Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

We are concerned about the lack of disclosure, because data is critical to demonstrating progress in female and minority representation,” said Aditi Mohapatra, lead author of the report and analyst specializing in diversity issues in the Sustainability Research Department of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. “It

Diversity 50

Diversity Newsletter Long-term Execution 50

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2014

Booming public equities and a recovered IPO market generated record portfolio company exits and distributions from VC funds. A VC firm is, first and foremost, an investment vehicle created to generate returns for investors that exceed those available in the fully liquid, low cost public equity markets.

Venture Capitalist 18

Venture Capitalist Asset Management Rate of Return Industry 18

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2012

As Fujio Ando, senior managing director at Chibagin Asset Management suggests, "Japan's consumer electronics industry is facing defeat. Similarly, Japan's automobile industry has been plagued by a series of embarrassing quality problems and recalls, and has lost market share to companies from South Korea and even (gasp!)

Six Sigma 18

Six Sigma Kaizen Govindarajan Telecommunications 18

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 10, 2014

One representative example: April’s Education Innovation Summit , where more than 2,000 people energetically discussed how technology and markets are charting the future of education globally. The transformation in education technology and markets is happening with the business leaders and money-men of higher education barely present.

Real Estate 8

Real Estate Education Disruptive Innovation Asset Management 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 19, 2016

If you’re already using Salesforce CRM offerings and want to ease into smarter processes for sales, marketing, and service, this seems like one of the easiest ways to do it. Pick a small project and a “low hanging fruit” vendor. Some of Cognitive Scale’s customers, like M.D.

Organization 8

Organization Software CRM Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2012

The White House has called this gap between the demand and supply of finance for small and medium enterprises a "market failure.[and] Standing before a brown swathe of land cut up into rectangular ditches for a World Bank-funded project just outside Liberia's capital city of Monrovia, George Howard is a beneficiary of one such innovation.

Entrepreneur 15

Entrepreneur Globalization Microfinance Finance 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2017

Corporate investment in artificial intelligence is predicted to triple in 2017 , becoming a $100 billion market by 2025. Drone- and satellite-based asset management. Wherever you start, it’s important to link the projects to a long-term digital platform strategy to avoid having disconnected islands of innovation.

Process 13

Process Company Supply Chain Software 13

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 5, 2018

The chief marketing officers at consumer products companies, the heads of design at luxury apparel companies, and the heads of logistics at large retailers are cases in point. They are not employees; they are contingent workers who are nonetheless vital to an organization’s R&D, marketing, and other key processes.

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McKinsey Human Resources Reputation Brand 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2018

Capital markets, as a whole, are also moving in this direction. In 2016, socially responsible investing made up more than one out of every four invested dollars under professional management. In turn, this will foster better social outcomes and create new markets and consumer segments. This initiative will soon connect all 1.3

Company 10

Company Decentralization Long-term Operations 10

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

Or a healthcare data offering evaluating physicians’ perceptions on a new drug may be useful not only to brand managers at pharmaceutical companies, but also to portfolio managers at asset management firms seeking to find promising investment opportunities. Frame up realistic aspirations for monetization.

Execution 8

Execution Metrics Content Christensen 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

As cloud technology improves, however, it is becoming easier for companies to create products and services within the cloud, or model new products or marketing campaigns as cloud-based software prototypes. One recent project involved building a tablet-based system for carrying out complex calculations in real time.

Management 12

Management Software BPM Technology 12

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 2, 2014

Back in the ‘60s, people developed the capital asset pricing model [CAPM] as a way to do that. You’d have this beta with the market, so you have the riskless rate plus beta times the equity premium. It’s not something that necessarily resonates a lot with people in the markets or people in the world.

CAPM 8

CAPM Discount Price Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2017

Altogether, the model is employed in 15 markets, impacting over 5.5 Pilot projects show that a single improved highway ramp can save lives and save IAG approximately $600,000 (AUD) per year. Redwoods underwrites $43 million in premiums per year in a market previously considered uninsurable and enjoys a 95% customer retention rate.

Insurance 10

Insurance Company Competitive Advantage Porter 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

While "running out" isn't really the right phrase, it's clear that delivering many commodities to market is getting harder and more expensive (we don't dig for oil a mile under the ocean for the heck of it). The best analysis of the resource scarcity mega-trend came from asset manager Jeremy Grantham. Right now, the U.S.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Apparel P&L Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2016

According to the Global Impact Investing Network, the market for impact capital, currently sized at $60 billion, could grow over the next decade to $2 trillion, or 1% of global invested assets. Ultimately, asset managers can develop a matrix with financial asset classes (e.g., Intensity and immediacy of impact.

Class 8

Class Microfinance Supply Chain Education 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 20, 2017

DNA genetic testing company 23andMe fell behind on its communications with the FDA, resulting in a temporary ban on marketing the company’s personal genetic screening services to the public. The inadequacies of the old approach are evident in recent startup stumbles, even when the technology is sound.

Innovation 13

Innovation Productivity Products Venture Capitalist 13

HR Digest

MAY 23, 2023

James Morton, chief investment officer at Santa Lucia Asset Management, recently said that Americans should brace themselves for a near certain recession this year, despite recent optimism from the Biden administration. The effect of even a “mild” recession, that is widely forecast will hit the US job market later this year.

Marketing 52

Marketing Ryan Sharpe Asset Management 52