Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2018

Yet investors can be a powerful strategic resource, providing not only capital but also less-biased insight into the threats and opportunities that a company encounters. Nikon, the legendary Japanese camera maker, provides a textbook study in how smart managers can work with strategic investors to transform a struggling business.

Company 8

Company ROIC CFO Restructuring 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 8, 2011

I just finished a two-year project looking at Michael Porter's most important insights for managers. Here are five more traps I've seen managers fall into over and over again. Correction: Managers often mistakenly assume that a high-growth industry will be an attractive one. Mistake #1. Confusing marketing with strategy.

Strategy 15

Strategy Porter ROIC Competitive Advantage 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 24, 2017

Today’s executives spend a lot of time managing the balance sheet, despite the fact that it doesn’t represent their company’s scarcest resource. Financial capital is abundant but carefully managed; human capital is scarce but not carefully managed. How can we manage human capital better? Measure it.

Human Capital 15

Human Capital Management Company ROCE 15