Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

In the apparel sector, for instance, the unusually warm winter temperatures across Europe and the U.S. Two-thirds of small business managers declare to have been negatively affected by weather over the last three years. However, efficient risk management can only take place on the condition that the risks are defined.

Hedge 8

Hedge Apparel Risk Management Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 24, 2014

Since then, leaders from business, government, and civil society organizations have come together to address fire and building-safety issues in the apparel factories. The tragedy is that countless people died even though both workers and management knew something was wrong. Global business Risk management Supply chain'

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Apparel Bottom-up Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

In contrast, 70% of respondents think their boards have effective processes for staying current on the company; 69% for compliance; 66% for financial planning; and 55% for risk management — although we should note that managing risks is a crucial consideration when pursuing innovation.

Innovation 8

Innovation Short-term Telecommunications Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

apparel, automobiles, retailing, media, hotels, restaurants & leisure); Consumer Staples (e.g., ” Boards can hold executive management accountable for evaluating current cybersecurity risks and maintaining response plans by making cybersecurity debriefings a regular agenda item at board meetings.

Telecommunications 8

Telecommunications Health Care Contingency Plans Biotechnology 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 16, 2013

And 43% cited technology expertise, HR-talent management, international-global expertise, and succession planning as the skills missing most on their boards. The industry with the greatest skills gap was IT & telecommunications, whose boards are in serious need of international-global expertise and HR-talent management.

Telecommunications 8

Telecommunications Biotechnology Health Care Real Estate 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2016

Whether we’re driving in fast-moving traffic, arguing with a colleague in a meeting, or investing our hard-earned money, we are engaging in risk taking. Let’s see how the tenets might apply to three very different cases, each containing substantial risk. Those are: Right-sizing. Right-timing.

Real Estate 8

Real Estate Apparel Absenteeism Reputation 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2013

Not innovation, risk management, technology, debt, or the regulatory environment. Corporate directors identified talent management as their single greatest strategic challenge. We know that organizations commit enormous resources and effort to talent management, so why aren''t they doing a better job? Not rising costs.

Talent Management 8

Talent Management Company Telecommunications Management 8