Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

A 2010 meta-analysis detailed many of the different issues that make divestiture so hard to evaluate consistently. For example, after its spin-off from International Paper, Arizona Chemical drastically changed its market approach from a drive for volume to margin optimization.

Chemicals 8

Chemicals How To Kahneman Reputation 8

Tanveer Naseer

JUNE 12, 2018

To do that it has made use of imaging technologies such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and positron emission tomography (PET), along with brain wave analysis technologies such as quantitative electroencephalography (QEEG). This makes empathy a handy data-gathering tool that’s employed in the decision-making process.

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Organization Self-aware Stress Leadership Styles 247

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 11, 2011

Many of Dow chemical's products, such as its insulation and solar shingles , are energy intensive to make. Lifecycle analysis isn't new, of course. David Struhs, of C3, similarly highlighted this holistic perspective. But track them through end-use and you find they that save energy over their lifetime.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Chemicals Energy System 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2014

The US-based company used to be a diversified industrial group, with activities in all types of glass, chemicals, paints, optical materials, and biomedical systems. From our analysis of a number of core shifts and conversations with the CEOs who have undertaken them, we have drawn five keys to success: 1. Allow time and persevere.

Company 11

Company Chemicals Short-term How To 11

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 17, 2018

Sarah Williamson is the CEO of FCLTGlobal (formerly Focusing Capital on the Long Term), an organization cofounded in 2016 by BlackRock, CPPIB, Dow Chemical, McKinsey, and Tata Sons to encourage a longer-term focus in business and investment decision making. These stories are the rule rather than the exception.

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Long-term Innovation Technology Stage-Gate 10

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 27, 2012

But data mining does not equate to developing "customer intelligence." When Clorox entered the "green" cleaning market in America, routine trend analysis had revealed that while the overall cleaning products market was stagnant, the "green" niche was growing. But that's where the data trail ended.

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Trends Chemicals Marketing Innovation 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2012

This will lead to significant gaps in areas such as engineering, petrol-chemicals, utilities, defense manufacturing, education, healthcare, and air traffic control. Here are a few thoughts about what you can do: Conduct a demographic risk-analysis of your team or organization. Create an environment in which the new guard will thrive.

Telecommunications 9

Telecommunications Chemicals Health Care Planning 9

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

However, outside North America they tend to be more optimistic about emerging economies: 36% of directors in Asia, 24% of directors in Australia and New Zealand, and 23% of directors in Africa predict faster growth in emerging economies than in developed countries in the next three years.

Politics 8

Politics Telecommunications Policies Biotechnology 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2015

However, look at these findings through the lens of a cost-benefit analysis. First, from a neurochemical perspective, Dr. Eytan emphasizes that our brains are more relaxed during walks due to the release of certain chemicals. What we found adds support to the notion of walking meetings being beneficial for workers. Most likely not.

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How To Cost-Benefit Analysis Bond Participative 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

What do you think causes millions of people to miss work and school in developing economies? Beyond the humiliating difficulties for millions of impoverished individual women trying to improve themselves and support their families, this is a global issue with significant consequences for the economies of developing countries.

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Franchising CEO GDP Entrepreneur 13

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2012

As has been documented in Fortune , former directors of Lehman Brothers, Bear Stearns, Washington Mutual, and Wachovia Bank resurfaced in no time on other corporate boards like Verizon, Dow Chemical, Hewlett Packard, and Nike.

Ethics 11

Ethics Chemicals Short-term Report 11

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Rob Cross and I discovered this in research we did on energy mapping, using organizational network analysis to reveal the network of energy in the workplace. In one case, two operational leaders at Kelly Services, a workforce solutions firm, created a Business Resource Group to promote leadership development and increase employee engagement.

Energy 8

Energy Health Care Leadership Pipeline Quality 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 30, 2013

In fact, among the 65 industries and almost 6,000 companies we studied across the globe, no industry had a TSR variation that was lower than 30 percentage points, and the variation in one industry, chemicals, was a whopping 206 percentage points. For them, industry was not destiny. So how do the winners do it?

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TSR Industry Company Airlines 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2016

Worse yet, they’ll sometimes hire different vendors to address different issues – lifestyle coaches, employee assistance counselors, case and disease management vendors, nurse lines, occupational health and safety experts, workers’ compensation specialists, disability managers, organizational development consultants, you name it.

Planning 8

Planning Incentives ROI Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2014

First, Maryann Keller, a former auto analyst, notes that, historically, GM hasn’t invested in root-cause analysis. Both Ford and Chrysler’s hierarchies place safety directors closer to the CEO, and management experts told the AP that “safety ranks higher at other companies as well, especially food, drug, and chemical makers.

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Root Cause Analysis Edmondson Industry CEO 8

Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 7, 2016

To help answer why there are not more women in the top ranks of leadership, scientists at Development Dimensions International (DDI) , the global leadership development consultancy, released two research studies aimed at finding the answers. Make sure your leaders have high-quality development plans.

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Diversity Globalization Transportation Industry 120

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 11, 2014

The researcher at Johns Hopkins predicted that the Budweiser spot would be a winner after conducting a two-year analysis of 108 Super Bowl commercials. But they also coded the commercials for plot development. A story can go where quantitative analysis is denied admission: our hearts. That’s exactly what makes it so powerful.

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Storytelling Tools Power Advertising 21

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Increased demand for transparency and its close partners, (a) the quest to define and develop useful sustainability metrics and (b) the growing sustainability data explosion. The best analysis of the resource scarcity mega-trend came from asset manager Jeremy Grantham. The greening of the supply chain. The total: 145 million euros.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Apparel P&L Long-term 15

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

For instance, intelligent failures can add more value than predictable successes, and low-cost experimentation trumps analysis. The authors then show how to best execute specific initiatives, test major project assumptions, and develop a culture that values disciplined experimentation and learning over meeting mindless and unrealistic goals.

Innovation 50

Innovation NPV Business Model Constraint 50

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2017

With all of the changes and uncertainty, companies in a wide range of industries – from autos and chemicals to electronics and appliances – are moving quickly to rethink supply chains and make them more resilient. However, they are encountering some formidable challenges. Bureau of Labor Statistics and U.S. Census Bureau data.

Supply Chain 10

Supply Chain Chemicals Uncertainty Policies 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2014

Two impressive pieces of analysis made the case that moving to a clean economy is profitable – both for society and for the private sector. All the major players in the personal care product value chain — the giants of consumer products, chemicals, and fragrances — were there (as was I).

Chemicals 13

Chemicals Short-term Energy Report 13

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

These lawsuits have been enabled in part by the efficient-market teaching that “in an open and developed securities market, the price of a company’s stock is determined by the available material information regarding the company and its business.” but are still, as is clear from the chart below, costing companies a lot of money.

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Training Efficiency Class Price 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2016

Republicans generally favor developing a pipeline of diverse candidates through director advocacy and mentorship, while Democrats are more likely to favor requiring that every director slate include diverse candidates, or that boards implement targets for diverse membership. chemicals, metals & mining, paper & forest products).

Politics 8

Politics Committee Telecommunications Diversity 8