Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 25, 2018

These firms make up two thirds of global corporate pretax earnings (EBTDA) and revenues. To analyze the superstar dynamics of firms, our metric was economic profit, a measure of a firm’s profit above and beyond opportunity cost. (To The bottom 10% destroy roughly as much economic value as the superstar firms create.

Industry 13

Industry Company GDP Bottom-up 13

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

But we recognize that, in many businesses, resources are often allocated according to short-term, bottom-line pressures. The industry makes up approximately 6% of Brazil’s GDP. These values can be estimated credibly and cost-effectively, and we set about applying them to the Brazilian beef sector.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Net Present Value Retail Cost of Capital 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2013

When resources are allocated from the bottom up instead of from the top down, they get out of sync with what the senior team is trying to accomplish. Resource allocation : These decisions are big because some competitive moves need disproportionate resources.

P&L 8

P&L Fixed Assets Charan Delegation 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 31, 2017

Based on our recent worldwide survey of 2,000 incumbent companies across all major industries and countries, we estimate that the average return on incumbent digital initiatives is below 10% — barely above the cost of capital. How the best companies get up to speed. Insight Center. Crossing the Digital Divide.

Strategy 8

Strategy ROI Technology Cost of Capital 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 21, 2015

In fact, determining price is one of the toughest things a marketer has to do, in large part because it has such a big impact on the company’s bottom line. Gasoline is a good example here because most people need it, so even when prices go up, demand doesn’t change greatly.

Price 8

Price Debt to Equity Ratio Marketing Metrics 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

In our experience, companies that adopt this marketing analytics approach can unlock 10–20 percent of their marketing budget to either reinvest in marketing or return to the bottom line. Financial metrics would typically include obvious numbers such as sales, return on investment, and cost per customer.

CFO 8

CFO Short-term Long-term Benchmarking 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Hoping to alleviate their concerns, this article also provides concrete examples of how sustainability benefits the bottom line. of respondents view nonfinancial disclosures as “essential” or “important” to investment decisions, up from 34.8% In its survey of over 200 institutional investors, 59.1% Some 62.4%

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Price Loyalty Efficiency 8