Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Actual retailers, though, have tended to stick with simpler techniques, such as simply looking at how long it has been since a customer last bought anything, and picking a cutoff period (nine months, say) after which that customer is considered inactive. Customers Decision making Information & technology'

Simon 11

Simon Retail Uncertainty Apparel 11

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2017

It is tough to beat the market and over long periods of time indexing has been shown to outperform most active managers. The debate is far from settled and will likely go on for a long time. Index funds, meanwhile, are a cause of heated debate. The longer the time horizon, the more appealing many aspects of ESG, as mentioned above.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Asset Management Chemicals Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

This narrative has rested on three propositions: that globalization is a major driver of growth and prosperity; that technological progress enriches our lives; and that shareholder returns reflect businesses’ contributions to societal progress. This approach was credible as long as economic inequality was kept within reasonable bounds.

Globalization 8

Globalization Supply Chain Human Capital Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Simply improving short-term performance by cutting costs across the board isn’t the answer – activists can do that themselves, simply by taking out 10% from your company’s cost baseline. Take the time to reassess your company’s path to value creation.

Management 8

Management Short-term Constraint Apparel 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 23, 2015

degrees Celsius , or even 2 degrees (the stated long-term goals). 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. In the U.S.,

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Apparel Energy Price 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

For every Apple, there is an Atari, for every Fuji a Polaroid, and for every Zara an American Apparel. To be clear, this tendency to focus on exploitation and not exploration may even be welcomed by some investors who value predictable short-term returns from reduced costs and investments, increasing dividends and share buybacks.

Company 8

Company Succession Maturity Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 2, 2013

By helping business leaders to improve their businesses, the CIO becomes an obvious candidate to fill any open role that involves technology, process, or strong governance. Other companies have multiple employee collaboration platforms with different rules and technologies. Is CDO the next step for the aspiring CIO-Plus?

CIO 8

CIO Technology Apparel Information Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 2, 2011

And how would we know that we are on the right track if we couldn't define ourselves largely in terms of being better than others? In reality, each country needs the other to succeed in order to thrive — to finance growth, secure export markets, train talent, transfer technology, and more.

Apparel 15

Apparel Pharmaceuticals Finance Licensing 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2014

To get everyone to agree on a realistic goal, we suggest picking a year far enough in the future that people feel safe discussing what needs to happen by that time but not so far away that uncertainty about technological or market developments would render a discussion meaningless. But this is not cause for alarm.

Innovation 9

Innovation Company Venture Capitalist Business Model 9

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2014

After a terrible fire killed many workers in Bangladesh apparel factories, European retailers Primark and C&A worked to establish long-term compensation funds for victims and their families. Some have gone so far as to cap the highest salaries they will pay in terms of ratios to the lowest. Take an Interest.

Golden Parachute 11

Golden Parachute Apparel Trends Short-term 11

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2013

Not long after she reached shore, she decided to do something about it. So in 2010, I started this foundation and coined the "circular economy" term to help frame the concept. We looked at the three biggest segments — packaging, food waste, and apparel. No one else had looked at that way to design out waste.

Company 10

Company Apparel Engineering Welch 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 14, 2014

They decipher where society is going in the long term and figure out how their brand adds value to that direction. As the company releases a constant stream of videos, conferences, apparel, equipment, and music, the brand has become a phenomenon. That’s why they outlast fads like cronuts, Silly Bandz, and Angry Birds.

Long-term 8

Long-term Trends Brand Succession 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Before the venture is launched, decide what success will look like in concrete terms. ” There are cases where success can’t be measured in financial terms. One of the growth vectors they identified was moving into the production of high-end apparel that would be sold in department stores. Define success.

Planning 9

Planning Benchmarking Project Competitive Advantage 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

From relentless demand for resources to bamboo-like 9% growth to vicious competition for the technologies and industries of the future, China will be the big story for a long time. The list of "once-in-a-century" storms, floods, and droughts this year is too long to list. China, China, and China. Business as usual is no more.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Apparel P&L Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2013

Not innovation, risk management, technology, debt, or the regulatory environment. consumer durables & apparel, retailing, education, media, hotels, restaurants & leisure); Consumer Staples (e.g., And what did they say was their biggest concern? Not competitive threats. Not rising costs.

Talent Management 8

Talent Management Company Telecommunications Management 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2014

It turns out there’s both good news and bad news when it comes to the answers: Our research found that, among multitaskers, certain types of ads are more (or less) effective in terms of driving TV viewers online. Advertising Sales Technology' We also focused on five industries that represented $4.2 billion in U.S.

Advertising 10

Advertising Brand Apparel Audience 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Renewables have been trouncing fossil fuels for a few years as the costs of the newer technologies have dropped remarkably fast. New capital is still flowing to the clean tech — Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and some other business leaders just announced a $1 billion fund to invest in “next generation energy technologies.”

Energy 8

Energy Banking Chemicals Globalization 8