Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2017

Despite rapid innovations in data processing and machine learning, many businesses have yet to make the leap from the Industrial Age to the information age, and the gap between technological and organizational progress is widening. Closing this gap requires much more than short-term fixes, like adopting new technologies.

Industry 12

Industry Short-term Planning Long-term 12

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2014

Even what appears to be a small investment risk can turn into a big one, especially when information technology comes into play. BlueArc’s CFO, Rick Martig, and other executives gathered market data to support the investment in the mid-tier data storage product. Blue Arc’s R&D had a track record of success; it was a proven team.

CFO 8

CFO Venture Funding IPO Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 30, 2017

A recent Washington Post investigation titled “The big problem for Uber now: Attracting talent” detailed the roots of this problem throughout the company and at the top, where 13 of the top 20 management positions remain empty, including the positions of COO and CFO.

CEO 12

CEO IPO Energy COO 12

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2015

Tech bloggers had jumped all over the story; many speculated that SimplePay had begun to slow its hiring and scrimp on security investments in an effort to spiff up its balance sheet for a potential IPO. The plan was to go public next year, and Jake and his CFO had been trying to cut costs, but they had mostly spared the IT group.

Case Study 8

Case Study Crisis IPO CIO 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Back at Calidad de Vida's corporate offices that afternoon, Gloria asked Daniel Hernandez, her CFO, and Diana Correa, her deputy director, to join her in the company's lone conference room, a windowless space made cheerful by photos of smiling elderly people on the walls and the same bright green chairs found in the centers.

Case Study 13

Case Study Franchising Health Care Follow-up 13