Harvard Business Review

APRIL 23, 2013

Who, for instance, would have guessed that global NGOs spend nearly 80% more to track their finances and employ nearly twice as many finance staff as comparable for-profit multinationals? Decentralized, program-focused operations also squander precious dollars. Hence, the comparatively high cost of NGOs'' bookkeeping operations.

Globalization 8

Globalization NGO Benchmarking Decentralization 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2016

For many businesses, this is equivalent to overspending on energy by that amount to achieve current production levels. However, overspending is often the result of decentralized and siloed decision making over the utility budget. You’d think that increasingly sophisticated technology would help reduce this waste.

Company 8

Company Management CIO Energy 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 16, 2018

When Sloan became president of GM in 1923, he put in place planning and strategy, measurements, and most importantly, the principles of decentralization.” Sloan kept the corporate staff small and focused on policy making, corporate finance, and planning. He had each of the divisions start systematic strategic planning.

Transportation 8

Transportation Automotive Brand Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

We don’t stop at interviewing and choosing good candidates; we give them detailed insight into the company’s finances, strategy, individual consultant performance, and implications on compensation so they can make a fully informed decision about whether to join us.

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Team Organization Management Consultative 11

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 12, 2016

In this process, called “expression,” the instructions in the DNA are turned into proteins and other cellular products. This became the “HP Way,” one of the first examples of empowering employees, decentralizing the organization, and tying pay to performance. Does biology inform business?

How To 8

How To Decentralization Environment Collins 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 16, 2017

Rather than managing that complexity by delegating and decentralizing, the CEO became even more controlling. It may be investing in a product it doesn’t understand, which happened at Lehman Brothers during the global financial crisis. The finance group scrutinizes capital requests. The second is the divergent aspect.

Company 8

Company CEO Finance System 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 15, 2017

This decentralized policymaking, as well as differing priorities among state governments—from rural development to improving infrastructure to attracting investment—have resulted in wide variations in the business landscape across Indian states. This data is publicly available on each state’s website.

Strategy 8

Strategy Operations Policies Environment 8

HR Digest

JANUARY 7, 2020

Last year, Tesla’s Elon Musk admitted that the company’s over-reliance on automation was partly to blame for missed production targets and months of ‘manufacturing hell.’ “Yes, Where I think upskilling is most productive and mutually beneficial is when employers and employees share in the responsibility. To be precise, my mistake.

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Diversity Education Supply Chain Learning-by-Doing 111

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

In each iteration, we spent a lot of time thinking about what might make the best use of our existing product. content (news, finance, weather) into two Chinese languages, and directory access to 20,000 web sites, an approach that the company had adopted elsewhere. On the finance and deal side, we also felt a strong kinship with Tsai.

Chief Financial Officer 10

Chief Financial Officer Operations Learning-by-Doing IPO 10

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

You might say that a radically decentralized, p2p financial system spontaneously arose. More on: Economy , Finance , Global business Join the Discussion | Email/Share Previous Making Room for Reflection Is a Strategic Imperative Never miss a new post from your favorite blogger again with the Harvard Business Review Daily Alert email.

Banking 15

Banking Crisis Merton Guidelines 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2012

This bid to create local green jobs quickly foundered as the company fell behind commodity Chinese manufacturers, then desperately tried to move production to China , before finally selling itself to a Chinese firm for pennies on the dollar at the end of the year. The ARPA-E program is a great first step in this direction.

Disruptive Innovation 10

Disruptive Innovation Competitive Advantage Business Model Technology 10

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

Plus, we have Iranian sanctions coming off, which is going to lead to a lot more Iranian production, a lot more Iraqi production, and more Libyan production. It’s very competitive, very decentralized. economy, you’re talking about finance, you’re talking about IT — Apple and Facebook and others.

Price 8

Price Energy Constraint Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 28, 2014

Concerns that it wouldn’t have enough cash to finance its holiday stock has apparently led to the company to sell real estate, spin off its Lands’ End brand, and raise $625 million in unsecured loans and equity warrants.

Retail 9

Retail Quinn Real Estate Apparel 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

CEOs from rival firms); conversely not all inside CEOs have it (CEOs promoted from finance). Instead of decentralizing R&D, recentralize it. One of the changes we learned outside CEOs make is decentralizing R&D. The initiative decentralized R&D in an effort to make the big company “feel small” (e.g.,

Short-term 8

Short-term Decentralization Company Trends 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

One result is that they keep their cards close to their chests about what they are looking for (at first), while expecting you to reveal everything – your finances, pricing, ownership, human resources, production processes, quality assurance, customer service procedures, KPIs, and existing customers.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Collins Golden Handcuff Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 21, 2016

The companies recognized that many of the problems in the agriculture industry — such as low productivity, resource scarcity, and market volatility — posed threats to their businesses and were likely to intensify as demand for food increased along with the global population. Governments improved key policies and infrastructure.

Globalization 8

Globalization Company Decentralization Incentives 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 16, 2012

"Leadership" has changed when a decentralized group of people can take down a government. Communities of passion who share a common interest (photography, or food, or books) can inform new product lines. The Value Chain" has changed when the customer is no longer just the "buyer" but also a co-creator. What could you do together?

Christensen 16

Christensen Business Model Decentralization Innovation 16

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Since positioning is vital in new markets, today’s boards must include Chief Marketing Officers, not just directors with operations or finance backgrounds. Boardrooms at home in China must also begin to reflect a cross-section of cultures and skills. Rebrand from the inside out. China’s Next Great Transition. An HBR Insight Center.

Brand 8

Brand Globalization Company Development 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2014

Worse still, not one of the company’s assorted products could begin to compete with Ford’s Model T on price or quality. Yet in little more than a decade, each GM product line was turning a profit, and the corporation as a whole had established itself as the world’s premier automaker and the nation’s largest single employer.

Decentralization 8

Decentralization Venture Capitalist Price Engineering 8

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Lastly, don’t decentralize marketing…consistent messaging across markets, mediums and constituencies is critical. Marketing is not a part-time endeavor, and if you don’t have a qualified C-level marketing executive leading the charge, don’t just trust things to the most vocal staff member.

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Blog Marketing Succession Brand 286

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2017

of the votes were in favor, providing a strong signal that climate change is an important financial risk and that shareholders want to know more about what companies are doing to transform their operations and products to remain competitive in a low-carbon world.

Tips 8

Tips Supply Chain Proposal Decentralization 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 25, 2016

In Silicon Valley, what was critical was the decentralized network of intelligent public organizations that facilitated feedback loops throughout the whole innovation chain. This includes basic research, applied research, and downstream patient and strategic long-term finance to companies. billion in public support.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Cost-Benefit Analysis Policies Drucker 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Its priorities on creating an open and decentralized system that links multiple digital applications and services are core to how it accomplished these outcomes. It has historically been the preeminent hub for global finance because of a combination of history, geography, and its strengths in digital technologies.

Benchmarking 10

Benchmarking Globalization Technology Policies 10