Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2014

But they don’t think nearly enough about operational meltdowns – technological glitches and other problems that can put them out of business. They are usually quick to recognize operational problems and deal with them before they become disasters. Operational meltdowns at midsized companies can take much longer to notice and resolve.

Operations 8

Operations Company Supply Chain Short-term 8

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

But many businesswomen are so overwhelmed with running day-to-day operations, there is little or no time to do a good job at casting the net of promotional effort out—whether through community activities, donations, networking events, promotional campaigns, public relations initiatives, or advertising—it is NEVER enough!

Press Release 100

Press Release Discount Sharpe Advertising 100

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Given that those companies were all venture-financed and emerged from Silicon Valley, you might assume that the key ingredients that have ensured their success were cutting-edge technologies, digital platforms, and customer bases that were chiefly made up of digital natives.

Business Model 14

Business Model Technology Advertising Cost 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 20, 2012

From January 2010 to March 2011, 91% of the state's $35.8 The letters also warned that "the regulatory agencies involved hold powerful leverage through their ability to cut off financing to groups that fail to comply.". On February 6th, the State's Standing Committee on Investigations and Government Operations is holding a hearing.

Execution 12

Execution Letter Committee Policies 12

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 6, 2016

The latest nuclear reactor designs, promising higher safety, longer operating life, and lower operating costs, cost up to $25 billion after factoring in the huge budget overruns. The common idea behind these models is that the company does not have to be the (full) owner of the asset to be its (sole) operator.

Co-Opetition 8

Co-Opetition Operations Cost Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 29, 2015

MedStar operated nine hospitals, but realized that its long-held objective of increasing revenue and profits at those venues was unsustainable, given the outcries over runaway medical costs. These new ventures would operate separately from the core hospital assets and would compete in new ways in the health care marketplace.

Strategy 8

Strategy Long-term Health Care Insurance 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2015

Parkland has operated like an ACO since establishing its community-based primary care clinic in 1989 — out of necessity. We still operate that way today. By contrast, nearly every program at Parkland “loses” money (if you think in typical hospital-finance terms). A mission-driven payer mix. Uncertain planning.

Health Care 8

Health Care Innovation Insurance Cost 8

Miles Anthony Smith

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

The answer to that depends on your goals, budget, etc., Some companies haven’t used an agency because they believe no one knows their product and the reason for operating in their space as well as they do. One of the biggest myths surrounding content marketing is that you need to be a big business with a big budget to do it.

Marketing 105

Marketing Content Audience Brand 105

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 10, 2013

I met Slovenian entrepreneur, Sandi Cesko, in 2007 when his Ljubljana -based multi-channel retail operation, Studio Moderna , had about $70 million in sales. So Puerto Rican entrepreneurs hire consultants to badger government procurement to pay up, and in parallel they jack up their prices to finance the long receivables cycle.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur IPO Incentives Venture Capitalist 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2013

In 2010, one of us was sitting in a room at the Harvard Business School with Eric Ries and a number of budding entrepreneurs. Anyone who has operated inside a big corporate will tell you that for any project, you might have an executive mandate. That is where the budget is determined, and the processes decided upon.

Company 9

Company Ries Maturity Innovation 9