The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 2, 2020

Sectors such as chemicals, food and drink, and textiles were among the most enthusiastic shifters. The very act of diversifying trade patterns itself does not come without any risk, as transport costs are likely to grow, and companies are forced to operate in unfamiliar markets with unfamiliar bureaucracy. Tariff barriers. ”

Supply Chain 89

Supply Chain Hedge Credit Risk Bureaucracy 89

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

In 1960, the editor of the Harvard Business Review, Theodore Levitt, wrote that the failure of railroads could be explained in part by the myopic view that they were in the railroad business and not the transportation business, which left them vulnerable to competition from cars, trucks, and planes.

Health Care 15

Health Care Levitt Film Chemicals 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 26, 2016

That is good news for managers and investors. While a dynamic, competitive economy rewards innovative firms with high profits and punishes poor performers with low profits, sustained aggregate profits suggest, instead, that firms are able to get away with higher prices because competition is limited. Profits are up.

Pharmaceuticals 9

Pharmaceuticals Politics Price Chemicals 9

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

I am a firm believer that companies need society’s permission to grow, and it would appear that Mr. Kalanick and the management team at Uber are coming to this realization as well. ” Mind you, this was well before Wal-Mart management rolled out its kinder, gentler vision (“Save money. Live better.”).

Reputation 8

Reputation Disruptive Innovation Letter Transportation 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

This matters because prediction is an input to a host of activities including transportation, agriculture, healthcare, energy manufacturing, and retail. Once prediction became cheap, innovators reframed driving as a prediction problem. In contrast, the value of film-related chemicals fell – we wanted less of them.

Film 8

Film Cost Technology Chemicals 8

Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 7, 2016

Men highly self-rate their own leadership skills and their ability to tackle management and business challenges. Give managers who fail to develop their leaders a negative consequence. Provide time for leaders to practice key skills with their managers and receive feedback. Wellins, Ph.D., Goldman Sachs. 2014) Womenomics 4.0:

Diversity 120

Diversity Globalization Transportation Industry 120