Harvard Business Review

APRIL 11, 2016

Ask these same managers after a launch whether they met their performance objectives, and too many will answer “not quite” or “not at all.” ” Despite positive market indicators and careful planning, international-entry initiatives often fall short. laura schneider FOR HBR.

Globalization 8

Globalization Company Short-term Objective 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2018

Last year there was significant movement by the financial community to push companies to look harder at climate change in particular, but also at other factors that matter to long-term performance, such as LGBT rights, economic inequality, and boardroom diversity. But have the letters made much of a difference? It’s not clear.

Letter 8

Letter Long-term Short-term Diversity 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Development economists over the ages have puzzled about why some emerging economies perform much better than others over the long term. The short answer we find from our research is: No. For our research , we looked at 71 emerging economies and identified 18 that achieved rapid and consistent GDP growth over the past 50 and 20 years.

Depreciation 8

Depreciation Long-term Short-term GDP 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 29, 2016

Here, too, the directional impact has been analyzed credibly, with estimates ranging from 3%–9% of GDP loss. It is impossible to forecast precise impact with confidence, given that exit terms, timing, and knock-on implications are all uncertain. Keep talking about progress against goals. For example, a U.S.

Uncertainty 8

Uncertainty Short-term Supply Chain Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

And is that, perhaps, the prime mover of what both Tyler Cowen and I have termed a Great Stagnation? Incentives shape human behavior — and overcounting benefits and undercounting costs is a surefire way to blunt our incentives to innovate, to take on ambitious goals, and create real value. Let's call it Enronia, for short.

Incentives 15

Incentives GDP Hypercompetition Self-aware 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2016

And while two years of shrinking GDP growth , sanctions , and a volatile ruble have led some companies like GM to leave the market, there has not been a large-scale exodus of MNCs from Russia. This worked, because both crises were short-lived (lasting approximately 1-1.5 Why Russia is still attractive. Demand quickly bounced back.

Depreciation 8

Depreciation B2B Price Crisis 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

But we recognize that, in many businesses, resources are often allocated according to short-term, bottom-line pressures. The industry makes up approximately 6% of Brazil’s GDP. These and other benefits translate into better cost management, agricultural innovation, and increased land productivity and quality.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Net Present Value Retail Cost of Capital 8