Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 11, 2014

Small businesses are also instrumental to our innovation economy; small firms produce 13 times more patents per employee than larger firms and employ more than 40% of high technology workers in America. The majority of small businesses rely on such loans, and in the fall of 2013 alone, 37% of small businesses applied for credit.

Technology 9

Technology Banking Class Real Estate 9

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2013

Easing into the New Year, one big hope we have for 2013 is that women continue to bridge the gender gap in terms of pay equality and access to leadership positions. What this means for 2013 is that women have a huge opportunity to convert their connections into career advancement. That sounds like progress. The Start Up Paradox.

Leadership Pipeline 8

Leadership Pipeline Short-term Venture Funding Career 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2017

And AI success stories are becoming more numerous and diverse, from Amazon reaping operational efficiencies using its AI-powered Kiva warehouse robots, to GE keeping its industrial equipment running by leveraging AI for predictive maintenance. While investment in AI is heating up, corporate adoption of AI technologies is still lagging.

Survey 11

Survey Execution First-mover Advantage Technology 11

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 23, 2014

In January 2013, Chip Blankenship, CEO of GE Appliances issued a challenge to the newly formed team: “You’re going to change every part the customer sees. In January 2013 the team came out with a “minimum viable product.” Vic Roos, Lead Purchasing Program Manager, explained, “We let a finance guy in the room.

Ries 10

Ries Waterman Finance Competitive Advantage 10

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 3, 2014

With a market size of $8 billion in 2013 Massive Multiplayer Online Gaming (MMOG) is becoming big business. million as of 2013. Some MMOG professional teams players can command six figure salaries, thanks to the finance provided by corporate sponsorships and advertising. Welcome to the brave new world of e-Sports.

Industry 8

Industry Sports Advertising Strategy 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2014

2013 had all the signs of being a comeback year for venture capital. Yet 2013 annual industry performance data from Cambridge Associates shows that venture capital continues to underperform the S&P 500, NASDAQ and Russell 2000. Finance Venture capital' The industry realized its highest returns since the Internet boom.

Venture Capitalist 17

Venture Capitalist Asset Management Rate of Return Industry 17

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2017

After Mugabe claimed victory in a disputed election in 2013, however, corruption increased , while the strengthening U.S. Technology : Providers of mobile banking and cash transfer solutions are doing particularly well in the economy due to the country’s multi-currency exchange regime and low availability of U.S.

Banking 8

Banking First-mover Advantage Politics Finance 8

Talent Anarchy 1

AUGUST 24, 2023

Launched in 2013, this scholarship program has since made significant strides in promoting post-secondary education in the state. Success Stories: Realizing Dreams Through the Scholarship To truly understand the transformative power of the Idaho Opportunity Scholarship, it’s essential to hear from those who have benefited from it.

Education 78

Education Document Commitment Process 78

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

In 2013 Carl Benedikt Frey and Michael A. For instance, in our study on the digital maturity of French companies, we saw that while nearly six in 10 French people shopped online in 2013, only one in 10 French companies sold online that same year. Nevertheless, we should be careful not to overestimate the boon of digital transformation.

Maturity 8

Maturity Drucker Osborne Middle Management 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 29, 2014

Those conditions elevated the work of the finance function to the point that, today, the CFO helps to set the course of business, advancing an organization’s growth and improving its competitive position by identifying and resolving key financial constraints. Success demands a far more diverse set of experiences and skills.

CFO 11

CFO Charan Intangible Assets Human Resources 11

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

As it always does, the company showcased a new and improved iPhone model — the 5S — which provides faster processing, a better camera, and James Bond-like fingerprint security technology. billion in iPhones in 2013 alone. Prices for the 5S in the U.S. 5C prices in the U.S. start at $99 on contract and $549 off-contract.

Price 8

Price Strategy Wireless Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2017

Several studies by Towers Watson show that just 25% of change management initiatives are successful over the long term. We hired roughly 1,000 new employees in approximately 15 months to build our operations, human resources, compliance, and technology teams. (We Be open to creating new work policies and benefits.

Management 10

Management IPO Diversity Long-term 10

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

As it always does, the company showcased a new and improved iPhone model — the 5S — which provides faster processing, a better camera, and James Bond-like fingerprint security technology. billion in iPhones in 2013 alone. Prices for the 5S in the U.S. 5C prices in the U.S. start at $99 on contract and $549 off-contract.

Price 8

Price Strategy Wireless Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Many have found success in industries like technology, mining, and construction. Forbes called 2013 the " Year of the Female Founder." Today, the greatest number of multimillion-dollar women-owned businesses are in wholesale trade (20%), finance/insurance (12%), and transportation/warehousing (11%). In 1977, only 4.5%

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Benchmarking Health Care 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2013

But here’s what is most surprising to many about the marijuana industry: It’s filled with straight-laced people who built careers – and started successful companies – in other fields. Professionals from the banking, finance, investing, and accounting worlds. And more are joining every day.

Industry 10

Industry Retail Banking Brand 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 15, 2015

Since 2013, an estimated 16.4 By January 1, 2015, all state-based marketplaces were expected to replace federal funding with state-level financing. Technological challenges. Rollout in late 2013 was rocky for the federal exchange (and for some state exchanges when they first launched). Burwell, the U.S.

Insurance 8

Insurance Health Care Cost Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 8, 2015

More than once you’ve probably looked at some new digital or technological development and asked yourself, “How did we miss that?” Algorithms will harness personal data in order to assess an employee’s predicted success at work: for example, how likely she is to bounce around jobs. Blockchain.

Trends 8

Trends Film Technology Software 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 9, 2015

” Adesina competed for the AfDB presidency against several accomplished bankers and finance ministers. Adesina’s success in applying market mechanisms to create widespread opportunity lead Forbes to name him African of the Year in 2013. . “I see the sparkle in the eyes of a few.

Banking 8

Banking Globalization Credit Rating Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 10, 2016

The company provides services in a myriad of industries, such as health care, water treatment, aviation, and financing. JPMorgan Chase directors were similarly criticized for not preventing a $6 billion trading loss in the company’s investment office back in 2013.

Company 8

Company Committee CEO Chemicals 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

In other words, successful scaling means finding ways to limit the number of things that people are expected to focus on and execute. Sales doubled in 2013. Just a couple of weeks ago, BuildDirect received $30 million in additional financing led by Venture Capital firm Mohr Davidow.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Brainstorming Proposal CEO 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2018

These numbers represent more than three times as much as was invested in 2013. Companies in every industry can benefit from making more data and algorithm-based decisions in areas of internal operations and finance. It seems only logical that they would extend into corporate strategy and finance. Deliver behavioral coaching.

Consultative 8

Consultative Strategy Advice McKinsey 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

A newer generation of app developers – the so-called “middle class” of independent app creators and companies – is finding success by better catering to customers’ demand for choice and variety, even as they bump up against challenges like app discovery and advertising.

Development 8

Development Advertising Download Budgeting 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 5, 2016

sanctions are delaying these projects being financed. However, oil prices have dropped more than 60% since the interim nuclear deal in November 2013. more competition to reduce consumer prices, sharing international best practices, technology transfer, public-private partnerships) needed to boost the economy’s health.

Tourism 8

Tourism Banking Due Diligence Hotels 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

In its 2013 proxy statement , GE announced that it is searching for director candidates who will bring technology, marketing, finance — and “leadership” experience to the boardroom. Consider what the board of General Electric has declared as its criteria for new directors.

Airlines 8

Airlines CEO Automotive Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

And even if you’re successful at overcoming those obstacles, it’s very hard to keep up the momentum. I spoke with Patty McCord, the former chief talent officer of Netflix from 1998 to 2013. Good leadership certainly helps, but more often than not, the organization will revert to business as usual. Building Empathy.

Airlines 8

Airlines Energy Self-aware Learning Curve 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

Clark recommends listing the “concrete skills you need to develop in order to be successful at pursuing your passion full-time.” ” In 2013, she and Robin Smith — a former colleague from Artus Labs — began exploring ideas. Patch weak spots. ” It’s a question only you can answer, of course.

Project 8

Project Outsourcing Learning-by-Doing Commitment 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2015

Technology has forced music artists to completely rethink the way they approach their businesses. The most successful artists in this new landscape have begun to look at new business models and new industries to strengthen their existing brands. Over the course of a year, we built strong case studies in fashion, design, and technology.

Business Model 8

Business Model Merchandising Restructuring Fashion 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 30, 2013

We see this in nature (ant colonies, for example, only grow to a certain point before retreating), in the brain (neurons multiply exponentially in a child''s brain but shrink down to a fraction of their maximum level by adulthood), and in technological networks ( remember MySpace? ). Finance Internet Technology'

Marketing 8

Marketing Short-term Long-term Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 12, 2017

Yet in this short period, digital technologies have upended our world. Digital technology is widespread and spreading fast. Digital technologies are poised to change the future of work. Automation, big data, and artificial intelligence enabled by the application of digital technologies could affect 50% of the world economy.

Innovation 8

Innovation Policies Technology Politics 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2016

The success of platform businesses like Alibaba, Airbnb, and Uber is so remarkable that discussion about them often misses just how hard they are to build. For every successful platform, there are many more that struggle or simply don’t make it. Failure to engage developers. What became of Sony’s players?

Participative 8

Participative Software Market Penetration Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 12, 2016

To build a successful measurement program like this one, follow these steps: 1. The board approved, and Erasmus’s next CEO – Ernst Kuipers – drove this forward from 2013. Get Institutional Commitment. You need to have senior management that really understands what value-based health care (VBHC) is all about.

Health Care 8

Health Care Committee Compliance Project 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2014

I know that finance professors at business schools throughout the nation teach MBAs and executives that, for the sake of economic efficiency, a company should “maximize shareholder value.” If innovation is the story of Apple’s success, we need the widest possible diffusion of that innovation for our society to benefit.

Innovation 10

Innovation EPS Incentives Supply Chain 10

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

As a result, tech-sector employment has declined as a percent of the workforce, from 11% in 2006–2008 to 9% in 2013. In the 1990s it subsidized venture capital, incubators, university R&D, and technology transfer programs. billion in 2013. That’s disappointing for a country with so much potential.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Marketing IPO 8

Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

Review your investment portfolio to identify certain appreciated positions to sell now before taxes potentially increase in 2013. Medicare tax that will be imposed on certain investment income for higher income Americans beginning in 2013. The Social Security tax holiday is designed to leave more money in our paychecks.

Press Release 178

Press Release Discount Insurance PR 178

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2013

Better Place''s most visible and best-publicized innovation was its switchable battery technology, a novel way to overcome the short-range limits and long recharge times dictated by existing battery technology. EV advocates are quick to note that technology improvements in batteries will one day eliminate the range problem.

Mass Marketing 8

Mass Marketing Transportation Depreciation Short-term 8