Harvard Business Review

APRIL 5, 2017

But the other indicators probably pick up legitimate differences in how companies in the sample operate, as opposed to whether they are myopic. I have worked on research that has found that a strong company culture is associated with lower levels of myopic decision making, better productivity, and innovation. Corporate culture.

EPS 8

EPS Metrics Depreciation Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 27, 2015

Companies in the top one-fifth of profitability earn, in aggregate, about 70 times more economic profit (accounting profit less cost of capital) than those in the middle three-fifths combined, according to McKinsey’s database of 3,000 large, publicly listed, nonfinancial U.S. Consider what’s happening among corporations.

ROIC 8

ROIC McKinsey GDP Company 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Fostering innovation. Investing in sustainability is not only a risk management tool; it can also drive innovation. Nike embedded sustainability into its innovation process and created the $1 billion-plus Flyknit line, which uses a specialized yarn system, requiring minimal labor and generating large profit margins.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Price Loyalty Efficiency 8