Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Government spending is the largest “industry” in the United States representing over 13% of U.S. Most agencies have very high credit ratings, and companies can even get advanced payments from financial institutions on the future payments of government contracts (if necessary).

Marketing Strategy 11

Marketing Strategy GDP Credit Rating Marketing 11

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

But what many economists generally gloss over is a notion that I will argue is highly complementary to market failures: management failures. Businesses and management experts, in contrast, tend take the opposite position. This is a reminder that serious students of market performance take market failures seriously.

Management 8

Management Crisis Porter Credit Rating 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

But what many economists generally gloss over is a notion that I will argue is highly complementary to market failures: management failures. Businesses and management experts, in contrast, tend take the opposite position. This is a reminder that serious students of market performance take market failures seriously.

Management 8

Management Crisis Porter Credit Rating 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2012

Workplace inspections not only improve safety, they cause no discernible damage to employers' ability to stay in business and no reductions in sales or credit ratings, according to our research. Managers should welcome OSHA inspections. And this dollar cost doesn't consider reductions in pain and suffering.

Credit Rating 12

Credit Rating Insurance Cost Analysis 12

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 10, 2011

From falsified mortgage applications and bundles of toxic mortgages, to incorrect credit ratings and balance sheets that couldn't be trusted, the financial crisis is as much about bad data as it is about unfettered greed. And no industry is immune. And the food industry ? But they don't manage them that way.

Health Care 14

Health Care Credit Rating Reputation Quality 14

Harvard Business Review

MAY 10, 2016

Much of the hype around blockchains has focused on their potential to fundamentally change the financial services industry – by dropping the cost and complexity of financial transactions, making the world’s unbanked a viable new market, and improving transparency and regulation. Creating a better sharing economy.

Technology 8

Technology Cost Credit Rating Banking 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 29, 2015

Maybe you remember how savagely the industry was portrayed during the 2012 U.S. Because of their relationships with banks, PE funds can get financing much cheaper than target companies could under their current management. This might explain why MBAs continue to flock to the industry. that didn’t undergo buyouts.

LBO 8

LBO Innovation Sample Short-term 8