Strategy Driven

MARCH 3, 2020

There is a constant emergence of many tools to facilitate functions like accounting, branding, marketing, etc. The other side offers raging competition as the internet opens up the market to international players through innovation and technology that is hard to keep up with. Cloud Technology.

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Supply Chain Directory Entrepreneur Trends 66

N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

As odd as it sounds, businesses that are not dependant on smart talent, capital, or technology can scale faster and easier than those businesses burdened with the aforementioned dependencies. The dumb factor not only applies to talent, capital, and technology, but it also extends throughout the entire value chain.

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Business Model Brand Blog Supply Chain 344

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 2, 2015

The presenter was dropping the term ‘brand’ into every other sentence. Many people used to do the same thing with the word ‘technology,’ using it far from its reasonable definitions. The ‘brand’ is a marketing term. I sat in a meeting of highly educated business executives.

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Strategy Strategic Planning Budgeting Risk Management 50

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 15, 2015

It is a competitive market in today’s economy. After 26 years since the creation of the businesses now have a number of methods and channels to distribute marketing and information about their products and services and are able to reach a varied and broad audience. Employ Internal Multisourcing. Engage Customers. About the Author.

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Strategy Outsourcing Process Technology 50

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 29, 2012

For years, companies have been pouring money into people, processes, and technology that can help them manage risk. Most have done a great job of containing their financial reporting and compliance risks. Managers could keep the organization within acceptable tolerance ranges, driving performance to plan.

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Risk Management Maturity EBITDA Management 14

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

On the other, while private companies aren’t under the same legal obligations in terms of disclosure, and while the short-term consequences may be less impactful, these companies still face long-term pitfalls, such as lost trust and tarnished brands. About the Author.

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Chief Technology Officer Short-term How To Long-term 76

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Decisions made at the gut instinct or data level can be made quickly, but offer a higher level of risk. Decisioning at the information level affords a higher degree of risk management, but are still not as safe as those decisions based upon actionable knowledge.

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Blog Analysis CEO Brand 416

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2023

The keystone of effective governance lies within the trapeze act of balancing stakeholder interests, harmonizing corporate objectives, maintaining legal and ethical standards, and ensuring a robust risk management system. These factors form a formidable foundation for effective organizational governance when paired together.

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Compliance Efficiency Ethics Metrics 235

Harvard Business Review

MAY 24, 2012

Every large financial services company has instituted risk management, but that hasn't prevented risky behavior in the form of office politics and personality conflict — as the JP Morgan trading debacle has demonstrated. Risk management isn't exclusive to banking. MORE ON MANAGING RISKY BEHAVIORS.

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Merchandising Risk Management Supply Chain Retail 11

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Yet, unlike money, the market for personal data is relatively embryonic. technology companies as much as $35 billion in potential business. At the same time, several technology platforms that do not collect or share personal data have emerged since mid-2013. Manage brand reputation by engaging with data rating agencies.

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Telecommunications Cost-Benefit Analysis Reputation Survey 8

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 13, 2011

Aside from being costly, a flawed execution can cast doubt on management credibility, have a negative impact on morale, taint the brand, adversely affect external relationships, and cause a variety of other problems for your business. All initiatives surrounding new ideas should include detailed risk management provisions.

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Blog Innovation Strategic Planning Brand 413

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 19, 2016

Carmakers have started using 3D technology to produce parts. The technology is expected to lead to reductions in the cost of employment, capital investment, shipping and inventory as well. manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers, according to a leading technology industry analyst. Most hearing aids in the U.S.

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Supply Chain Execution Analysis Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

In other words, most leaders and organizations are really good at quantifying the risks of trying something bold or striking out in a new direction. What are the downsides of and obstacles to introducing a new product or targeting a new market? They are far less adept at reckoning honestly with the risks of staying the course.

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White Paper Advertising Risk Management Entrepreneur 9

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 20, 2014

As group president of enterprise growth at American Express, Dan Schulman is trying to expand the brand to serve non-affluent customers who he says are paying too much for existing financial services. It was a technology-driven form factor. We are moving from being an “exclusive” to an “inclusive” brand.

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Execution Software Banking Franchising 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Yet even in this age of globalization, SMEs — their massive presence in the economy and vital role in innovation notwithstanding — are still viewed as largely only effective in their domestic and, occasionally, regional markets. Some of these nano-multinationals take their products global via network technologies.

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Supply Chain Globalization Technology Trends 8

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Which markets, partners, clients, or other opportunities can add significant value to our business? Do you have the necessary resources (financial, technology, talent, infrastructure, etc.) How can we improve the risk management, governance, control, and reporting functions for this? to hit your objectives?

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Team Building Blog Team CEO 284

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 6, 2016

For instance, the cost of building and equipping a leading-edge semiconductor fab has climbed to $7 billion, as the technology required to make more advanced chips is getting more complex. In many industries, the capital required to build an asset of minimum efficient scale is growing. Dual asymmetrical joint venture.

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Co-Opetition Operations Cost Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

As corporate leaders grapple with the question of how to prove something is (or isn’t) real, they will need to invest in new technology that helps them keep one step ahead of bad actors. But that technology is still in its early stages, and as it develops you can be sure that bad actors will be working on ways to defeat it.

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Reputation Company Video Crisis 10

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

their production capacity, which obviously varied considerably) and the competitive intensity of their markets (which ranged from perfect competition to near monopoly, because of regulatory differences between states). We looked in particular at firms with generation assets that would become redundant if the disruptive model became dominant.

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Company Disruptive Innovation Decentralization Software 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2014

Mine societal, economic, political, regulatory, and technological trends to identify any external changes that necessitate a shift in your strategy. Then develop a risk profile for your current strategy using the same framework you’re using to assess your new strategic options. Leading teams Risk management Strategic planning'

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Strategic Planning Due Diligence Proposal Rogers 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Today’s executives are dealing with a complex and unprecedented brew of social, environmental, market, and technological trends. These require sophisticated, sustainability-based management. ” Improving risk management. billion in mining projects since 2010. Fostering innovation.

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Supply Chain Price Loyalty Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Despite increased spending and innovation in the cybersecurity market, there is every indication that the situation will only worsen. It may be prudent, and required, for you to continue with awareness programs, but you will have to rely more on intelligent technologies and automation if you hope to have any chance at success.

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System Bottom-up Taylorism Taylor 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2015

Chief Marketing Officers (CMOs) and Chief Risk Officers (CROs) may seem to have little in common. The CMO has historically focused on driving growth and brand engagement; the CRO has typically focused on safeguarding the bottom line and minimizing unwanted exposure. Take a customer–life cycle approach.

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Credit Scoring Risk Management Finance Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

I won't review this evidence here (If you're interested, see Brand Relevance ) but will instead explore the question: Why do we see this suboptimal, timid investment pattern? Firms and key decision makers are simply risk-averse. Better, cheaper, or faster" is the mantra for improving brand performance.

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Kahneman Tversky Company Innovation 14

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2015

This is a big transition for firms whose marketing, sales-training and enablement tools, and wider organizational processes reflect outdated assumptions about purchasing in their markets. The marketing–sales relationship now tops the agenda of concerns in a survey of B2B executives.

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B2B AIDA AIDAS Disintermediation 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 20, 2013

Adoption risk: Adopting technologies or responding to market, business, and technology trends too quickly or too slowly; reactively or over thought, without considering how non-technical implications or unintended consequences contribute adoption risk. It prevents the wisdom of learning from failure.

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Dunning Project CTO Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2013

But there are ways to reduce risks. At the helm of HootSuite, a social media management tool for companies, I've learned that common sense, a little training and the right technology go a long way. A better approach is to use what's known as single sign-on technology ( which we use at HootSuite ).

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Media Company Follow-up Competitive Advantage 16

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2013

But there are ways to reduce risks. At the helm of HootSuite, a social media management tool for companies, I've learned that common sense, a little training and the right technology go a long way. A better approach is to use what's known as single sign-on technology ( which we use at HootSuite ).

Media 8

Media Company Follow-up Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 20, 2017

unilaterally pulls out of the Iran nuclear deal), building contingency plans, and diversifying their portfolio of markets. more competitive prices, more localized products) and improve their risk management and operational efficiency. Many companies are assessing their exposure to specific policy decisions (e.g., if the U.S.

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Depreciation Contingency Plans Policies Marketing 9