Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2016

Some retailers and manufacturers—in the apparel, footwear, and electronics industries—have launched programs to make their customers interested in preserving their products and preventing things that still have value from going to the landfill.

Company 8

Company Apparel Incentives Retail 8

HR Digest

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Over the last few years, our company Mathison , has been leading global research on the hiring practices of hundreds of employers, authoring the first book in our space, Hiring for Diversity and developing holistic technology to help employers identify gaps in their hiring process, define their strategy, and equip the entire team to take action.

Diversity 98

Diversity Organization Training Apparel 98

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 2, 2013

One company had three simultaneous mobile marketing initiatives, conducted by different groups, using different tools and vendors. It''s OK to experiment with new businesses and tools, but experimentation must be coupled with building scalable, efficient capabilities. Is CDO the next step for the aspiring CIO-Plus?

CIO 8

CIO Technology Apparel Information Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 28, 2014

Why shop there for tools or appliances rather than at Home Depot, Harbor Freight Tools, Kam Appliances, or some other big-box, discount, or specialty store? But from the average consumer’s point of view, it can be hard to see Sears’ competitive advantage right now. Why buy clothes at its Kmart stores rather than at trendier Target?

Retail 8

Retail Quinn Real Estate Apparel 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

That process might work for conventional or ongoing business lines, but new ventures, which are less predictable, require a different set of planning and control tools. ” Discovery-driven planning has since become a staple in business schools’ entrepreneurship curricula and a go-to technique for those who manage innovation.

Planning 8

Planning Benchmarking Project Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 23, 2015

Sectors calling for action included banking (Bank of America, Citi, Goldman, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo), the apparel industry (including Levi, Gap, Adidas, VF), and the World Economic Forum, which brought 79 CEOs together to urge action. Big, aggressive targets drive organizations (like the ones above) and countries forward.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Apparel Energy Price 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

I’ve found that managers who fully embrace a superconsumer strategy learn more from their consumers through increased empathy. These managers are more persuasive at getting buy-in from the leaders in their organization, make better strategic decisions, and achieve more stable, more predictable, and longer-term growth.

Airlines 8

Airlines Energy Self-aware Learning Curve 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Lance Best, the CEO of Barker Sports Apparel, was meeting with Nina Kelk, the company’s general counsel, who also oversaw human resources. “I did talk to that leadership development firm last year,” he said. CEOs expect comp to fix anything, but usually you need other tools. “OK.

Case Study 11

Case Study Team CFO Merchandising 11

Strategy Driven

JULY 21, 2020

2020 demands an authentic approach to marketing, and you can make this possible by leveraging the latest tech tools and emerging channels. In the 21st century, social media forums are a lot more than entertainment tools. It lets you develop healthy relationships with customers, giving a sense of exclusivity to group members.

Marketing Strategy 68

Marketing Strategy Marketing Strategy Audience 68

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

In the developed world, we enjoy better medicines, connectivity, and mobility than most of us could have imagined even 20 years ago. The effects of technology on humans depends on how we choose to develop and use it. For all of the uncertainty and anxiety in headlines today, the world is a much better place than it has ever been.

Globalization 8

Globalization Supply Chain Human Capital Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 1, 2011

The Economist 's June 2 article " Following the footprints " explores the latest developments in carbon reporting and what companies are learning as they wade into the challenges of measurement. Thinking of these as measurement or reporting tools misses the point. These are innovation tools. In 2008, Dairy Management Inc.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Apparel Management Retail 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 24, 2015

We are on the verge of a major upheaval in the way inventory is managed. In order to make effective use of this new data and to stay competitive, managers will need to redesign their supply-chain processes. For example, does use of these data-driven tools lower cost and/or enhance customer service? Why does this matter?

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Management Constraint Apparel 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

If you walk into a department store today, you are probably talking to a guy who is untrained; he was selling vacuum cleaners yesterday, and now he is in the apparel section. Developing a bold but executable strategy starts with making sure leaders have addressed the questions of “What are we great at?”

Execution 15

Execution Strategy How To Budgeting 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 1, 2016

It was the stuff of Silicon Valley lore : Employees from across the company took a break from their regular projects to develop mind-blowing ideas about artificial intelligence over an intense 24-hour period. At their best, hackathons create a structure and process around idea development. Facebook recently hosted its 50th hackathon.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Banking Brainstorming Participative 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Successful companies develop a system of a few truly unique capabilities that help them create differentiated value for their chosen customers. We define capabilities not as "people capabilities," but as the interconnected people, knowledge, systems, tools and processes that create differentiated value. Let's take a closer look.

Succession 15

Succession Retail Merchandising Supply Chain 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2014

In Gigerenzer’s view, using heuristics, rules of thumb, and other shortcuts often leads to better decisions than the models of “rational” decision-making developed by mathematicians and statisticians. What’s the problem with the way that turkey approached risk management? Gut feelings are tools for an uncertain world.

Uncertainty 9

Uncertainty Kahneman Banking System 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2012

A GreenBiz report indicated that progress had slowed or even regressed, but MIT and BCG also declared that sustainability had reached a "tipping point" with more companies putting sustainability "on the management agenda.". Keeping the apparel theme, um, running, check out Nike's new shoe with FlyKnit technology. Company Stories.

Supply Chain 9

Supply Chain Constraint P&L Energy 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

It’s not yet clear what Trump’s election means for issues that impact companies’ efforts to manage environmental and social issues. At the state level, New Jersey passed a big new gas tax , and Oregon , Illinois , and California developed robust energy and climate policies. Trump Shocked the World.

Energy 8

Energy Banking Chemicals Globalization 8