Michael Lee Stallard

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

In comparison, the word “employees” makes people sound more like a means to an end in order to achieve business results rather than unique individuals worthy of respect in and of themselves. People are more committed and loyal to an organization that is ethical. The word “colleagues” conveys a greater level of respect for people.

Ethics 150

Ethics Pharmaceuticals Globalization Commitment 150

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

It applies to service industries and manufacturing operations. In order to complete the chain, organizations must insist that suppliers, professional services counselors and vendors show demonstrated quality programs, as well as ethics statements. Paying attention to quality can realize: Lower operating costs. Faster innovation.

Quality 50

Quality Metrics Strategic Planning TQM 50

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2012

After all, no matter how green a company's operations and supply chains are, political efforts aimed at weakening environmental laws and regulations can have far greater environmental impact. A full list of our comparisons is reported in our recent Newsweek/Daily Beast article "What Green Rankings Don't Tell You." ). But perhaps not.

CPA 8

CPA Supply Chain Politics Policies 8

Strategy Driven

JULY 3, 2015

Organizations of all sizes must have the Think Tank.which delineates future operations, including education and training. Don't base the training decisions on 'apples to oranges' comparisons. The success of this enables trainers with the 'rank and file employees' to be optimally successful.

Education 50

Education Company Succession Mentor 50

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2017

With regard to the side-by-side app comparisons, Orbitz attributed the price differences to the A/B tests that it employs or other anomalies that occur when setting millions of prices that regularly change due to dynamic pricing. What operating system are they using? Where are they located? How many times have they visited the site?

Price 8

Price Retail Hotels Bottom-up 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 26, 2018

How companies are using artificial intelligence in their business operations. But there is a pattern among these critics, which is that they rarely ask how well the systems they analyze would operate without algorithms. This is not an argument for algorithmic absolutism or blind faith in the power of statistics.

Learning-by-Doing 8

Learning-by-Doing Policies Finance Follow-up 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 13, 2014

A comparison of the two sets of results tells us whether the drug improves patients’ symptoms and has side effects. When such simple randomization is not feasible due to logistics, ethics, cost, or sample size, more sophisticated analytical techniques can be employed. Change management Human resources Operations'

Flextime 11

Flextime Call Center Human Resources CRM 11