Harvard Business Review

APRIL 11, 2013

How well they''re built and operated is crucial to economic growth and is a key arbiter of an economy''s competitiveness — and yet, virtually every economy faces an array of infrastructure challenges. A focus on the huge need for additional investment and potential difficulties in financing it dominate the debate.

Transportation 8

Transportation GDP Globalization Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 5, 2012

The key benefit of higher home prices is the effect on new construction. Enticed by the profit opportunities brought about by higher prices, new construction will ramp up. As new housing construction employs more people and stimulates demand for related products (appliances, etc.), Granted, banks aren't in the leasing business.

Banking 9

Banking Price Construction Morale 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2015

Construction began in 1884 and by some accounts continued around the clock until her death in 1922. ” — the questions we would ask about other kinds of constructions. What will the advent of big data mean for management research, given the incentives in our publication process I’ve described above?

Management 8

Management Retail Construction Ethics 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

In slightly more formal terms, Id suggest that they were able to take on, at least in tiny part, five of Robert Merton and Zvi Bodies six standard functions of a financial system: settling payments, providing information, setting incentives, pooling resources, and transferring resources.

Banking 15

Banking Crisis Merton Guidelines 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2011

They go by names like corporate social responsibility, sustainability, shareholder advocacy, social assessment and auditing, consumer action, government regulation, leadership development, ethics, realignment of incentives , attracting long-term investors , creating shared value , and more. Change the Rules.

CEO 11

CEO Incubator Supply Chain Entrepreneur 11

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2016

In a perfect world, governments would have the cash and the consensus to fund and coordinate the construction of the infrastructure required to sustainably accommodate a rapidly urbanizing world. Investors from hedge funds to insurance companies are operating in an environment of low yields, near-zero interest rates, and a glut of savings.

Finance 8

Finance Innovation Bond Incentives 8

Chris Brady

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

This has always been accomplished best through community activism, social norms, private enterprise, proper incentives aligned to reinforce the correct behavior, and the like. " even though the private sector's construction efforts are light years ahead of the government's ideas.

Politics 77

Politics Blog Travel Letter 77

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

New research, led by a team from McKinsey Global Institute in cooperation with FCLT Global , found that companies that operate with a true long-term mindset have consistently outperformed their industry peers since 2001 across almost every financial measure that matters. The differences were dramatic.

Long-term 8

Long-term EPS Short-term Management 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Business units come and go, but finance, HR, IT, marketing, legal, and R&D are forever. For example, Walmart doesn't succeed just because of a strong operations group. They therefore have little incentive to overcome these hurdles. Permanent cross-functional teams tend to fare better.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Real Estate Short-term Merchandising 8