Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

In response to our survey in late 2015, they told us that on economic matters, uncertainty abounds. Across industries, the sense of economic uncertainty is also remarkably consistent. Not surprisingly, with the price of oil dropping, directors of companies the energy & utilities industries are particularly discouraged.

Politics 8

Politics Telecommunications Policies Biotechnology 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2013

Do you know what world regions and industries are generating the greatest demand for talent? At the other end of the spectrum, we found the fewest companies plan to hire in the two industries most driven by uncertainty and regulation: financials and health care. chemicals, metals & mining, paper & forest products).

Telecommunications 8

Telecommunications Health Care Talent Management Biotechnology 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 10, 2014

Many industries have been ripe for deal-making for some years, but action has been slow. A decline in economic uncertainty in 2014 will now support bolder strategic moves by managers. The opportunity for big mergers may also be drying up in many industries. The telecom industry also seems close to its limit in large mergers.

Restructuring 8

Restructuring Trends Long-term Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 20, 2017

However, the region has long been volatile and unpredictable (from coups and sharp changes in government policies, to currency shortages, to terrorism and large-scale population displacements), so operating under uncertainty is not new. billion people, makes the region an exciting expansion opportunity for multinationals across industries.

Depreciation 8

Depreciation Contingency Plans Policies Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2016

Russia’s industrialization also means that the market offers substantial opportunities in diverse B2B sectors such as mining, oil and gas, metallurgy, chemicals, light industry, and consumer durables. Their goal is to lower product prices to gain market share away from competitors who import into the country.

Depreciation 8

Depreciation B2B Price Crisis 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 20, 2013

Employees at semiconductor-chip-maker Intel recently devised a new chemistry process that reduced chemical waste by 900,000 gallons, saving $45 million annually. Bain & Company recently surveyed about 750 employees across industries in Brazil, China, India, Germany, the UK, and the U.S.

Metrics 8

Metrics Chemicals Simon Energy 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2016

Faced with this uncertainty, most investors have chosen one of three options. That’s just the beginning of the confusion—even if you accepted that such diverse investments should all be grouped into one category, how do you even measure and compare impact anyway? None of these are ideal outcomes.

Class 8

Class Microfinance Supply Chain Education 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

With the support of chemical companies , more than 170 countries also agreed to phase out HFCs , the high global-warming-potential chemicals used in air-conditioners and refrigerators everywhere. The UN also agreed to slash emissions from the airline industry. Who really knows what a Trump presidency will bring to the U.S.

Energy 8

Energy Banking Chemicals Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

McGrath recalls the painful experience of working with a big chemical company that wanted to diversify its business. DDP is most relevant to ventures where there is a lot of uncertainty, and you need to make a lot of assumptions and then test and convert learning quickly. ” Step 3: Define operational requirements.

Planning 8

Planning Benchmarking Project Competitive Advantage 8