Harvard Business Review

APRIL 16, 2015

A 2012 McKinsey Report shows that over a 15 year period companies that shifted more than 56% of their capital across their business units during that period delivered annual return to shareholders that were a third higher than those delivered by companies that allocated roughly the same amount of capital per unit as they had the previous year.

CEO 8

CEO ROIC Cost of Capital Merton 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2014

In its “State of Human Capital” report , McKinsey found that people in HR still largely have “a support-function mindset, a low tolerance for risk, and a limited sense of strategic ‘authorship’” — all of which has led to “low status among executive peers, no budget for innovation, and a ‘zero-defects’ mentality.”.

Human Capital 14

Human Capital Charan Human Resources Cost 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2018

Robo-advisors, which were introduced in 2008 , are steadily eating up market share from their human counterparts much the way that Amazon and Netflix have taken share from Walmart and Regal Cinemas. These numbers represent more than three times as much as was invested in 2013. will grow to U.S. $5 5 trillion to U.S. $7

Consultative 8

Consultative Strategy Advice McKinsey 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

The 2014 DHL Global Connectedness Index that one of us (Ghemawat) prepares with Steven Altman, and that was released on November 3, indicates that global connectedness started to deepen again in 2013 after its recovery stalled in 2012. There are indeed some indications that point in this direction.

Globalization 9

Globalization Altman Sample Analysis 9

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

In 1933, General Motors President and CEO Alfred Sloan established the automobile industry’s first full-time consumer research department under the direction of Henry “Buck” Weaver, a pioneer in market-based decision making. But where and how do you start? As with any new endeavor, we have been learning as we go.

Media 8

Media Automotive Globalization Active Listening 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 3, 2018

Chamber of Commerce supports companies in developing circular economies (CEs), and China — like Europe — has developed policies and legislation around CEs. Soon after, it developed a financing offer for refurbished equipment, which mirrored the warranty and service experience offered for new products.

Policies 8

Policies Asset Management Cost Productivity 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

The 2014 DHL Global Connectedness Index that one of us (Ghemawat) prepares with Steven Altman, and that was released on November 3, indicates that global connectedness started to deepen again in 2013 after its recovery stalled in 2012. There are indeed some indications that point in this direction.

Globalization 8

Globalization Altman Sample Analysis 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 13, 2015

Businesses like Facebook are filling an internet access gap in emerging markets that others, including the public sector, may simply never be able to address. Despite having 200 million internet users at the end of 2014, India is not even among the top 10 e-commerce markets in the world, according to a recent eMarketer report.

Telecommunications 8

Telecommunications Marketing Wireless McKinsey 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

New research by the McKinsey Global institute suggests that roughly 15% of the global workforce could be displaced by 2030 in a midpoint scenario, but that the jobs likely created will make up for those lost. The catch is that adopting these technologies will disrupt the world of work.

GDP 8

GDP Globalization Short-term McKinsey 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Indeed, in a world where globalization and rapid technological changes are the norm, manufacturing, high-tech development, and innovation clearly require a different level of support. Average compensation in 2013 across the advanced industries sector was $90,000—nearly double that of workers in other industries.

Industry 8

Industry McKinsey Engineering Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 29, 2014

Break up a strategic function in response to underperformance in the wake of severe market disruptions? Put the most strategic pieces into the hands of up-and-comers passing through the leadership-development revolving door? Lynanne Kunkle, VP-Global Talent Development and HR-Asia for Whirlpool, is a case in point.

CFO 11

CFO Charan Intangible Assets Human Resources 11

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

After stints at Applied Materials and McKinsey, he joined Google just a little over 10 years ago. Second, his philosophy on products includes the principle of serving the ecosystem of users and developers. Pichai will need to return to his core philosophy and belief in user-centered product development.

CEO 8

CEO Engineering Advertising Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 9, 2014

The marketers of Clearblue Advanced Pregnancy Test, a product that can tell you if you’re one-week, two-weeks, or three-plus weeks pregnant, asked a couple of D-list celebrities to tweet out their positive tests back in 2013. There is nothing new about this kind of segmenting in the pregnancy test market, however.

Market Segmentation 8

Market Segmentation Marketing Insurance Price 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Today’s executives are dealing with a complex and unprecedented brew of social, environmental, market, and technological trends. McKinsey reports that the value at stake from sustainability concerns can be as a high as 70% of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. billion in mining projects since 2010.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Price Loyalty Efficiency 8