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

JULY 27, 2012

Each role requires its own sales strategy. The potential customer's VP of finance contacted Bill and asked him to prepare a proposal for a multimillion-dollar initiative. She had a good relationship with the CEO of a medium-sized chemical company and had done a lot of work with the customer over the years.

Price 14

Price Chemicals Tactics CFO 14

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

The third category is of the most interest because it concerns factors that the divested business’s (new) management and new owners do control: the quality of the business strategy and operational decisions after divestment, as well as the capital made available for follow-on investments.

Chemicals 8

Chemicals How To Kahneman Reputation 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

COOs are relatively common in service industries such as financial services, energy, information technology and telecommunications, but in manufacturing sectors — such as automotive, chemical, and pharmaceutical companies — they are relatively rare. What do you think?

COO 12

COO Sample Telecommunications Automotive 12

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

He advises some of the world’s biggest companies on environmental strategy. Tens of thousands of people are gathering to explore green building materials, designs, and strategies. But dont count them out for long; if theres one thing Chinese companies are good at, its implementing a "fast follower" strategy.

NGO 15

NGO Chemicals Guidelines Telecommunications 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Tor many people who want to solve pressing social and environmental problems, founding a social enterprise is the strategy of choice. James is using his expertise as a chemical engineer to develop new business models for base-of-the-pyramid consumers. Take James Inglesby at Unilever, for example.

Real Estate 8

Real Estate Constraint Entrepreneur Restructuring 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

For most governments, financing the global goals campaigns will be a stretch; governments have already reneged in the past on commitments for similar targets. Third, the goals cannot be realized without business participation. The price tag for accomplishing these global goals is estimated to be up to $3 trillion a year for 15 years.

Goal 8

Goal Supply Chain Development Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 6, 2016

Ageas contributes its expertise in insurance product design, marketing, finance, and risk management, while the partner, often a well-embedded local financial institution, contributes its customer portfolio, distribution channel, brand, and relationships. Guidelines for selecting an appropriate model.

Co-Opetition 8

Co-Opetition Operations Cost Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

The goal must be a global patient engagement strategy. Initiatives like this need to go beyond providing an app for complaints or giving refunds to dissatisfied patients. Geisinger’s approach consists of both cultural evolution and new processes.

System 8

System Quality Long-term Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2016

For instance, Triodos Sustainable Trade Fund provides finance to farmers whose cultivation practices are more sustainable in places like the Palestine Territories, Thailand, and the Dominican Republic, avoiding traditional chemically-intensive fertilizer in delicate ecosystems.

Class 8

Class Microfinance Supply Chain Education 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2017

It’s time for them to rethink their supply-chain strategies. With all of the changes and uncertainty, companies in a wide range of industries – from autos and chemicals to electronics and appliances – are moving quickly to rethink supply chains and make them more resilient. Census Bureau data.

Supply Chain 10

Supply Chain Chemicals Uncertainty Policies 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2014

Strategy and mission start to gain the upper hand on short-termism. A few others, like Target, had done it years earlier, but the intensity of the shift to put health and well-being at the center of the company’s strategy made it an important story. Financing the clean economy. A century later, Gap Inc.

Chemicals 13

Chemicals Short-term Energy Report 13

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2015

These risks extend to a company’s reputation, its employee relations, its customer and shareholder relationships, its legal footing, and attainment of its business strategies. Too typical, however, is the situation described by a senior executive at a chemical company. “But most don’t have an intimate knowledge.

Politics 8

Politics Committee CPA Policies 8