take on the vacation rental market and the hotel industry?

Venture Capitalist 17

Venture Capitalist Software Entrepreneur Engineering 17

Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2012

These people are the information economy's mom and pop business owners , just more technologically leveraged and profitable than their brick & mortar predecessors. Ever thought air mattresses in living rooms would grow into a billion dollar company that would take on the vacation rental market and the hotel industry? But times change.

Venture Capitalist 17

Venture Capitalist Software Entrepreneur Engineering 17

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 30, 2018

Still others hope to create market barriers for global companies — a form of digital protectionism. The draft bill has generated much debate, including some concern from global technology giants as well as Nasscom, India’s IT industry body. India’s finance ministry has proposed such an approach to the central bank.

Supply Chain 9

Supply Chain Globalization GAAP Policies 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2012

Despite recent signs of recovery in the labor market , there are still more than 12 million unemployed job seekers. Searching for jobs by skill sets and experience, rather than by market, will help young job seekers explore what jobs are right for them, regardless of geography. Considering relocation is not feasible for everyone.

Health Care 13

Health Care Engineering Skills Finance 13

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 15, 2015

Marketplaces allow people to do apples-to-apples comparisons of health insurance products and prices through an online portal. California’s model is perhaps the most influential: It has affected prices and choice in the market by standardizing plans and aggressively negotiating insurance rates. Leading Change in Health Care.

Insurance 8

Insurance Health Care Cost Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2012

For highly regulated sectors like finance, social media can be a legal minefield. These hurdles aren't unique to financial services — insurance, pharmaceuticals, health care and government all face regulation, to name a few examples. without any compliance process or technology in place.".

Compliance 15

Compliance Media Compliance Officer Policies 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

In past years, we heard mostly from startup founders and academics — people who pay attention to early, far-reaching trends in technology. As with the internet in the 1990s, executives are realizing that this new technology could change everything, but nobody knows exactly how or when. But this year was different.

Software 8

Software Transportation Tools Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Meanwhile, the alternative — housing subsidies, unemployment insurance, health care subsidies, even incarceration costs — generate huge social costs. Meanwhile, Starbucks, CVS Health, Walmart, and JPMorgan Chase joined with more than a dozen other large U.S. For women, the spread 10 years out is 16%.

Organization 8

Organization Chief Operating Officer Education Software 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 29, 2015

Consider the case of MedStar Health, the largest nongovernment health care provider in the Baltimore-Washington, D.C., region, as it navigates a dramatic shift from competing by offering integrated, comprehensive medical services to offering lower cost preventive care. The New Ways to Compete. Sponsored by Accenture.

Strategy 8

Strategy Long-term Health Care Insurance 8

Miles Anthony Smith

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Term loans , SBA loans , lines of credit and invoice financing are just a few of the options available to small business owners. Networking and marketing are vital parts of building a business, so make sure you have a plan to tackle both. As a startup, your finances will likely be very thin as is. That's okay!

Tips 95

Tips Franchising Cost Travel 95

Harvard Business Review

MAY 5, 2016

But peruse some of the recent headlines about Iran , and you might wonder whether the market’s potential was overstated. However, despite a weakened economy, political tensions, market uncertainty, and the lingering effects of sanctions, Iran remains an important opportunity for multinationals in emerging markets.

Tourism 8

Tourism Banking Due Diligence Hotels 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 15, 2016

In 2010, when Mark Bertolini, CEO of Aetna, began articulating a strategy to invest billions to transform from a health insurance company to a health care company, analysts grumbled. In successful cases like these, CFOs have had to reorient their roles as the “gate-keeper” of a company’s finances.

Short-term 8

Short-term Long-term CFO Wiseman 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 27, 2013

With traditional sources of financing unavailable, Kellond raised her first round of capital ($408,000) on Kickstarter — the ultimate in creative financing. The average age of a successful entrepreneur in high-growth industries such as computers, health care, and aerospace is 40.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Sports Disruptive Innovation Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2016

The company delayed entering the robo-advisor market until it had results from two years of testing. The company’s 136-year journey has taken it from power through transportation, appliances, health care, finance, media, and industry leaps. Second, Vanguard tested the waters before diving in.

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Transportation Software 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

The theme of the big event was "Technology-led Transition and Innovation-driven Development," which sounds broad. The Ministry of Commerce was showing how some companies "have made use of technology to.promote a low-carbon economy and environmental protection." This last article is the one that really grabbed my attention. In the U.S.

NGO 14

NGO Chemicals Guidelines Telecommunications 14

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 28, 2015

Consider the story of Bud Frankel, the founder of Frankel , a firm that created the marketing services industry (where both of us eventually worked) that gained a national reputation and attracted clients across both the consumer and healthcare areas. Near the end of his career, it also helped him decide to sell Frankel.

Open-book 8

Open-book Career Rogers PR 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

But pushing for open markets elsewhere — mainly through the World Trade Organization — is a key element of competitiveness that has been neglected in recent years. is still an undisputed global leader in coming up with new business ideas and bringing them to market. Innovation and entrepreneurship : The U.S.

Outsourcing 11

Outsourcing Education Policies Operations 11

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2011

From the start we asked: What are the complexities of financing these homes? And David Smith's entry on the financial challenge shows that flexibility can be born out of financing options as well. We simply disagree with the idea that if it's a market, it can't also be a socially progressive solution. Triple the U.S.

Suri 14

Suri Godin Real Estate Construction 14

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 1, 2016

Myriad potential public policy-related risks and opportunities for companies arise across a broad spectrum of political and economic systems — from the state capitalism of former Communist states to the “ mixed economies ” in traditional “liberal” democracies, from developed to developing markets.

Policies 8

Policies Politics Short-term Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 5, 2016

Stagnant growth in its core PC market recently led Intel to announce layoffs of roughly 12% of its workforce. The company will also eliminate a key chipset in the difficult tablet and smartphone market. But the past is merely a prologue. How best to draw actionable inspiration from Grove? .

Levitt 8

Levitt Disaggregation Kaizen Call Center 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2011

We have been deploying technology, re-engineering, training, and adopting modern IT-enabled management platforms to help our workers improve their productivity, hence their income. We have positioned ourselves not just as a productivity-driving force but also as an agent of society by investing in education and health care for our people.

Industry 10

Industry Strategy Supply Chain Long-term 10

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Now consider the joint judgment involved in a process of co-creation , whereby companies collaborate with customers or other partners to bring new offerings to market. Now consider the joint judgment involved in a process of co-creation , whereby companies collaborate with customers or other partners to bring new offerings to market.

Guidelines 14

Guidelines Education Telecommunications Emotional Intelligence 14

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2017

In a study of S&P 500 and Global 500 firms, our team found that those leading the most successful transformations, creating new offerings and business models to push into new growth markets, share common characteristics and strategies. But others were surprising, given their states before embarking on transformation.

Franchising 15

Franchising CEO Business Model Strategy 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2017

Over 50% of marketing and IT prefer a salesperson who will listen and match a solution to solve their specific needs. 3: Market Leaders Have an Edge. In most industries a single company controls the market. For salespeople who have to compete against these industry giants, life can be very intimidating indeed. The answer is yes.

Price 8

Price Health Care Committee Fashion 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2014

In addressing the billion-dollar adherence problem, Vitality (since acquired by NANTHEALTH ) considered the interests of the players in the diverse ecosystem, including pharmaceutical companies, retail pharmacies, and health care providers. It also took into account their roles in changing patient behavior.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Company Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

The Healthy Heart program seeks to bring pacemaker technology to hundreds of thousands of Indians who desperately need it. The company had drawn on pioneering Indian health care models, such as Aravind Eye Care System 's affordable cataract care, to help TMH design new ways to serve low-income patients.

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Venture Capitalist Health Care 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

“Paying for value” is one of the most overused tropes in health care today. To those who pay the bills — employers, health plans, and even the government — value often means paying as little as possible for services. Tell us what health-care content you’d like to see more of from HBR.

Health Care 8

Health Care Short-term Insurance Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2016

The technology can pick out kinds of people — mountain climbers, for instance — to help advertisers more efficiently match ads to the videos. The London-based startup Arria, for instance, helps its customers automatically generate reports in industries ranging from health care to finance to oil and gas.

Efficiency 8

Efficiency Company Root Cause Analysis Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2016

To help bring cool new technology to the world? “I was quite happy running a marketing organization within a larger software company,” Steve recalls. He also considered the impact a change might have on his family and its finances. The first step of the decision-making process requires some serious introspection.

Due Diligence 10

Due Diligence How To Learning-by-Doing Case Study 10