Harvard Business Review

APRIL 16, 2014

Four years ago, GE initiated a strategy to compete more effectively in Africa, one of the fastest growing regions in the world in terms of GDP. At a company that’s playing development to win, business units are leading the effort, enabled by sales, marketing, finance, supply chain management, CSR, and social investment. It’s neither.

Globalization 8

Globalization Development Supply Chain Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2011

50 million: Fund an annual training program for attorneys general and other regulatory officials to help them understand the importance of measuring an organization's commitment to effectiveness rather than to good watchdog grades and public relations. $50 has remained constant at 2% of GDP ever since we've been measuring it.

Advertising 14

Advertising GDP System Public Relations 14

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

To be sure, the proposal set forth by the Greek finance minister is less detailed than that of his predecessor, and leaves some room for maneuvering, but this is a mixed blessing, as the EU, the IMF, and the ECB will need to sign off on specifics. So, clemency on loan terms might make procedural sense.

Restructuring 8

Restructuring Policies Crisis Banking 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Vanguard holds more than $3 trillion in assets, making it the equivalent of the world’s fifth largest country in GDP, ahead of France. In its 2013 proxy statement , GE announced that it is searching for director candidates who will bring technology, marketing, finance — and “leadership” experience to the boardroom.

Airlines 8

Airlines CEO Automotive Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2015

In fact, private capital investment, an even larger ticket item than R&D, has also been increasing and is at historically high levels of GDP. I t is, in fact, America’s postwar commitment to infrastructure and science that we have to thank for our current prosperity.

Innovation 8

Innovation Short-term Long-term Budgeting 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Likely outcomes of the move to cloud include changing how products are designed; closer collaboration between the corporate IT department and other business units, including sales, finance and forecasting; and more customer interaction, even to a point of jointly developing products with their consumers.

Management 12

Management Software BPM Technology 12

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 20, 2015

But in past weeks, it seems that the movie in Asia has been on fast-forward around global development and financing. Consider that three out of the four largest economies in the world in 2030 are expected to be in Asia; by 2050 , half of the global GDP will come from Asia; three of the top six trading partners for the U.S.

Banking 8

Banking Development Policies Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 7, 2014

I tried to get Greenspan to talk me for my November HBR article on economics and finance since the crisis , but he said he’d promised his publisher to keep mum until the book was out, which was too late for my purposes. It’s true of GDP. Almost everybody is bullish, expects the market to go up, and is fully committed.

Long-term 11

Long-term Banking Short-term Finance 11

Harvard Business Review

MAY 23, 2017

Lean cost models that make use of globally centralized control functions (finance, compliance, legal, risk) will no longer be deemed sufficient. of GDP in 2007 to 3.3% This will mean being a little less multinational — making fewer, deeper strategic commitments to particular markets.

Politics 8

Politics Globalization Business Model Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2011

There's a growing middle class, expanded GDP, and general optimism in the region. Africa has become a place where financial institutions are financing real estate projects. Though the traditional media continue to report wars, famine, and HIV, most business media showcase Africa as a continent with opportunities.

Real Estate 14

Real Estate Education GDP Hotels 14

Harvard Business Review

JULY 28, 2014

It happens every time there’s a big announcement about a national or regional innovation policy that will lead us into the future: We are presented with schemes to strengthen intellectual property rights, enlarge the pool of risk financing, and upgrade the universities while pushing them to collaborate more with industry.

Policies 8

Policies Innovation Finance Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

BlackRock is a giant, too, and finance is another industry where a small number of big players dominate. We need more big companies to commit to renewable energy and to lobbying for legislation that imposes the real cost of burning fossil fuels on the buyers of fossil fuels. Big firms face different incentives, for a few reasons.

CEO 11

CEO Short-term Long-term Aggregate Demand 11

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Strong Institutions Footprint: Estonia’s footprint reveals its initial priorities on establishing strong institutions, particularly in its commitment to assuring post-Soviet era freedoms to its citizens. It is the fifth largest in terms of GDP , and is one of the most globally connected of all major economies.

Benchmarking 10

Benchmarking Globalization Technology Policies 10

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

In October, The New Yorker 's James Surowiecki likened this approach to the pre-commitment mechanisms increasingly popular with those who wish to rid themselves of extra pounds or bad habits. So can pre-commitment work again now? But it would work better if we pre-committed to the right things, at the right time. Well, maybe.

Budgeting 8

Budgeting Bond Committee Commitment 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2011

still remains the largest economy within a single national border (the EU is about the same size but includes 27 States) with a GDP that is 200% larger than that of China. The obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is very strong." But the U.S.

Credit Rating 14

Credit Rating Politics Bond GDP 14

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2017

Several blue-state governors have already announced their commitment to emissions reduction, while red states are considerably less likely to prioritize climate action. Still, these coastal states are a powerful force in national markets, containing 26% of the nation’s population and producing 30% of its GDP.

Energy 8

Energy Transportation Policies Politics 8