Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Evidence of de-globalization — think Brexit and other attacks on international interdependence — is everywhere. Boards of directors of global corporations will increasingly face strategic choices and capital allocation decisions framed by mounting geo-political risks. at the forefront.

Globalization 8

Globalization Banking Policies Politics 8

Strategy Driven

JULY 31, 2015

The following are some tips that will enable you to conduct your global business successfully. Whether you have an established global business or are looking to expand to new markets, you don't have the advantage of being everywhere at once to meet and connect with your teams and customers. Do global business but act local.

Tips 50

Tips Globalization Compliance Competitive Advantage 50

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 15, 2015

Robotic Process Automation (RPA), the practice of applying computerized applications to perform routine, task-oriented business processes, has become the standard in many businesses, globally. You must be able to adapt to the ever-changing market and create new products and services based on consumers’ demands and finances.

Strategy 50

Strategy Outsourcing Process Technology 50

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2016

Globalization is not what it was even a decade ago. The 20th-century version of globalization was defined by rapidly growing trade in goods, as major multinationals created supply chains that spanned the world. But globalization hasn’t gone into reverse. Rethink your global footprint and organizational structures.

Globalization 8

Globalization Supply Chain GDP Operations 8

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 22, 2015

Invest in new business ideas: With financial strength in their pocketbooks and in their bank accounts, women can now even think about investing in other business ideas conceived by others women who are having trouble getting financed the conventional way. Copyright 2007-2015 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. About the Author.

Diversity 50

Diversity Conference Competitive Advantage Participative 50

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

The Global Digital Economy. To keep the rise of global temperatures below 1.5 Meanwhile, even middle-class Americans are being priced out of the housing market in states like California, where average low-tier property prices went up by 10% in 2015. Insight Center. Sponsored by Accenture.

Cost 8

Cost Globalization Innovation Banking 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 27, 2015

Businesses are more profitable and productive when they act ethically, treat their staff well, and communicate better with their customers, according to the latest Lady Geek Global Empathy Index. The top 10 companies in the Global Empathy Index 2015 increased in value more than twice as much as the bottom 10 and generated 50% more earnings.

Tourism 8

Tourism Telecommunications Automotive Company 8

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

What’s also fascinating is that The Global Family Business Index, a compilation of the largest 500 family firms around the globe intended to exemplify the economic power and relevance of family firms worldwide, found that 44 percent are owned by fourth generation or older family members. and China)” as cited in the report.

Objective 50

Objective Morale Long-term Project 50

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 14, 2017

For example, our survey, which asked managers of 13 functions, from sales and marketing to procurement and finance, to indicate whether their departments were using AI in 63 core areas, found AI was used most frequently in detecting and fending off computer security intrusions in the IT department.

Company 12

Company Survey Finance Engineering 12

Harvard Business Review

MAY 18, 2016

and globally, and Habitat for Humanity, which works in 70-plus nations to provide home construction, rehabilitation, and increased access to shelter and financing, gathered data from their sites to make the case for profound change. Frontline Data as Wake Up Call. Habitat has thereby transformed the nature and scale of its impact.

Microfinance 9

Microfinance Strategic Planning Finance Globalization 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Such improvements could help cut the costs of traffic congestion ( about 1% of GDP globally ), road accidents ( 1.25 million deaths in 2015 ), and air pollution (health problems like respiratory ailments).

Transportation 11

Transportation Technology GDP Policies 11

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Collectively, the world’s investment giants hold in excess of $70 trillion in assets, which represents the bulk of investable capital globally. An influx of that scale would dwarf the approximately $78 billion invested in startups by venture capitalists in 2015.

Operations 8

Operations Intangible Assets Venture Capitalist Hedge 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 9, 2014

There is a general consensus among economic analysts and commentators that the changes are merely cosmetic — they certainly do not affect the daily lives of most average Nigerians, and their timing might be politically motivated given the upcoming 2015 elections which are expected to be highly contested. Global business'

GDP 8

GDP Human Capital Film Consensus 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Despite this lack of focused attention toward development of leadership capabilities in trainees, evidence suggests that leadership quality affects patients, healthcare system outcomes, and finances alike. A second, separate set of necessary skills deals with systems literacy. impact of training on quality metrics) of their interventions.

Training 13

Training Leadership Health Care Education 13

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 2, 2017

Given the pace at which digital innovation is disrupting industries globally, it’s not surprising that most CEOs feel pressure to find and deploy the right technology as fast as their budgets will allow. Marketing, commercial and finance have to work together to develop new pricing models.

CEO 12

CEO Agility Technology Industry 12

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

Drucker Forum 2015: Managing in the Digital Age. This post is one in a series of perspectives by presenters and participants in the 7th Global Drucker Forum. After all, when HR people routinely talk to finance staff, they are effectively working as members of a cross-functional team.

Maturity 8

Maturity Drucker Osborne Middle Management 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 3, 2018

People can be hired through the sharing economy; technology can be rented by the hour; finance can be sought for any prototype, and assets bought. Nokia launched the OVI Store globally in May 2009. ” The Ovi Store was discontinued in 2015. Apple kept 30% of the sales made by outside developers.

Budgeting 13

Budgeting Innovation Business Model Technology 13

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 23, 2016

Supported by TAPFIN, a division of ManpowerGroup, they gathered data from HR and Finance systems including the HRIS, VMS, ATS, GL/Finance and A/P. The company’s finance organization was developing a new three-year Operating Expense (OPEX) plan, at the same time that HR rolled out their new plan.

Strategy 8

Strategy Span of Control Finance How To 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2016

based companies that they finance,” according to a paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research. There’s a great irony when you consider that the “Big Three” cities for entrepreneurship — San Francisco/San Jose, Boston, and New York — are some of the most difficult places in the U.S.

Real Estate 8

Real Estate Transportation Price Education 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Even before announcing his new cabinet, Mnangagwa installed a key reformist, Patrick Chinamasa, as acting finance minister, tasked with tackling corruption and re-engaging with international institutions to unlock funds to ease liquidity shortages. Mnangagwa’s first actions in office underscore how important he views economic recovery.

Banking 8

Banking First-mover Advantage Politics Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2017

” Voluntarily led response to 2015 flooding of School of Design building. into multiple global markets. Establish functions from scratch — Finance, Accounting, Marketing, Sales, and HR. to eight global offices, dispersed across multiple time zones. Expand from U.S.

COO 13

COO Chief Operating Officer Transportation Real Estate 13

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 23, 2014

They’re now working on version 8, which they will produce in October, and version 10, with better lighting, and there is a design projected for 2015. To make FastWorks work, changes have been made in several areas, including supplier relations, finance, and roles and responsibilities: Supplier relations.

Ries 10

Ries Waterman Finance Competitive Advantage 10

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2015

In 2012, Congress gave the FAA until 2015 to develop rules for military, commercial, and privately-owned drones to operate in U.S. Well, 2015 has now arrived, and earlier this month, investors, entrepreneurs, and other drone supporters gave two cheers when the agency at last released a draft of its proposed regulations. Both the U.K.

Transportation 8

Transportation Proposal Technology Press Release 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2016

The company now has more than 20 million investors in 170 companies and, as of the end of last year, manages more than $3 trillion in global assets. But Vanguard’s robo-advisor platform hit the ground running in its May 2015 debut and by the end of the year had $31.1 The world faces many complex problems.

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Transportation Software 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2018

According to a 2015 Healthline survey , 44% of people say that they are stressed during the holidays, with more than 18% reporting that they’re “very stressed.” According to a 2017 survey by global outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc., The annual holiday party is a great example.

Stress 11

Stress Team Survey Long-term 11

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 2, 2013

annual growth, China would cross the $10,000 per capita threshhold in 2015, and $15,000 in 2020. China Economy Finance' If you''re a technological latecomer, you can grow fast by importing foreign technology, but once you''ve succeeded in that you have to start investing in and developing your own, which is a harder task.

GDP 9

GDP Banking Finance Maturity 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 5, 2016

sanctions are delaying these projects being financed. French automaker Renault has taken advantage of sanctions relief, assembling nearly 15,000 cars between January and April, a sevenfold increase from the same period in 2015. Looking further into the future, Iran is a potential global trade hub. However, remaining U.S.

Tourism 8

Tourism Banking Due Diligence Hotels 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 25, 2016

Energy-efficient lighting, motors, and other hardware continue to make good sense for many firms, whether financed on the balance sheet or by third parties who provide the upfront capital and then share the savings on future power bills.

Energy 8

Energy Licensing Efficiency Software 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 6, 2016

For example, in 2015, Maersk and MSC, the world’s two largest liner shipping companies, established 2M, a 10-year vessel sharing agreement covering 193 vessels. For example, the global energy player ENGIE and its local partners apply it in the independent power production business in the Middle East.

Co-Opetition 8

Co-Opetition Operations Cost Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 9, 2015

In 2014, global political volatility reached an intensity not seen since the end of the Cold War. Taken together, what do they mean for global businesses? Europe is at the top of your risk list for 2015. You look at Podemos in Spain, with elections coming up in 2015. Russia and Ukraine. Iran and Syria. Should the U.S.

Globalization 8

Globalization Banking Politics Crisis 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 31, 2015

To judge by the measly performance of mega banks’ in the past two decades, compared with more locally focused smaller banks, not much ( The Economist , March 5, 2015, “A world of pain: The giants of global finance are in trouble”).

Competitive Intelligence 8

Competitive Intelligence Company Drucker Review 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 22, 2015

With growing congestion a global megatrend, companies have a choice. For instance, the average transit times to move containers from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to Chicago grew from 84 hours at the end of 2004 to 120 hours by early 2015. Insight Center. The Future of Operations. Sponsored by GE Corporate.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Crisis Transportation Tactics 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2015

Big financial services companies are challenged when it comes to connecting with younger consumers, particularly about personal finance. In a 2015 report on the Millennial traveler, “free Internet access” was the top-ranked desired amenity. MassMutual Walks the Talk by Talking.

Company 8

Company Hotels Travel Class 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 17, 2017

Yet progress within organizations has been slow – there is still a lack of women and minorities in leadership positions, and certain industries like tech and finance are lacking diversity at all levels. By 2020, they aspire to have a global workforce where 40% of management and higher-level roles are held by women and a U.S.-based

Diversity 8

Diversity CEO Rogers Leadership Pipeline 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

In a survey of 77 of my company Frontier Strategy Group’s global clients, 88.3% of those in these markets said that currency volatility posed the greatest material risk to their pricing strategy during 2014 and 2015. in anticipation of interest rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve. Their decisions are too centralized.

Price 8

Price Globalization Depreciation Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

In November 2015 Geisinger Health System launched its ProvenExperience program – a wide-ranging cultural and process reengineering initiative whose long-term goal is not just to assure the best customer experience in healthcare, but to offer the best customer experience of any industry.

System 8

System Quality Long-term Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2018

We have written extensively on shareholder activism , and one of us coauthored a study in the Journal of Finance showing that, on average, activists produce value for targeted companies. By contrast, World Bank data suggests that the average holding period in 2015 for public company shares globally was just over seven months.

CEO 8

CEO Real Estate Long-term Short-term 8