Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

With political upheaval roiling the streets of Cairo, the first concern of top management in many multinationals is to get their employees and their families out of Egypt safely. In that case, will the extra growth generate enough extra profits to compensate for the damage from the one-time political disruption?

NPV 12

NPV Short-term Discount Politics 12

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

And, when political turmoil in Egypt, Libya and elsewhere in the Mideast erupted, many businesses could only watch and wait to learn what it would mean for their supply chains. And yet almost no discussion of supply chain risk management deals with the reduction of these present costs in a systematic, quantitative way.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Chief Procurement Officer Risk Management Management 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

ALL's simple rules also compelled managers to approach difficult decisions that affected different departments rationally, thereby limiting the role of emotion and politics. Within three years, ALL's Brazilian rail operations had increased revenues by 50% and tripled EBITDA. Making better decisions.

Strategy 8

Strategy Proposal Guidelines Net Present Value 8