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Companies Collect Competitive Intelligence, but Don’t Use It

Harvard Business Review

The second requirement is to anticipate response to your competitive moves so that they are not derailed by unexpected reactions. Improving competitive intelligence usage requires an “audit” of major decisions – at the product/service or functional level – before they are approved by management.

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JP Morgan's Loss: Bigger than "Risk Management"

Harvard Business Review

bank observed that his organization had "a cultural indisposition to challenge" and that the task of "being a risk and compliance manager.felt a bit like being a man in a rowing boat trying to slow down an oil tanker.". First, CEO Jamie Dimon was widely acknowledged as the "ultimate chief risk officer of the bank."

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Managing Risks Means Managing Arguments

Harvard Business Review

And it was during Drew's absences, according to a richly detailed account in The New York Times , that the bank's chief investment office, which she ran, began to get into trouble: The morning conference calls Ms. How Competitive Intelligence Rules Encourage Cheating. But in the meantime it's much more art than science.

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Managing Risky Behavior

Harvard Business Review

The traders at JP Morgan wanted to make money for the bank. How Competitive Intelligence Rules Encourage Cheating. Most of the politicians who advocated the euro did so because they thought it would create a safer and more prosperous Europe. MORE ON MANAGING RISKY BEHAVIORS. The Six Mistakes Executives Make in Risk Management.