Harvard Business Review

APRIL 17, 2014

When confronted with an ethical decision – e.g. whether to dump toxic waste in a developing country, where it may not be illegal, when all your competitors do so as well – it sometimes costs you (a lot of) money to do the right thing. It is a very profitable operation; the company has a gross margin of 50 percent.

Management 11

Management Learning Curve Short-term Long-term 11

Harvard Business Review

JULY 19, 2018

This simple idea — that one should match the skill level of the individual to the skill requirements of a task — has influenced how many businesses operate. You’d hire others to do these things and let the chef focus on producing delicious food.

Health Care 9

Health Care Cost Govindarajan Transportation 9

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2017

Kalanick and other top executives signal by example what is and is not acceptable behavior, and they are clearly responsible for the company’s ethically and legally questionable decisions and practices. It was Lyft that first invited drivers to provide transportation through their personal vehicles. Fixing the Problem.

Licensing 8

Licensing Transportation Document Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Sales could be developing a behaviorally informed strategy, while operations looks for ways to cut costs. An obvious place is within an existing operational excellence or performance department. Whatever these may be, we strongly recommended two things: Have an ethics committee. Find the Right Home for the Team.

Company 8

Company Committee Ethics Project 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2014

If round after round of profit warnings was not enough – group operating profits fell 20% between 2011 and 2013 and are likely to fall another 30% in 2014 — the company recently announced it had overstated its first-half profit by about $400 million. billion in 2013, and operating profits increased 65% to $422 million. billion to $8.6

Retail 11

Retail Merchandising Discount Price 11

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2013

burden of running their companies’ day-to-day operations. Ethical Quandaries. Even more disturbing, one in six say they''ve been personally bullied into doing something counter to their ethical values or their customers'' interests. The article doesn''t outright glorify or condemn these work environments.

Advertising 8

Advertising Video Ethics PR 8

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

Two of Wells Fargo’s key values are “ethics” and “what’s right for their customers”. How can a company with those supposed ethics commit such an act? And give it the same time, importance, attention, and resources as you do the strategic operating plan. And yet what they did was clearly neither. About the Author.

Company 50

Company Organizational Behavior Human Resources Ethics 50

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2015

One challenge, as you might expect, was introducing a software center that disrupted the existing GE’s power structure, which resides in its business units, such as Aviation, Healthcare, Power and Water, and Transportation. Operations Competitive strategy Technology'

Software 8

Software Six Sigma Insourcing P&L 8