Harvard Business Review

JUNE 29, 2015

If you ask someone who works in finance (as I had to) about PE and innovation, he or she will likely tell you that PE sponsors aren’t looking for the next big thing—they’re looking for companies that are dominant in a market, aren’t risky, and have a predictable and steady stream of cash to pay back debt.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 29, 2011

There's a sense that a woman is just working until she gets married, [that] she is not a long-term resource," said one senior finance professional. Women are critical contributors in finance, info-tech, pharmaceutical research, and other industries that are driving the growth of India Inc. We do all of them.".

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2018

For example, Boston’s program includes job placements at private-sector employers across a wide range of industries, including finance, health care, life sciences, and education. Here is what we’ve found: Short-term program impacts. Long-term program outcomes.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 2, 2011

And how would we know that we are on the right track if we couldn't define ourselves largely in terms of being better than others? In reality, each country needs the other to succeed in order to thrive — to finance growth, secure export markets, train talent, transfer technology, and more.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 26, 2011

environmental, social and governance) metrics relevant to long-term sustainable corporate performance. Companies included in the ETF include major airlines, pharmaceuticals, industrials, and technology. The exchange has already established listing requirements for responsibility reporting, for example.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

But when leaders take this conservative growth approach even when there is reasonable certainty of success and available financing, they undersize their sales forces and forfeit opportunity. Finally, keep in mind that changes in sales force size have both short-term and long-term impact.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2013

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. But we are a long way from conquering TB or transforming these markets into sustained customers.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

But only athletic events produce clear winners and losers in the short-term — and most organizations are not actively engaged in those. Rather, we need to better understand how these numbers were achieved and what they are actually saying about a company's long-term health.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

But a study from 1999 found that long-run performance of both the former parent company and the divested unit is strongly positive, provided that the spin-off increases the company’s focus. A detailed roadmap should outline how it will become autonomous in terms of revenues and/or access to central services.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

The oft-cited CEO of Unilever, Paul Polman, announced the company's Sustainable Living Plan , saying to investors: "if you don't buy into [our long-term value model], I respect you as a human being, but don't put your money in our company.". Perhaps surprisingly, two leading examples come from pharmaceutical companies.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

Innovation is widely regarded as important to long-term business performance. We’ve found that CEOs of big pharmaceutical companies, for example, are more likely to have a background as company lawyers, salespeople, or finance managers, than one in medicine or pharmaceutical R&D. Pharmaceuticals.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

But let’s change what we’re asking: Which has the better potential to scale up and create long term value for customers, owners, investors, and employees? Manage the arduously long sales cycle. No doubt the tech startup wins the popularity contest hands down. Manage culture by setting expectations appropriately.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Imagine, for example, that you’re a pharmaceutical CEO deciding whether to recall a new drug. In these circumstances, thinking in terms of long-term profit and returns is an important way of putting society’s resources to their best uses. How should you make this decision?

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2017

With the confirmation of Robert Lighthizer as United States trade representative, the long-delayed start of the formal process to begin renegotiation of NAFTA with Canada and Mexico can move forward. Most Mexico country managers believe one of the following scenarios is likely: A long period of populist-driven uncertainty.

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