The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 2, 2020

” The researchers accept that the Covid-19 crisis has added a considerable layer of uncertainty to the trading environment, both due to direct trading conditions but also the vulnerability of supply chains. Add in currency and credit risks, and it’s by no means an easy pivot to make. ”

Supply Chain 92

Supply Chain Hedge Credit Risk Bureaucracy 92

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 22, 2013

The dictionary says bureaucracy is a means of coordinating activities through standardized rules and procedures. We might not like the idea of Italian bureaucracy very much, but it beats having Silvio Berlusconi in charge. And I always push back when they say bureaucracy is the problem. What exactly is going wrong, I ask them?

Bureaucracy 8

Bureaucracy Chief Financial Officer Delegation Globalization 8

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Rather than stick together in crisis situations and collectively investigate the problems, both Ford and Firestone distanced themselves from each. economy spent one trillion dollars fixing and treating the so-called Y2K Bug, which we now know was a manufactured “crisis” by technology consulting companies. In 1999, the U.S.

Crisis 58

Crisis Crisis Management Retail Budgeting 58

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 8, 2016

And when Derek had lost his job during the financial crisis, Rogier had invited him to join Contect. My peers and I will be able to bid on projects more quickly, get them done faster, and book more revenue if we aren’t hindered by needless bureaucracy.”

Case Study 8

Case Study Decentralization CFO Construction 8