Harvard Business Review

MAY 26, 2016

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. If so, then high profits portend diminished productivity growth.

Pharmaceuticals 10

Pharmaceuticals Politics Price Chemicals 10

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 1, 2017

” The more creatively, comprehensively, and innovatively these selves can be digitized, the greater the opportunity to help workers develop and deploy the optimal traits and qualities they desire. Principles and policies defining data access and sharing of personnel data and workplace analytics will therefore become paramount.

KPI 8

KPI Directory Human Capital Self-aware 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

The theme of the big event was "Technology-led Transition and Innovation-driven Development," which sounds broad. The theme of the big event was "Technology-led Transition and Innovation-driven Development," which sounds broad. This last article is the one that really grabbed my attention.

NGO 14

NGO Chemicals Guidelines Telecommunications 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Some are external, such as weak infrastructure in emerging markets, lack of capacity among target customers and suppliers, and regulatory and policy complexities. But innovating for sustainable development is actually quite close to the processes of “traditional” innovation.

Goal 8

Goal Supply Chain Development Globalization 8

The Horizons Tracker

JULY 23, 2020

They argue that while chemical cleaning products are effective at cleaning such surfaces, it’s a highly labor intensive task to ensure they are cleaned repeatedly, especially in larger facilities.

Banking 84

Banking Environment Chemicals System 84

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

At the center of our program lies a “no questions asked” refund policy for patients’ financial responsibility. Innovating for Value in Health Care. Our team went to a department store that night to buy 70 cotton pillows, and changed the policy so that every patient admitted would receive a new, soft pillow.

System 8

System Quality Long-term Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

Scharpf says her challenge in dealing with scientists, academics, businesspeople, community activists and policy wonks "is always, 'How do I speak in the same language to each of these different constituencies each with their unique language and objectives?'". Emotion Creates a Common Language.

Franchising 13

Franchising CEO GDP Entrepreneur 13

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2013

But as I’ve done for the last 4 years, I’ll attempt to summarize some of the latest stories about the big environmental and social pressures on business, and how some innovative companies are dealing with them. Food and food waste gets more attention, debate, and innovation: Can cows save the world, or should we make meat in labs?

Supply Chain 10

Supply Chain McKinsey Apparel Energy 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

The ongoing failure of policy at a global level (with the important exceptions of some successes/workarounds such as new mileage targets for cars and trucks and a carbon tax in Australia ). The military continues to lead the way on energy and climate. These drivers underpin a number of stories from 2011, but a few new themes came out as well.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Apparel P&L Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2014

But rather than illustrating a simple revenue model, the diagrams showed that over time he had adjusted his pricing policies to address customer demands, internal accounting guidelines, and competitive threats. “Basically, you just do what’s needed to make money, right?” ” Peter asked pointedly.

Case Study 10

Case Study Price Chemicals Strategy 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2014

Both in response and pre-emptively, the world’s leading companies continued to aggressively pivot their businesses toward more sustainable and innovative ways of operating. All the major players in the personal care product value chain — the giants of consumer products, chemicals, and fragrances — were there (as was I).

Chemicals 13

Chemicals Short-term Energy Report 13

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 20, 2017

In doing research on multinational operations in the Middle East and Africa, we’ve learned that companies are well aware of how President Trump’s foreign and trade policies could affect their businesses there. Many companies are assessing their exposure to specific policy decisions (e.g., if the U.S.

Depreciation 9

Depreciation Contingency Plans Policies Marketing 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Dow Chemical has reduced energy costs $9 billion since 1994. We will need strong global policies and a price on carbon. But constraints drive innovation. But the brutal logic of the McKibben, PwC, and McKinsey numbers applies at the microeconomic level as well. It's not so crazy. The early leaders have a good start.

McKinsey 8

McKinsey GDP Cost-Benefit Analysis Constraint 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. Many invested heavily in renewable energy (see number five on this list), and some big companies dove into policy debates this year.

Energy 8

Energy Banking Chemicals Globalization 8