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Carlos Ghosn, Nissan, and the Need for Stronger Corporate Governance in Japan

Harvard Business Review

” If Nissan’s internal documents show that Ghosn’s deferred compensation was “fixed” in amount, why didn’t the Chief Financial Officer include these payments in its annual reports for eight years? Nissan was among 11 companies in Japan’s TOPIX 500 to resist this reform.

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Just Using Big Data Isn’t Enough Anymore

Harvard Business Review

Key industry segments are heavily represented — financial services, where data is plentiful and data investments are substantial, and life sciences, where data usage is rapidly emerging. Among the findings: 63% of firms now report having Big Data in production in 2015, up from just 5% in 2012. Insight Center.