Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 13, 2012

Risk management is now at the heart of the governance model for the Olympic Games and the Olympic movement, and not only because of their growing scale and complexity. These risks can emanate from the realm of security, public health, natural ecology, technology, or economics.

Risk Management 15

Risk Management Management Committee Insurance 15

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2023

The keystone of effective governance lies within the trapeze act of balancing stakeholder interests, harmonizing corporate objectives, maintaining legal and ethical standards, and ensuring a robust risk management system. These factors form a formidable foundation for effective organizational governance when paired together.

Compliance 239

Compliance Efficiency Ethics Metrics 239

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 24, 2014

Yet companies apply the same supply chain labor policies in both countries. It will be when someone feels comfortable to speak up — and when managers and companies begin listening. Global business Risk management Supply chain' But even considering these factors, there’s more to the story.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Apparel Bottom-up Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Small and medium-sized enterprises — SMEs — have long been recognized for their vital role in creating jobs and supporting supply chains in national economies. Trade Representative are the primary government agencies working on the issues of the international competitiveness of American SMEs in the global marketplace.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Globalization Technology Trends 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 19, 2016

3D printing is poised to redefine global manufacturing and distribution. It could upend supply chains, business models, customer relationships, and even entrepreneurship itself. What would be the cost/benefit of flattening your supply chain and moving production closer to your markets?

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Execution Analysis Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 5, 2012

You can make customers provide more rigorous authentication before they make a transaction, or have managers limit distribution of sensitive plans. How do we make sure partners protect our data while continuing to optimize our supply chain?

Supply Chain 12

Supply Chain Risk Management Hedge Banking 12

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

She must also have the experience and capability to address business-in-society issues—legislation, regulation, investigation, enforcement and litigation — that now create risk and opportunity in all dimensions of corporate activity. Recent global developments underscore the importance of these societal issues.

CEO 8

CEO Ethics Chief Financial Officer Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Sustainable businesses are redefining the corporate ecosystem by designing models that create value for all stakeholders, including employees, shareholders, supply chains, civil society, and the planet. ” Improving risk management. billion in mining projects since 2010. Fostering innovation.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Price Loyalty Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 4, 2014

We find the debate interesting because it offers a great example of reputation risk – and more specifically, of why such risk has to be assessed both quantitatively and qualitatively. Over the decades, risk management has become a deeply quantitative endeavor. Public relations Risk management Transparency'

Reputation 9

Reputation Risk Management Supply Chain Crisis 9

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 29, 2016

percentage points, has likely ushered in a protracted phase of uncertainty for the UK, EU, and global economies. Expecting growing protectionism, a plausible strategic response could be aggressively defragmenting its value chain and concentrating production in the UK (so as to counteract the rising cost of trade). For example, a U.S.

Uncertainty 9

Uncertainty Short-term Supply Chain Long-term 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2023

The year 2023 contained several important sustainability narratives and trends. The author outlines three key ones — the anti-ESG movement, China’s acceleration of a clean economy, and the rise of reporting regulations — and then suggests a series countervailing forces pushing against each.

Trends 23

Trends Report Supply Chain Risk Management 23

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 3, 2012

But for businesses, knowing when to expend time and effort preventing — and planning responses to — low probability, high consequence events is now, more than ever, one of the hardest and most important risk management problems to address. See my prior thoughts on the range of issues here and here.)

Risk Management 11

Risk Management Supply Chain Crisis Report 11

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2011

For a number of reasons, the size, complexity scale and symmetry of risk are vastly different in 2011 than 1991. As a result, the risk-reward ratios that we take for granted, such tight global supply chains, may no longer make sense.

Uncertainty 14

Uncertainty Supply Chain Scenario Planning Sharpe 14

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 21, 2023

Leaders of companies with operations in Russia share how they’ve navigated new and unexpected challenges during the war in Ukraine.

Scenario Planning 19

Scenario Planning Planning Operations Company 19

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Just because Congress — and global climate summits — can't seem to prepare for climate change, doesn't mean the private sector can get away with the same. Droughts and floods also enter the risk picture for any company dependent on an agricultural supply chain. Mother Nature doesn't do bailouts.

Insurance 8

Insurance Supply Chain Benchmarking Trends 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 20, 2015

Other factors, such as a thin leadership pipeline , relentless emphasis on performance improvement, increased supply chain integration, continual new product introductions, and the demands of regulatory compliance, make intense learning an essential task in most jobs today.

Six Sigma 8

Six Sigma Health Care Supply Chain Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 15, 2016

As globalization has created longer and increasingly complex food supply chains, there has been a concomitant surge in demand for locally-sourced food. But after the chain was linked to outbreaks of E. But after the chain was linked to outbreaks of E. Some companies have ridden this wave.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Price Globalization Outsourcing 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

It’s no secret that organizations have been increasingly turning to advanced analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) to improve decision making across business processes—from research and design to supply chain and risk management. Additionally, knowledge of common use cases (e.g.,

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain McKinsey Engineering Agility 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 1, 2012

As the VP of global risk management told me, the most expensive events in company history in every weather category (flood, earthquake, hail, wind, etc.) In the Thailand floods of November 2011, both the hard-drive industry and the automotive sector experienced serious supply chain problems.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Company Insurance Automotive 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Doing so starts with understanding the systemic nature of social risk and the ramifications of each decision a company makes. The differences between a well-endowed global firm and a community struggling with the problems of underdevelopment (low income, unemployment, poor infrastructure and social services) are striking.

Company 9

Company Supply Chain Real Estate Stakeholder Analysis 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 5, 2012

Are there peculiar features of African entrepreneurship we may consider relevant to big global debates on development and sustainability? Had they been more attuned to the unique character of business formation and propagation in places like Africa they may have questioned certain fundamental assumptions about risk management.

Entrepreneur 16

Entrepreneur Banking Supply Chain Globalization 16

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 10, 2014

For example, attracting and retaining top talent and global competitive threats were leading concerns for both. We asked board members to tell us the biggest challenges their companies face achieving their strategic objectives and found directors from family-owned and non-family-owned businesses aligned on many challenges.

FOB 8

FOB Diversity Talent Management How To 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2017

While consumer spending has proven resilient, with same-store retail sales rising 6% YOY in April , most multinational corporations are developing contingency plans to mitigate risks to their businesses and reassessing the country’s role in their global market portfolio and supply chains. Renegotiating NAFTA.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Depreciation Uncertainty Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

This means that many emerging market risks get cut from the senior leadership agenda. At Frontier Strategy Group, we observed that in 2017, executives and boards paid the most attention to risks that dominated global headlines: Brexit, the Trump administration’s trade policy, cybersecurity, and, more recently, North Korea.

Market Risk 9

Market Risk Marketing Supply Chain Company 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 19, 2017

Over the last two decades, business leaders in the West have been responding to risks posed by profound changes in the global economy, in technology, and in demographics. But these trends, and the business responses to them, carry secondary, nonmarket risks — which may turn out to be even greater. Donald Trump won the U.S.

Politics 10

Politics Supply Chain Offshoring Globalization 10

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

dollars for companies such as Pepsi , political meddling and price controls, supply chain disruptions, and inability to repatriate profits. More ambitious investments would be unwise until the economy shows signs of stabilization on the back of further reforms, or if global oil prices were to unexpectedly rebound.

Sharpe 8

Sharpe Price Politics Supply Chain 8