Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

We thought that creative, capability-rich companies would have paid a lot of attention to the way they organized and the value that restructuring gave them. Instead, our interviews found a willingness to let organizational forms and structures evolve naturally, developing in line with the identity of the enterprise.

Development 8

Development Supply Chain Incentives Outsourcing 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 15, 2012

How to find good quality employees, how to hang onto them, and how to develop them into better employees — these are the questions managers across the world constantly wrestle with. The weak link in that approach is that with the focus on outside hiring to get skills, few employers are providing development opportunities.

Organization 13

Organization Restructuring Talent Management Skills 13

Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2013

True, to the surprise of many analysts, the prime minister, Antonis Samaras, abandoned his earlier populist rhetoric and tried to sort out public finances. This was to signal that Greece had the will and skill not only to cut salaries but also to reform. Predictably, Greece was unable to meet its commitment.

Politics 8

Politics Restructuring Crisis McKinsey 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2013

In large companies, the task of cost cutting is invariably incremental and left to finance, which works with individuals or small groups within a specific department, region, or area of the business. Though traumatic, the restructuring of GM and Chrysler, including a major reduction in overhead, led to their resurgence since 2009.

Cost 8

Cost Innovation Long-term Transportation 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 27, 2015

This, more than anything else, explains why Greece been unable to benefit from lower wage costs in developing its economy. Not only is there a lack of will; there’s a critical lack of skill. contraction today, there was no one in the finance ministry actually making policy. In a country slipping from 1.8%

Banking 8

Banking Crisis Tourism Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 11, 2016

The result, at least in developed nations, is a highly unequal corporate landscape, where some firms are incredibly productive and the amount of money a person makes is tied to the company they work for, not just the job that they do. “Back in the 1980s, college graduates and low-skilled people would be in every firm,” said Bloom.

McKinsey 8

McKinsey Document Engineering Outsourcing 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2017

So, in real terms, debt financing is essentially free. In our experience, companies still focus more on cutting costs than on developing and executing new growth strategies. And, finally, they must build the skills and capabilities required to capitalize on their most promising experiments.

ROE 10

ROE Long-term GDP Six Sigma 10