Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2017

So here’s how she made sure her résumé attracted the attention of hiring managers when she started applying for chief administrative officer (CAO) positions. Manage junior staff and evaluate performance. Manage and evaluate performance of work-study students and graduate assistants.

COO 13

COO Chief Operating Officer Transportation Real Estate 13

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2013

The failure last month of green-tech start-up Better Place, which promised to free drivers and nations from oil dependence and revolutionize transportation, has generated both attention and derision. By May 2013 it had sold fewer than 3,000 vehicles. But a blanket dismissal of its effort is a mistake. What Went Wrong?

Mass Marketing 8

Mass Marketing Transportation Depreciation Short-term 8

HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

People are living longer with more access to medical care and innovations and progress in medicine. The responsibility can range from just shopping for essentials to arranging doctor’s appointments, providing transportation, taking care of finances and medicines or even a full-fledged role of assisting in their daily tasks. In the U.S.

Absenteeism 105

Absenteeism Policies Cost Human Resources 105

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 23, 2018

Though many would call that decade NASA’s golden age, we’d argue that NASA’s innovation and influence is even greater today. NASA has moved from being a hierarchical, closed system that develops its technologies internally, to an open network organization that embraces open innovation, agility, and collaboration.

Budgeting 8

Budgeting Technology Innovation Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

A recent headline, “JCPenney Releases 2013 Sustainability Report,” reads like the punch line to a bad joke. For great brands, CSV doesn’t simply draw upon the company’s innovation capabilities. It’s as if giving back could make up for taking something away in the first place. Consumers aren’t falling for the trick.

Brand 12

Brand Supply Chain Price Operations 12

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2014

If round after round of profit warnings was not enough – group operating profits fell 20% between 2011 and 2013 and are likely to fall another 30% in 2014 — the company recently announced it had overstated its first-half profit by about $400 million. billion in 2013, and operating profits increased 65% to $422 million. billion to $8.6

Retail 11

Retail Merchandising Discount Price 11

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 22, 2014

Innovative products like fitness trackers and Google’s Nest thermostats are demonstrating the potential for both consumers and enterprises. Cars are becoming more connected with each new model, driven by infotainment, navigation, safety, diagnostics, and fleet management. Australia and China. In connected cities, the U.S.

Early Adopters 12

Early Adopters Information Technology Long-term Industry 12

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2013

No One Actually Wants You to Be Creative :( Inside the Box Slate Americans love to give lip service to creativity, celebrating imaginative artists and innovators and calling for "out of the box" ideas. Ultimately, if he could make one change to his general-manager tenure," Rosenberg writes, "he wouldn''t be a general manager."

Creativity 8

Creativity Sports Travel Transportation 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 19, 2013

Anyone who has hiring responsibilities in 2013 would like to think that the U.S. The reality is that while your company may manage diversity, it probably doesn''t hold anyone accountable for whether your applicants and employees are treated fairly and without regard to gender, race, and ethnicity in hiring and promotion decisions.

Diversity 8

Diversity Human Resources Benchmarking Handbook 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2015

For instance, ever since Goldman Sachs coined the term BRIC, China and India have pulled ahead of Brazil and Russia, whose growth fell below the group average between 2001 and 2013. Having said that, it is also true that executives need help managing their globalization gambits. Thus, most groupings may be valid only in the short run.

Marketing 8

Marketing Benchmarking Globalization Construction 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2013

Avis has taken an interesting (and bold) step by acquiring Zipcar, absorbing an innovative but struggling competitor at what is likely to be seen as a bargain price while acquiring a small but desirable customer base and gaining a foothold in the rapidly growing world of collaborative consumption.

Disaggregation 9

Disaggregation Hammer Mass Marketing Gordon 9

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2015

It made a massive investment (more than $1 billion) to build a software “ Center of Excellence ” in San Ramon, California to manage the data explosion created by the increasing intelligence of its industrial machines. A design studio is geared for collaboration and innovation work with customers and partners.

Software 8

Software Six Sigma Insourcing P&L 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 5, 2015

Our 2015 trends offer great opportunity – along with some unusual new challenges – for managers in all industries. Smart virtual personal assistants: SVPAs started entering the market in 2013. During the next several months, managers should discuss how to include accountability systems for algorithms.

Trends 8

Trends Retail Learning-by-Doing Banking 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2013

But you probably don''t work at Menlo Innovations, where there are no bosses (at least in the traditional sense). Most managers assume that customers love getting gifts, especially in front of other people. growth in digital ads between 2013 and 2014. Stop Judging Me. Journal of Consumer Research. BONUS BITS: Getting Around.

Advertising 8

Advertising Video Ethics PR 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

Frequently cited as one of the world’s most vibrant innovation hubs, Israel boasts more startups per capita than any other country in the world. As a result, tech-sector employment has declined as a percent of the workforce, from 11% in 2006–2008 to 9% in 2013. billion in 2013. That’s the good news.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Marketing IPO 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2015

But eight months before completion, in August 2013, while presenting our expansion plan to the hospital’s board, we had an epiphany. As an academic institution, we are dedicated not only to patient care but also to innovation and education. Value everyone’s perspective. Our total cost of care per patient is down 18%.

Health Care 8

Health Care Diversity Proposal Document 8