Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 26, 2015

Hundreds if not thousands of hospitals have responded to trends such as shorter average hospital stays, fewer surgeries, a shift to outpatient and home care, and reduced reimbursements by consolidating or overhauling their operations and laying off staff. We support these policies through three key practices: A preference for insiders.

Policies 8

Policies Chemicals Bond Fashion 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 5, 2012

Yes, they know more about mobile operating systems and mobile payments than they do about farming! Even the governments have confused technology policy with IT policy. At the University of Nairobi, I recently asked a group of agricultural science students about their plans upon graduation. The farms are now IT labs.

Information Technology 14

Information Technology Technology Information Trends 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2018

The culmination was an incident at an insecticide plant in LaPorte, Texas, where, as a result of a basic process safety management failure , an extremely toxic chemical—methyl mercaptan—was released and two workers were overcome. Improved operational performance will result in fewer injuries. At Cummins, Inc.,

Operations 16

Operations Chemicals CEO Metrics 16

Harvard Business Review

MAY 26, 2016

Operating margins for firms publicly listed in the US show a substantial and sustained rise. In a new research paper , I tease apart the factors associated with the growth in corporate valuations relative to assets ( Tobin’s Q ) and the growth in operating margins. Profits are up. Corporate valuations are up as well.

Pharmaceuticals 10

Pharmaceuticals Politics Price Chemicals 10

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2011

The two went way back: Both had been with their German parent company, Almond Chemical, since 1999, when it first established operations in China. Since then Almond China had set up two joint ventures with local partners — the only way foreigners could do chemical business in the country. That was fast, Liu thought.

Case Study 11

Case Study Chemicals Ethics Finance 11

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Previously, she was the vice president of Global Public Policy at Facebook. When I joined Facebook in 2010, it was already well established that sustainability was central to the way that we operated. Chairman and CEO, the Dow Chemical Company , and Executive Chairman, DowDuPont. Future Economy. Mission-Driven Sustainability.

Project 8

Project Energy Policies Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2017

For example, [Andrew] Liveris talked about the focus Dow [Chemical] has on great chemistry and designing new sustainable product lines and being willing to cannibalize existing products. For example, installing a rapidly deployable flood barrier around your campus can help keep your buildings operational during megastorms.

Project 8

Project Advice Henderson Short-term 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. Uncertain terrain. Given the advances made by the technology since Amazon bought Kiva in 2012, this shouldn’t be a major hurdle.

Banking 84

Banking Environment Chemicals System 84

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 25, 2014

The leading executive recruitment firm Egon Zender, as part of talent evaluation at the time of Dow Chemical’s merger with Rohm and Haas in the Spring of 2009, described us as the “best CEO university” they had ever seen. Mere words and policies are not sufficient. John McArthur). Tangible evidence is required.

Team 12

Team Diversity CFO TSR 12

Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2011

One sperm will be the first to pierce the egg's outer wall, triggering a chemical reaction that makes the egg's wall harder and impenetrable to competing sperm. As the female ovum floats down the fallopian tube, a few thousand sperm (of the 300 million that initially began the journey) search it out. We are not hardwired to suspend judgment.

Chemicals 15

Chemicals Uncertainty Operations Resistance 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2012

While this graying of the Boomer generation certainly has implications for health care and social policy (and for me personally, as one of those eventual retirees), it may have even more significance for the nature of the workforce and the job of the manager. First, there will be a shortage of workers for key jobs.

Telecommunications 9

Telecommunications Chemicals Health Care Planning 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

The most frequently cited motivation was the mitigation of business risk from potential disruption of operations, supplies, or reputational damage, cited 38% of the time, followed by the motivation to adhere to industry norms of transparency, traceability, environmental responsibility, and other accepted standards, cited 27.6% of the time.

Goal 8

Goal Supply Chain Development Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2012

Policies like this have led to a 50% drop in crime in Merseyside, Liverpool. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute have created a system of electronic noses that can smell explosives or other chemical substances. To prepare themselves for this new age, retail executives should follow three steps.

Retail 12

Retail Wireless Loyalty Chemicals 12

Harvard Business Review

JULY 5, 2011

Yet with a deadlock among governments leading to the dropping of discussion of global negotiations on public procurement and investment policies in 2004, and little interest in opening service-sector markets, the round has been narrowed to a focus on agricultural and manufactured trade. Still, there is a clear basis for a deal. Instead, U.S.

Strategy 9

Strategy Globalization Politics Telecommunications 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2016

It is first and foremost about creating a way of life in the workplace that integrates a total health model into every aspect of business practice, from company policies to everyday work activities. A company like Dow Chemical is a success story in this way. A healthy company culture is built intentionally.

Planning 8

Planning Incentives ROI Long-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

JANUARY 17, 2011

Instead, the Commission's focus in the report is on the immediate causes of the explosion and on the individual and collective failures of BP (owner), Transocean (rig operator) and Haliburton (construction services) to assess and mitigate immediate risks — and to have effective crisis response plans. (It

Analysis 14

Analysis Report Operations Document 14

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 15, 2016

However, you’ve made the point that even though there are fewer intermediaries between supplier and restaurant, its operations can actually end up being more complex and fragmented, and therefore harder to control for safety. Operations in a Connected World. How can this be? Insight Center. Sponsored by Accenture.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Price Globalization Outsourcing 8

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 near future will hold more questions about how businesses can and should operate in a resource-constrained, hotter, drier (or wetter) world.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Apparel P&L Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

From Chick-fil-A to Apple , more and more major companies are taking policy positions on gay marriage. There has been a steady increase in the number of large employers including sexual orientation in non-discrimination policies and offering same-sex partner benefits. Arguably, there's a business case for supporting it.

Advertising 17

Advertising Market Segmentation Diversity Chemicals 17

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

MARCH 22, 2017

All this adds up to an unprecedented level of uncertainty about trade policies and their effect. Such a policy alone could have a major impact on companies operating in the United States. Of the major manufacturing sectors, only chemicals, food, and beverages and tobacco products saw a meaningful increase in the number of firms.

Supply Chain 10

Supply Chain Chemicals Uncertainty Policies 10

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

JULY 24, 2018

The primary tool of China’s industrial policy is subsidies to state-owned enterprises (SOEs) for key industries such as robotics, advanced computers, and electric vehicles. billion in subsidies included solar panels, chemicals, pipe, steel wire, wheels, wind towers, and kitchen appliances. In recent years, U.S.

GDP 8

GDP Policies Supply Chain Cooper 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 6, 2016

Implementing policies that support the historic Paris climate accords — i.e., limiting global temperature rise to 2 degrees celsius, and perhaps even holding it to 1.5 As citizens and policymakers consider how to limit global warming to the level agreed to in Paris, a whole range of aggressive policies will need to be on the table.

Energy 8

Energy Price Cooper Commitment 8

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

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Dow Chemical has reduced energy costs $9 billion since 1994. A large consumer products company — which tells me it will be going public with this story very soon — has already cut carbon in its own operations by 80%. We will need strong global policies and a price on carbon. 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

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2015

We have developed a framework to help boards make decisions concerning corporate political spending — decisions that are informed; consistent with company strategies, policies, and values; and that mitigate risks as much as possible. Too typical, however, is the situation described by a senior executive at a chemical company.

Politics 8

Politics Committee CPA Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2016

Boards of companies operating in the consumer discretionary industry have a disproportionately high representation of Democrats, while boards operating in the industrials and energy and utilities industries skew more Republican. chemicals, metals & mining, paper & forest products). We also found that industry matters.

Politics 8

Politics Committee Telecommunications Diversity 8