Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2011

For mass market retailers who understand this and react quickly, this upheaval is survivable. The focus that made them so powerful in the 1980s and 90s is creating the conditions for their current struggles. Online retailers, meanwhile, are exploiting their distinct advantages over physical stores.

ROIC 12

ROIC Retail Mass Marketing Price 12

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Confusing marketing with strategy. But as important as it is to have insight into customers' needs, don't confuse marketing with strategy. What the marketing-only approach misses is that a robust strategy also requires a tailored value chain, a unique configuration of activities that best delivers that kind of value. Mistake #1.

Strategy 15

Strategy Porter ROIC Competitive Advantage 15

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. It would implement targets linked to shareholder value, including ROE and ROIC. What he heard was uncomfortable.

Company 8

Company ROIC CFO Restructuring 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 24, 2017

A veritable alphabet soup (ROA, RONA, ROIC, ROCE, IRR, MVA, APV, and the like) exists to measure our financial capital. In other words, they connected with people who could help them with customer issues, such as staff in finance, legal, pricing, or marketing. Recognize and reward good management of time, talent, and energy.

Human Capital 15

Human Capital Management Company ROCE 15