Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2012

The Royal Marines react to sudden change by converting uncertainty and ambiguity into well-defined risks. They will be told to prepare for a group exercise on the Scottish moors, only to be landed offshore and told to take control of a heavily-guarded fort on Cyprus. It's how they learn to shape uncertainty rather than be driven by it.

Arkes 15

Arkes Management Offshoring Uncertainty 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2012

The Royal Marines react to sudden change by converting uncertainty and ambiguity into well-defined risks. They will be told to prepare for a group exercise on the Scottish moors, only to be landed offshore and told to take control of a heavily-guarded fort on Cyprus. It's how they learn to shape uncertainty rather than be driven by it.

Arkes 12

Arkes Management Offshoring Uncertainty 12

Harvard Business Review

MAY 14, 2013

That will create uncertainty, open the floodgates to litigation, and force companies to fill jobs rather than seek talent. For some time now, it has been obvious that these companies will have to go beyond the offshoring model that served them well in the past and develop innovative new ones.

Offshoring 8

Offshoring Information Technology Automotive Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Gulf region didn't destroy the company, didn't stop offshore oil drilling for very long, and didn't produce the political will to push for alternative energy sources. Google didn't exactly leave China or prevail in the face-off over government-banned content. The BP oil spill debacle in the U.S.

Technology 14

Technology Innovation Offshoring Trends 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 21, 2011

In light of today's economic volatility and uncertainty every aspect of business is being re-examined for its value in creating and sustaining profitable growth. This is a role that cannot be automated, shared as a service, offshored or outsourced. In many cases, this question is not asked politely.

Offshoring 14

Offshoring Fixed Costs Outsourcing Construction 14

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 16, 2012

Barring a tax holiday, this cash is effectively "trapped" offshore. Many shareholders, however, believe that excess cash should not be retained as a long-term corporate finance strategy, citing uncertainties about its eventual use and the relatively low returns on investment. Facilitate Acquisitions. Arguments Against Strategic Cash.

Company 13

Company Cost of Capital Finance Long-term 13

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 4, 2014

In the future, many commoditized products will continue to be made offshore. Our survey respondents suggest that high corporate taxes and regulatory uncertainty are the two biggest factors hindering U.S. So our study suggests that labor costs are no longer the dominant factor in determining where companies base their manufacturing.

Chemicals 8

Chemicals Automotive Supply Chain Offshoring 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2011

Nuclear Industry Faces New Uncertainty.". It's not too cheeky to point out that if a natural disaster causes an offshore wind turbine to fall, or a solar panel to rip off a house, there's no spill and limited danger. But the speculation about what this means for a much-touted nuclear "renaissance" in the U.S.

Energy 14

Energy Transportation Offshoring Cost 14

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 12, 2018

Our interviewees said that detailed, personalized feedback helped them overcome these uncertainties. They were also often equivocal about what to specialize in, especially because of the negative stereotypes of women being less technically competent than men.

Engineering 8

Engineering Management Offshoring Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

For all of the uncertainty and anxiety in headlines today, the world is a much better place than it has ever been. This remains a CEO’s prime responsibility, and it has become much harder in an era defined by lower growth, impatient investors, geopolitical uncertainty, and rapid technological change.

Globalization 8

Globalization Supply Chain Human Capital Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 2, 2017

In oil and gas, underwater robots fix gas pipelines off the coast and drones inspect offshore oil rigs. For resource companies, particularly incumbents, navigating a future with more uncertainty and fewer sources of growth will require a focus on agility.

Technology 8

Technology Resources Industry Energy 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 11, 2016

Far more than the old western frontier, the digital frontier is a place of recklessness, confusion, uncertainty, calamity, and danger. We’ve already seen knowledge work such as accounting and legal services being shipped offshore to cheaper employees. It appears that the biggest culprit is digital technologies themselves.

Open-book 8

Open-book Technology Offshoring Politics 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

finally got into offshore wind near Rhode Island. and the world, or what the corporate sustainability agenda will look like with so much uncertainty? For four days in May, Portugal was 100% powered by renewables, and on a single windy day Denmark’s windfarms gave the country 140% of what it needed.

Energy 8

Energy Banking Chemicals Globalization 8