Women on Business

DECEMBER 2, 2010

For others, adults, Buddy was a “chemically imbalanced” adult man who thinks and dresses like an elf running around through the streets of New York City. Is it a niche business catering to a specific industry? Buddy is a human raised by elves, therefore, does he fall into the “human” or “elf” category? Does it fill a need?

Brand 215

Brand Press Release Discount Customer Loyalty 215

Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Thinkers50 – World’s Most Influential Management Thinkers. Called ‘The Academy Awards of Leadership’ by the Economist, Thinkers50 is the world’s most reliable resource for identifying, ranking and sharing the leading management ideas of our age. World authority on project management. Co-author: Predictable Magic.

Executive Coaching 70

Executive Coaching CEO Magazine Banking 70

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2017

The investment industry is changing. These two trends may seem separate—or, some people believe, incompatible—but together I believe they have the power to improve finance’s role in the world. It is tough to beat the market and over long periods of time indexing has been shown to outperform most active managers.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Asset Management Chemicals Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

The first category is exogenous factors over which the business has little control: the growth of the markets into which it sells; the competitive intensity and thus the average profitability of the industry in which it operates; or the fragmentation of its industry and thus the scope for a growth-by-acquisition approach.

Chemicals 8

Chemicals How To Kahneman Reputation 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Throughout the news and business coverage, the feeling that sustainability is crucial to the future of the country and its industries is palpable. China Hi-Tech Fair ready to highlight emerging industries ," which describes Chinas largest tech show going on this week in Shanghai. And on and on. In the U.S.

NGO 14

NGO Chemicals Guidelines Telecommunications 14

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2011

The two went way back: Both had been with their German parent company, Almond Chemical, since 1999, when it first established operations in China. Since then Almond China had set up two joint ventures with local partners — the only way foreigners could do chemical business in the country. 2 Chemical Company, were very active.

Case Study 11

Case Study Chemicals Ethics Finance 11

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

That's what we found when we studied the top management teams of companies in Europe over the past three years. Part of the problem may be in the backgrounds that companies desired: 85% of COOs had experience in operations, strategy, or finance. What role does he or she play in the organization?

COO 12

COO Sample Telecommunications Automotive 12

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Kodak had built a successful enterprise producing cameras, film, and photographic paper and chemicals, but what people wanted was images, and so when a better way to get those images was found, its customers followed. Employers increasingly focus on employee wellness, on one side, and disease management, on the other.

Health Care 15

Health Care Levitt Film Chemicals 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 29, 2014

In the July/August issue of HBR , Ram Charan argues that the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) role should be eliminated, with HR responsibilities funneled in two separate directions — administration , led by traditional HR-types, reporting to the CFO; and talent strategy , led by high-potential line managers, reporting to the corner office.

CFO 11

CFO Charan Intangible Assets Human Resources 11

Harvard Business Review

MAY 10, 2016

Such rules rest on the premise that if we can just structure the board properly, management misconduct can largely be prevented. GE states, “The primary role of GE’s Board of Directors is to oversee how management serves the interests of shareowners and other stakeholders.”

Company 8

Company Committee CEO Chemicals 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2016

Automobile manufacturers, for example, create products that rely on metals, chemicals, oil, and gas, which are among the most energy- and water-intensive industries. Others, including technology and telecommunications companies, are major customers of — and suppliers to — those industries.

Energy 8

Energy Price Telecommunications Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 3, 2016

A global consumer durable goods manufacturer’s industry is seeing business-model transformation, disruption, and a pronounced technological shift in its relationship with its customers. The captive financing division of a global manufacturer has a team of 30 or so analytics modelers, several of which are PhD holders.

Operations 8

Operations Agility Chemicals Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 6, 2016

In many industries, the capital required to build an asset of minimum efficient scale is growing. Two companies transfer selected similar assets into a joint venture in order to support the orderly management of capacity in their industry and reduce the risk of prices spiraling downward. Model 3: Joint venture of similar assets.

Co-Opetition 8

Co-Opetition Operations Cost Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Some have decades of experience in their industry. James is using his expertise as a chemical engineer to develop new business models for base-of-the-pyramid consumers. Matt Ellis at CBRE, a global leader in real estate services, is designing financing structures that will provide capital for clients' energy efficiency initiatives.

Real Estate 8

Real Estate Constraint Entrepreneur Restructuring 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Some companies could get a jumpstart in their industry in organizing partnerships and even positioning themselves as leaders in sustainable development using the goals as a branding anchor. But awareness of the challenges is the first step toward managing them. Third, the goals cannot be realized without business participation.

Goal 8

Goal Supply Chain Development Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 25, 2014

The leading executive recruitment firm Egon Zender, as part of talent evaluation at the time of Dow Chemical’s merger with Rohm and Haas in the Spring of 2009, described us as the “best CEO university” they had ever seen. But Rohm and Haas wasn’t always like that. For example, a successful white male in a U.S.

Team 12

Team Diversity CFO TSR 12

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

For years, the creative side of the company was the top priority, leaving things like finance, IT, and HR to suffer (yes, they tried to run their operations on spreadsheets). Keller, a top auto analyst, "never rested," working the phones and gathering industry data constantly. Crisis management' Missing the "How" and "Why".

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Company Crisis Crisis Management 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2016

In order to free up all the dry powder waiting for the right impact opportunity, the investment industry needs to help investors clearly articulate three guiding principles behind their investments: what kind of impact they want to have, how deep or broad their intended impact is, and the level of risk they are willing to accept.

Class 8

Class Microfinance Supply Chain Education 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2017

They include years of 15% to 20% annual increases in labor costs without compensating productivity growth in manufacturing titans such as China, cheap energy in North America unlocked by hydraulic fracturing, and the increasing complexity and cost of managing global supply chains. In 2016, that gap was down to about 1 percentage point.

Supply Chain 10

Supply Chain Chemicals Uncertainty Policies 10

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

a “maker of chemical refractories for the steel industry” (Harry Blackmun’s words), got a raw deal. Economy Finance Risk management' Basic, Inc., a company producing mostly alumina-based refractories,” then announcing in December 1978 that they had agreed to a merger.

Training 8

Training Efficiency Class Price 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 4, 2017

There are similar stories in the electronics industry, pet food, pharmaceuticals, and even national security. This regulation came as a result of concerns that the exploitation and trade of conflict minerals by armed groups was helping to finance conflict in the DRC region and contributing to its emergency humanitarian crisis.

Supply Chain 9

Supply Chain Productivity Products Company 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2015

Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens wrote in the Citizens United campaign finance decision that “Business corporations must engage the political process in instrumental terms if they are to maximize shareholder value.” Too typical, however, is the situation described by a senior executive at a chemical company.

Politics 8

Politics Committee CPA Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2016

We also found that industry matters. Boards of companies operating in the consumer discretionary industry have a disproportionately high representation of Democrats, while boards operating in the industrials and energy and utilities industries skew more Republican.

Politics 8

Politics Committee Telecommunications Diversity 8