In the CEO Afterlife

MAY 6, 2016

And for more than 100 years, the factory pumped out Heinz Ketchup and a variety of baby foods to markets in Canada and the USA. Taking a lesson from the signature phrase in the illustrated children’s book, The Little Engine That Could , the Leamington community did not throw in the towel. That’s right, one day.

Retail 100

Retail Restructuring Brand Ethics 100

Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2014

Clean Up Your Subcontracts 4 Tips for Business to Ensure Ethical, Slavery-Free Supply Chains The Guardian It may not seem like a topic for a listicle, but this quick rundown of what businesses need to keep in mind to avoid exploiting vulnerable people – and becoming embroiled in often well-deserved PR nightmares — is entirely useful.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Short-term PR Engineering 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

The world's biggest and fastest search engine can't help but generate terabytes and petabytes of actionable investment intelligence. In fact, Google chief economist Hal Varian (and other economists and forecasters) already use the search engine's data and analytics to predict economic futures. BIG DATA INSIGHT CENTER. More >>.

Hedge 15

Hedge Core Competence CFO ROI 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Inspiring these consumers to help make electronics retailing more women-friendly, they gave what was at best a loosely connected network of customers some of the trappings of a community. Meanwhile, they’re pragmatic enough to engineer ways for people to gain some direct personal benefits along the way.

Gilbert 9

Gilbert Participative Cooper Network Economy 9

Strategy Driven

APRIL 4, 2014

That 2% includes all the doctors, lawyers, accountants and engineers… those of us who actually advise. According to research conducted by the Ethics Resource Center: Employees of organizations steal 10 times more than do shoplifters. Employee theft and shoplifting accounting for 15% of the retail cost of merchandise.

Budgeting 83

Budgeting Succession Consultative Crisis 83

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2015

I admit that when Microsoft unveiled its holographic computing engine at its Windows 10 event last week, I didn’t pay much attention. Doesn’t this face the same ethics and social challenges as Glass? This is precisely what made Glass vulnerable to the ethical and social issues that dogged it. Courtesy of Microsoft.

Forrester 8

Forrester Technology Execution Automotive 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2012

And many activists have given up on governments and are focusing instead on companies as the main engine of social change. This is one reason why retailers and oil companies make good boycott targets. When this is the goal, activists frequently select a single firm as their target. It is easy for customers to shop somewhere else.

Company 12

Company Supply Chain Politics Media 12