Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 5, 2013

This year, 2013, marks the 100th anniversary of the Federal Reserve System, and central bankers are taking a historical perspective. In both crises, a tinder-dry credit environment made them vulnerable to sparks. Unregulated and a relatively new innovation, trusts were the ‘ toxic assets ‘ of the 1907 crises.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

The past five years have seen explosive growth in “corporate green bonds” issued to finance climate-friendly projects. While investors bought just $3 billion of these bonds in 2013, they scooped up $49 billion worth in 2017, bringing the total sold since 2013 to $113 billion at an average of $308 million per offering.

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Bond Company Long-term Short-term 11

Harvard Business Review

MAY 20, 2014

As of 2013, the top ten banks had 70% of the market. When a company had dozens of potential competitors in various geographic regions, there was an incentive to innovate before the other guy does. For entrepreneurs, why start something new in such an environment? We need to find ways to bring that environment back.

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Pharmaceuticals Banking Chemicals Trends 11

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2017

In this environment, multinationals that are willing to accept some risk and invest in the country could benefit from first-mover advantages – but only if the new administration follows through with much-needed economic reforms. Having lost out on Africa’s recent growth boom, the economy nearly halved in size from U.S.

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Banking First-mover Advantage Politics Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2017

When we began collecting data in 2013 to explore differences between startup acceleration in emerging markets and in high-income countries, we expected stark differences. Business environments in most emerging markets are complex and can be difficult for even the most experienced entrepreneur to navigate. Related Video.

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Marketing Venture Funding Entrepreneur IPO 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2014

That shift has created an increasingly commoditized product and service environment. McKinsey’s DataMatics 2013 survey shows that companies that use customer analytics extensively are more than twice as likely to generate above-average profits as those that don’t. And that really is on the backs of marketing.”

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P&L Banking Marketing Call Center 11

Harvard Business Review

JULY 12, 2017

They have deep resources for innovation with the ability to accelerate the penetration and adoption of digital products. In 2013 85% of the world’s transactions were in cash. Institutional environment. Innovation and change. Digital technologies are poised to change the future of work.

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Innovation Policies Technology Politics 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2013

Congress has been the piñata in every poll lately, but recently presented bipartisan legislation — the Start-up Innovation Credit Act of 2013 (SICA) introduced by Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) — is proof that Capitol Hill has its share of good ideas.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2013

Congress has been the piñata in every poll lately, but recently presented bipartisan legislation — the Start-up Innovation Credit Act of 2013 (SICA) introduced by Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) — is proof that Capitol Hill has its share of good ideas.

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