Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 10, 2017

Interestingly, individuals working in customer service, sales, production, logistics and R&D were more likely to feel that bureaucracy was growing than those working in functions like HR, finance, planning, purchasing, and administration. budgeting, goal-setting, performance reviews) to be “very helpful.”

Bureaucracy 8

Bureaucracy Survey Politics Consensus 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

The problem is that it might appear convenient, to those in charge, to take the path of least resistance, which unfortunately exactly what seems to be happening in Greece right now. What makes this charge especially ironic is that applying the rules gives us a relatively rosy picture of the current state of Greece’s public finances.

GDP 8

GDP Maturity Crisis Report 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2014

They don’t have the budgets of Fortune 500 companies, which can customize products and delivery for each customer who requests special treatment. As his firm grew, he undervalued and underpaid the executives who ran the supply chain and finance departments. million in financing for a new 50,000-square-foot bakery, which opened in 2008.

Operations 9

Operations Company Supply Chain Short-term 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 26, 2014

New ventures, for example, often complain that the corporate finance function requires them to meet budget or lose bonuses or funding; or they can’t recruit the talent they need because of the corporate job evaluation approach. When Innovation Is Strategy. An HBR Insight Center. How Boards Can Innovate.

Mass Marketing 12

Mass Marketing Brand Disruptive Innovation Advice 12

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2013

They resist getting their hands dirty alongside the CIO, even though many of them will readily get down into the mud of a balance sheet with the CFO or strategize the details of global brand issues with the CMO. Boards should require that CEO candidates demonstrate not just knowledge of finance and marketing but also a technology aptitude.

CEO 10

CEO CIO Technology CFO 10

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Even a full professor typically remains ignorant of vital skills related to organizational behavior, operations management, finance and strategy. The coursecovers topics including healthcare policy, finance, and organizational culture as well as decision making (led by an Air Force colonel) and conflict resolution (led by a minister).

Training 10

Training Health Care Leadership Education 10

Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2013

On the positive side, Greece has tidied up its balance sheet (at least the privately held debt), and nearly balanced its budget, excluding interest payments. True, to the surprise of many analysts, the prime minister, Antonis Samaras, abandoned his earlier populist rhetoric and tried to sort out public finances.

Politics 8

Politics Restructuring Crisis McKinsey 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

Unions, which now represent a tiny share of American workers, resist to the extent they can. Since wage earners finance care, they should receive the lion’s share of the resulting savings — in the form of increased wages, job security, or enhancement of non-health-care benefits. Constraints on Health Care Budgets Can Drive Quality.

Health Care 8

Health Care Cooper Insurance Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 19, 2015

“You need to be seen as credible” when you’re talking about the financial implications of your initiative to the finance group, for instance. Your aim is to “reduce resistance, bring people on board, and band allies and resources together.” ” Ashford concurs. .” ’ way.”

Project 8

Project Restructuring Hotels Case Study 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Germany’s failure to consult on migration policy resulted in a number of other EU member states resisting demands to follow its stance during the refugee crisis. This coalition would include Germany and the eight northern European member states whose finance ministers began to meet in early 2018 to discuss reforming the Eurozone.

Crisis 8

Crisis Politics Policies Resistance 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2015

Parkland receives 36% of its hospital operating budget ($535 million in FY2016) from county funds, not for episodes of care (as in the insurance model) but to design and provide the best possible care for our population. By contrast, nearly every program at Parkland “loses” money (if you think in typical hospital-finance terms).

Health Care 8

Health Care Innovation Insurance Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 19, 2014

Resist the temptation to tell your tyrant boss what you think of her on the way out the door. “Do Today, she’s the office manager for a personal finance firm, managing budgets, expenses, and operations. Take the high road. Do not get mad and do not burn bridges,” says Claman. not her real name.

Short-term 10

Short-term Career Long-term Case Study 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2015

They have become such a deeply entrenched part of life at top schools that these companies and their recruiting practices have been referred by students and administrators as “the deluge,” “the onslaught,” and even “the path of least resistance.”

EPS 8

EPS Diversity Banking Reputation 8