Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2017

It is tough to beat the market and over long periods of time indexing has been shown to outperform most active managers. On the other side, fans of active management see it as a trend that can damage market efficiency and lead to distortions in market prices. The debate is far from settled and will likely go on for a long time.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Asset Management Chemicals Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 3, 2012

The assumption is that, under the current incentive system, they're highly inefficient in their use of expense money, so we'll give them less to work with than they've been getting reimbursed for.". "I In fact it's not mainly about cost management at all — though that's certainly important in these market conditions.

P&L 11

P&L Management Chemicals Case Study 11

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

First, the global goals campaign represents a significant new opportunity for companies that view emerging and frontier markets as their source of long-term growth. According to estimates from McKinsey, consumers in these markets could be worth $30 trillion by 2025 — a significant step up from the 2010 value of $12 trillion.

Goal 8

Goal Supply Chain Development Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 22, 2017

Galbraith’s answer was that they needed to be so because technology required large amounts of capital to be deployed — think your large auto assembly, oil refineries, and chemical plants. For others, that meant utilizing newfound tools in marketing and persuasion to create demand from consumers. What did that mean?

Power 8

Power Bureaucracy Advertising Open-book 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

As Carlos Tavares, chair of PSA Peugeot Citroën, explained to me, “Unit sales will remain important, but this shouldn’t be our driver… To be ready, we must experiment and learn as markets change.” They start in other markets, with other customers, or with stealth incursions into the edges of your market.

Metrics 8

Metrics Business Model Retail Automotive 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2014

First one and then two companies took aim at each unit’s market, aggressively selling products at lower prices. Realizing that Siiquent had little hope of earning high margins on test instruments, its executives decided to seek sustainable profit from biological and chemical compounds, test kits, and other consumables.

Case Study 10

Case Study Price Chemicals Strategy 10

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2016

According to the Global Impact Investing Network, the market for impact capital, currently sized at $60 billion, could grow over the next decade to $2 trillion, or 1% of global invested assets. Everyone agrees that impact investing is on the rise. Intensity and immediacy of impact.

Class 8

Class Microfinance Supply Chain Education 8

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

With Discovery-Driven Growth , Rita and Ian offer managers everywhere a time-tested blueprint for planning and executing a strategic growth agenda with confidence – in any market. Surprisingly, big inroads in the physician office-management market are being made by non-traditional players, such as Best Buy’s Geek Squad.

Innovation 50

Innovation NPV Business Model Constraint 50