Harvard Business

APRIL 6, 2016

In many industries, the capital required to build an asset of minimum efficient scale is growing. These conflicting pressures are especially present when the product provided by the asset is not very differentiating (think, for instance, of commodity steel products or container shipping services).

Operations 28

Operations Examples Insurance Insurance 28

Harvard Business

MAY 9, 2016

In an era of high-stakes innovation, there is no clearer illustration of how to develop new products the right way (and the wrong way) than a tale of two car companies. How Porsche got the product right. In the late 1990s, Porsche avoided bankruptcy by making its manufacturing more efficient and its sports cars more reliable.

Productivity 28

Productivity Development Sports Engineering 28

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 17, 2017

The goal should be to keep children on a trajectory to becoming productive, successful, healthy adults rather than just treating them when they are sick. As a large team cares for patients, clear and efficient pathways for communication and workflows are necessary to ensure the patient experience is as seamless and organized as possible.

Metrics 38

Metrics Efficiency System Development 38

Harvard Business

JULY 12, 2017

We introduced the Digital Evolution Index in HBR in 2015 to trace the emergence of a “digital planet,” how physical interactions — in communications, social and political exchange, commerce, media and entertainment — are being displaced by digitally mediated ones. Today’s Digital Landscape.

Methodologies 28

Methodologies Policies Government Data 28

Harvard Business

AUGUST 21, 2017

It wasn’t until I moved to Paris in 1997 to become Finance Manager for Disney Consumer Products Europe, Middle East, and Africa that I experienced someone setting a non-negotiable boundary for herself. But so did my peers, whether or not they had children, partners, or aging parents. It was just the industry and firm norm.

Boston Consulting Group 46

Boston Consulting Group Study Conference Survey 46

Harvard Business

MAY 23, 2017

To reduce costs, they have shifted production to countries with low-paid workers, thereby increasing demand for their labor and increasing their wages. This has spread advanced production techniques and management practices around the world, dramatically improving productivity. It wasn’t for charity, of course. ”

Intellectual Property 32

Intellectual Property Policies Productivity Banking 32

Harvard Business

MAY 4, 2017

It has benefited the tech industry enormously, and other sectors, including health care, science, and finance, have also used it to fill gaps in their workforces. on H-1B visas, boost the economy by increasing innovation, productivity, and sometimes even employment. But in April, just after U.S.

Engineering 35

Engineering Talent Information Technology Information Technology 35

Harvard Business

JUNE 6, 2017

greenhouse gas emissions peaked in 2007, and by 2015 had declined by 10%. emissions from electricity generators fell 20% from 2007 to 2015, while emissions from other sectors fell more modestly. Together, such policies would encourage energy-efficient cars and buildings and cleaner power generation. Blue States. Brown States.

Energy 28

Energy Transportation Government Policies 28