Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2018

” The reply he got was like a cold shower: “Management is delusional about their long-term prospects,” said the investor, adding, “Every time we meet … it truly shocks me how far behind it is and how slow they have been to grasp the trends of the industry.”

Company 8

Company ROIC CFO Restructuring 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 8, 2014

Because I’m interested in the peer economy I followed standard practice and asked the driver how long he’d been part of the Uber network and how he liked it. In the wake of the great recession steady jobs had been replaced by short-term contracts, and there weren’t even a lot of these to be had.

Long-term 10

Long-term Fixed Costs Short-term Technology 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2014

The “ accelerated recognition of commercial income and delayed accrual of costs” undoubtedly flatters short-term results, but it soon catches up with you, as four suspended senior executives have found out. UK retail, like the rest of the developed world, is witnessing a few big long-term trends.

Retail 11

Retail Merchandising Discount Price 11

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 19, 2011

Meanwhile, declines in revenue and escalating fixed costs for things like public employee pensions and health care are crippling our cities budgets. Under the gun, many are proposing cuts that may produce short-term savings but could result in longer term costs. They need systemic and longer term improvements.

Short-term 12

Short-term Budgeting Health Care Long-term 12

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

They also do not represent sustainable, long-term change. In larger facilities, there is often an astonishing proliferation of special care units, ICUs, and quasi-ICUs that are expensive to staff and have high fixed cost profiles. These actions certainly save money, but typically less than 5% of their total expense base.

Cost 10

Cost System Management Franchising 10

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 25, 2013

I have long been influenced by Drucker''s work. Power laws with spiky heads and very long tails progressively crowd out the familiar bell curves that made life seem predictable. Witness the grassroots political movements that are increasingly shaking up "stable" political regimes around the world.

Drucker 9

Drucker Disruptive Innovation Uncertainty Globalization 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 6, 2016

The model can be a win-win as long as the two companies address different customer segments. For example, Lycamobile, a big mobile VNO, focuses on expatriate communities looking for low-cost international pay-as-you-go calls in 19 countries. The integrated carrier gets incremental revenues from its excess capacity.

Co-Opetition 8

Co-Opetition Operations Cost Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

But a study from 1999 found that long-run performance of both the former parent company and the divested unit is strongly positive, provided that the spin-off increases the company’s focus. A detailed roadmap should outline how it will become autonomous in terms of revenues and/or access to central services.

Chemicals 8

Chemicals How To Kahneman Reputation 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

During an economic crisis, the exaggerated decline in orders can be especially damaging to upstream suppliers that have high fixed costs tied to production assets. Good critical suppliers should be protected in case they run into difficulties so they will be there for the long term.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Retail Crisis Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

The advantages that hospital systems can derive from scale fall into four groups: Classic economies of scale focus on lowering the cost per unit of care delivered (e.g., Economies of scope can allow hospital systems to leverage their scale to develop new revenue streams.

Health Care 8

Health Care System Cost Price 8

Ask Atma

MAY 5, 2012

By moving from a long view of development to an iterative view, you must be ok with not knowing all the answers. The old school methods of long-term planning and development created a false sense of security or pseudo-stability that has long been valued by stifling corporate bureaucracy. Pro-rated fixed costs.

Business Model 93

Business Model Ries Agility Entrepreneur 93

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Proponents liberally term it “disruptive,” seeing a natural diversification opportunity for the company that has aspired to be “earth’s most customer-centric company.” The absence of fixed costs for customers attracted small and innovative web developers.

Health Care 10

Health Care Retail Operations Insurance 10