Leading Blog

MAY 21, 2021

B USINESS is not a discipline, but an endeavor made up of disciplines such as accounting, communications, economics, finance, leadership, management, marketing, operations, psychology, sociology, and strategy. A well-written contract defines or explains each term or condition only once. Lesson: Write it Once.

Short-term 347

Short-term Morale Rate of Return Finance 347

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Conventional wisdom is that CEOs buy back stock to manipulate the short-term stock price. They fund the buyback by cutting investment, and so firm value suffers in the long-term. It boosts prices in the short run, but the real way to boost the value of a corporation is to invest in the future, and they are not doing that.”

Short-term 8

Short-term Long-term Intangible Assets Rate of Return 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

But amidst a seemingly scripted set of responses on Walmart's supply chain and operational greening efforts, the discussion took an interesting turn. For example] the longer term payback on solar helps us get to scale down the road.". We worship internal rates of return (IRR) to our detriment.

ROI 13

ROI IRR Power Payback Period 13

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 16, 2012

To enhance financial flexibility, companies have been retaining unprecedented amounts of cash on their balance sheets, calling it "strategic" cash to distinguish it from the "operating" cash that is needed to run the business. Earn a Low Return on Investment. Facilitate Investments. Arguments Against Strategic Cash.

Company 13

Company Cost of Capital Finance Long-term 13

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

As more firms became multinationals, fewer showed loyalty to particular communities or any hesitation to migrate their operations to wherever costs were lowest. Employees were viewed more as fungible inputs to operations, and customers viewed more as targets within more and less lucrative segments.

Supply Chain 12

Supply Chain Bureaucracy Short-term Agility 12

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

In 1998, Mo was running a highly profitable and stable engineering firm serving European mobile operators. He sold that company to do what no European operator would (though he begged them): Start an African cell phone company. He recently announced the next two growth markets for sizeable investment by his group are Iraq and Myanmar.

Uncertainty 8

Uncertainty CEO Chief Executive Officer Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

They did not spend as much time thinking about local events that have implications for their emerging market operations. The cost of doing business — and especially the cost of local production — would go up, and budget-busting government spending increases would erode long-term business confidence despite short-term stimulus.

Market Risk 9

Market Risk Marketing Supply Chain Company 9