Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Innovators more intent on inventing the future than predicting it should look hard at how cutting-edge scientists now computationally massage their big data. AH, not AI, will increasingly inspire tomorrow’s breakthrough innovation. The breakthrough innovator’s hypothesis doesn’t have to come from a human.

Engineering 8

Engineering Core Competence Information Technology Hedge 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2018

As global oil producers work at cross-purposes, the industry’s traditional boom-bust cycle is being replaced by faster, shallower price rotations based on changes in production. oil supply may be enough on its own to meet all of this year’s growth in global oil demand.

Offshoring 10

Offshoring Price Transportation Long-term 10

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2012

The topic — part of a series on innovation sponsored by Singapore's Economic Development Board and coordinated by Harvard Business Review — was "What's the Right Entry Point for Emerging Markets: Target Customers at the Bottom or the Middle of the Pyramid?". You also need to re-think how you organize.

Marketing 12

Marketing Hedge Chief Technology Officer Supply Chain 12

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 12, 2013

Only a few days before, hedge fund billionaire Paul Tudor-Jones created a stir by remarking at a conference that women will never rival men as traders because babies are a "focus killer". Here are two of many examples we came across that show how anyone can lead with a more feminine ethos: Empathy Is Innovation. households.

Sample 14

Sample Hedge Restructuring Conference 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

They are dealing with the environment; successfully making the shift from an infrastructure state to a consumer society; becoming an innovative economy; having a positive impact on the world order; and finally, and perhaps most importantly, making the transition from Xi Jinping’s “Seven No’s” to a more sustainable political model.

Education 8

Education Politics Globalization Hedge 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Hedge against uncertainty. Competition for jobs is now global, and positions are harder to find — so if something does disrupt your company or your industry, it’s good to have a backup plan. Intrigued by technology and innovation, Achan took the initiative to develop two iPhone apps. times faster than jobs.

Execution 8

Execution Hedge Career Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Innovation at GE was on a roll. Since then Flannery has replaced Immelt’s vice chairs responsible for innovation. So is John Rice, the head of global operations, along with CFO Jeffrey Bornstein. Are lean innovation and the startup way a failure in large companies? Then it wasn’t. Comstock is out.

Ries 8

Ries Long-term Short-term Price 8

Leading Blog

APRIL 5, 2019

Should they make a big bet, hedge their position, or just wait and see? Our instinct for determinism may well have been an evolutionary innovation. O NE OF the unfortunate side effects of living in an age of accelerating technology is having to deal with increased uncertainty. When faced with uncertainty, how should leaders react?

Uncertainty 308

Uncertainty Sports Credit Rating Learning-by-Doing 308

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 10, 2014

Education is on the brink of rapid change that will create a lot of value for innovators. One representative example: April’s Education Innovation Summit , where more than 2,000 people energetically discussed how technology and markets are charting the future of education globally. But still sitting on the sidelines?

Real Estate 8

Real Estate Education Disruptive Innovation Asset Management 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 26, 2011

The coverage suggested that the man who gave us QE2 held shockingly anachronistic beliefs about basic research's role in promoting innovation. I thought this would be a wonderful gateway to post on how poorly economists and economics understand and measure innovation in global markets. My jaw dropped even as my eyes glazed over.

Due Diligence 11

Due Diligence Disintermediation Micromanagement Analysis 11

Harvard Business Review

JULY 31, 2014

Finally, innovation in the financial markets are funding novel approaches to address these problems. Soon after, when Khan began tutoring his niece in mathematics while working at a hedge fund, he hit upon the idea of developing short video tutorials on YouTube. Take the story of Salman Khan and the eponymous Khan Academy.

Bond 11

Bond Education Finance Video 11

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 3, 2011

There's a beguiling little moment in the financial-crisis documentary Inside Job where hedge fund billionaire George Soros describes the principles of oil tanker design. To mainstream economists the Glass-Steagall Act that separated the banking and securities industries looked like a competition-restricting, innovation-damping anachronism.

Banking 14

Banking Crisis Letter Hedge 14

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2018

Kumar is well known on Capitol Hill and with global tax experts because he has deep and broad knowledge of the subject and understands the dynamics of how policy will shape up now and in the future. In professional services, experts can write their own ticket.

Skills 15

Skills Morale Ethics System 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2014

Jim,” as he is known to all, not only did pioneering work in mathematics; he also founded Renaissance Technologies, a hedge fund that relied on scientists to make predictions and trade in global markets. BONUS BITS Countering Intuition Has ''Disruptive Innovation'' Run Its Course?

Disruptive Innovation 8

Disruptive Innovation Hedge Brand Simon 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2011

This service was fundamentally new for South American customers, though obviously not new for the global firm. The company then dedicated engineering resources to add that quirky feature, a more cost-effective approach than engineering a complex suite of features as a hedge that at least one of them might address a real customer need.

Supply Chain 13

Supply Chain Sample Hedge Engineering 13

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 11, 2011

The shorthand explanation: Globalization, technological change, and deregulation have disrupted long-established industries and professions. In times of change, businesses have to adapt and innovate. hedge funds? To survive and thrive, the reasoning goes, you often have to expand or change the definition of your business.

PR 9

PR Public Relations Porter Hedge 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 27, 2018

.” But absent “demonstrable harm to competition and consumers,” the DOJ is “reluctant to impose special duties on digital platforms, out of [its] concern that special duties might stifle the very innovation that has created dynamic competition for the benefit of consumers.”

Company 11

Company Advertising Incentives Engineering 11

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Today, business leaders are not only trying to address community and global problems earlier in their lives; they are also questioning the traditional divide between commerce and philanthropy. Don’t let [the lack of existing data] be an excuse to not take risks.”

Learning Curve 8

Learning Curve Hedge CEO Education 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 27, 2015

And amidst all today’s calls for debt forgiveness, people seem to forget that Greece did enjoy the biggest write-off in global economic history, when the 2012 bailout saw Greek-issued private debt cut by over 50%. Their total debt (private and corporate) was between a half and a third of that in the UK and the US.

Banking 8

Banking Crisis Tourism Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Make you more innovative. For example, recently we were in a meeting discussing the results of a global people survey. The sidebar “The Innovator’s Network Dilemma” presents convincing data that bears out this observation. Most-senior hedge fund people and competitors. It can keep you informed.

How To 8

How To Diversity Letter Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2016

Investors from hedge funds to insurance companies are operating in an environment of low yields, near-zero interest rates, and a glut of savings. Innovation in Cities. Social impact bonds could be one of the most innovative and effective. Insight Center.

Finance 8

Finance Innovation Bond Incentives 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

While the global financial meltdown and its aftershocks have unleashed a flood of indignation, condemnation, and protest upon Wall Street, the crisis has exposed a deeper distrust and implacable resentment of capitalism itself. How could we embed social goals into an organization's innovation agenda and processes?

Short-term 15

Short-term Long-term Ethics Incentives 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 19, 2012

The book did quite well — it has been translated into 18 languages at this point, become part of the ongoing innovation dialogue, allowed me to present ideas to executives across the world, and to build a unique consulting firm with clients on six continents. The demand for my ideas surged and soon went global.

Succession 17

Succession Diversity Open-book Innovation 17

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 24, 2017

Secondly, they are global instruments — not national ones — and they are funded using bitcoin, ether and other cryptocurrencies that are not controlled by any central authority or bank. ” Many of them are in China, but there are also hedge funds and bitcoin investment funds who hold massive amounts of bitcoin.

Venture Capitalist 12

Venture Capitalist Due Diligence Finance Long-term 12

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Aimee, a senior executive at a global financial services firm, had carefully cultivated her network of sponsors and supporters over 15 years, but recently, she watched helplessly as waves of market dislocation, structural reorganizations, and headcount reductions battered the industry and shredded her connections. The solution?

Mentor 8

Mentor Hedge Human Capital Career 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2015

Between ticket sales, sponsorships, merchandising, and media rights, Price Waterhouse Coopers estimates global sports revenues will grow to total roughly $145 billion. We have a global audience that has an unending thirst for mobile content, and a sophisticated CRM database that allows us to be a state-of-the-art marketing operation.

Price 8

Price Team Sports Franchising 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2012

Some countries have been highly innovative in this area. The board of a Canadian pension fund with a significant in-house investment function made it clear to senior managers that they would be well compensated relative to society, but their pay would never reach the levels of hedge funds and private equity firms.).

Execution 10

Execution Committee Incentives Hedge 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2018

When it comes to planning, multinationals shouldn’t apply quick fixes to mitigate short-term operational risks (for instance, financial hedging to manage exchange rate fluctuations, or cursory assessment of distributors to evaluate their supply chains). How to Plan for Brexit.

Planning 8

Planning Supply Chain Strategic Planning Workshop 8

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 10, 2016

Whether it’s Mark Zuckerberg joining Bill Gates and Warren Buffet in a Giving Pledge, the six biggest global communications firms putting differences aside in a U.N. It animates us as people and fuels organizational innovation, value creation, and growth. No matter which way you turn, the focus on ‘purpose’ is everywhere.

Hedge 50

Hedge Long-term Restructuring Maturity 50

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

One thing we can say with confidence is that uncertainty will remain high for some time in politics, macroeconomics, and business, at both global and national levels. They have multiple ways of thinking and doing things, which not only serve as a hedge against change but also form the substrate for experimentation and learning.

Strategy 10

Strategy Uncertainty Long-term Politics 10

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2017

Our global financial system moves trillions of dollars a day and serves billions of people. But the solution to this innovation logjam has emerged: blockchain. A vast, globally distributed ledger running on millions of devices, it is capable of recording anything of value. Distributed Database.

Finance 8

Finance IPO Banking Venture Capitalist 8

Skip Prichard

JULY 26, 2021

How is extreme consolidation changing global business? What are the most innovative companies doing to position themselves? While they are focused on optimization, their shareholders continue to demand that they pay out greater dividends or engage in larger share buy backs instead of investing their profits for future innovation.

Disintermediation 130

Disintermediation Cost-Benefit Analysis Short-term Long-term 130

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2011

And functionally, there is no longer a need to ration financial resources; there's more money available than can be productively invested—which is why the financial industry is only minimally about investing, and all about flipping, swapping, hedging, engineering, and other forms of lever-pressing. As the late C.

ROE 12

ROE Debt to Equity Ratio Innovation Incentives 12

The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Previous research has shown that periods of such uncertainty are typically accompanied by higher levels of lobbying as organizations attempt to hedge the risks they face. “Democratic donors are the most pro-globalization group in the sample.” ” Polarization.

Politics 122

Politics Hedge Policies Sample 122