The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 7, 2023

“Whereas high CSE CEOs are attentive to their firm’s competitive environments and calculated in their risk-taking, CEOs with an inflated sense of self lead their organizations in pursuit of grandiose strategies with little regard for strategy-environment alignment,” the researchers explain.

Financial Leverage 120

Financial Leverage CEO Fashion Environment 120

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 14, 2015

The results of this paper provide support to an earlier article (“ The Performance Frontier: Innovating for a Sustainable Strategy ”) where we described a framework that companies could use to create value by doing good. Less so for financial institutions or healthcare companies.

Financial Leverage 8

Financial Leverage Construction Industry Transportation 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2016

Traditionally, PE firms bring financial discipline and strategic clarity to firms they acquire. This expertise may include restructuring debt, increasing financial leverage, clarifying strategic priorities, increasing productivity, implementing rigorous operational systems, or heightening accountability for results.

LBO 8

LBO Restructuring Real Estate Leveraged Buy-out 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2012

But there our story deviates from the norm because our turnaround wasn't based on cost control, financial leverage, or manufacturing efficiencies. We chose a turnaround strategy built on a radical idea framed by a former Greenpeace activist. Well, maybe, but it's also a hard-headed commercial strategy for the long-term.

Strategy 11

Strategy McKinsey Chemicals Armstrong 11

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2017

The ready access to low-cost capital should change the way business leaders think about strategy, and in particular the relative value of improving profit margins versus accelerating growth. When capital costs are high, strategies that expand margins are almost always better than strategies that accelerate growth. Related Video.

ROE 14

ROE Long-term GDP Six Sigma 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2013

Financial leverage (assets over equity). With Dupont in mind, we can come up with a better measurement by sub-dividing ROII as follows: Innovation magnitude (financial contribution divided by successful ideas). This split would highlight different innovation strategies available to companies.

Innovation 15

Innovation Company Disaggregation Financial Leverage 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2013

Financial leverage (assets over equity). With Dupont in mind, we can come up with a better measurement by sub-dividing ROII as follows: Innovation magnitude (financial contribution divided by successful ideas). This split would highlight different innovation strategies available to companies.

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Disaggregation Financial Leverage 8