The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 13, 2022

Because banks struggle to assess the financial history of immigrants, it can be difficult to raise capital and ongoing credit. There are particular weaknesses, for instance, in the generation of the social capital that is so important to startup success. Making improvements.

Entrepreneur 107

Entrepreneur Social Capital System Banking 107

HR Digest

JULY 28, 2021

It is a tough time as they bank on social capital and how to maintain cohesion without the benefit of informal coffee, lunch or smoke breaks. Public spending on workforce reskilling and support has fallen in most member nations of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

McKinsey 134

McKinsey Aggregate Demand Industry Crisis 134

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 15, 2011

This makes it all the more important that we know beforehand what the trade will be; asking someone to do something for you just-to-be-nice can deplete your social capital quickly. Unlike The Godfather, very few of us can bank favors. To get things done and be as effective as possible within our sphere, we need to network.

Christensen 15

Christensen Project Social Capital Banking 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Just last week one of us was struck by the generosity of a New York bank that picked up the tab for the post-memorial service dinner of an employee who was grieving the loss of his father. Social capital also counts. In business, as in love, you earn trust. Once earned, you’re a fool to take it for granted.

Bottom-up 8

Bottom-up Attrition Absenteeism Social Capital 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 5, 2012

This is simply because being in a job appears to trigger latent entrepreneurship, and also because there is a more intensive re-investment of social capital to generate financial capital than is customary in the West. In a sense, African entrepreneurs run profit ecosystems rather than business units.

Entrepreneur 15

Entrepreneur Banking Supply Chain Globalization 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 8, 2016

They’d met at university, and although Derek had gone on to graduate school and a career in banking, while Rogier had joined his family construction business and then founded Contect, they’d never lost touch. ” “Just don’t forget we’re in construction, not banking, Derek. The two men went way back.

Case Study 8

Case Study Decentralization CFO Construction 8