Harvard Business

JANUARY 11, 2017

The companies that are most vocal about environmental and social issues tend to be big, mass-market brands — well-known retailers , consumer products giants , and tech firms that are telling a new story to consumers who increasingly care about sustainability. I’ll then discuss some of LVMH’s challenges.

Energy 28

Energy Productivity Retail Financial 28

Harvard Business

APRIL 26, 2016

I found that the companies that survive and thrive are good at aligning their organizations around three critical but competing activities : Box 1: Manage the present at peak efficiency and profitability. They volunteer their time and energy in communities where GE has plants and offices.

Company 28

Company Culture Turnaround Productivity 28

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

But designing an efficient warning system is more complicated than it might appear. In 2001 the U.S. This practice leads highly cautious consumers to lump low-risk products in with mass-marketed products that actually merit such a warning and encourages many others to simply ignore warnings.

Chemicals 28

Chemicals System Government Productivity 28

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

A cornerstone of efficient and transparent markets is freely available information. But does the mere action of placing a piece of financial news in the public domain make it readily seen and efficiently reflected in stock prices? And reprints of old news continue to spur market reactions.

Research 31

Research Financial Efficiency Finance 31

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

In 2001 the list of companies with the highest market caps was dominated by blue chips. General Electric, Microsoft, ExxonMobil, Walmart, and CitiGroup — all were businesses led by managers who were experts in efficiency and optimization and who grew their businesses by making them work better than they had previously.

Management 28

Management Enterprise Metrics Efficiency 28

Harvard Business

MAY 11, 2016

public companies from the 1960s up to 2005 in HBR: “Since the mid-1990s, a new competitive dynamic has emerged — greater gaps between the leaders and laggards in an industry, more concentrated and winner-take-all markets, and more churn among rivals in a sector.” The competition story revolves around digital technology.

McKinsey 28

McKinsey Engineering Enterprise Research 28

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

“How long does it take for her to interact with a market that isn’t nearly monopolized?” have grown more concentrated in the past 20 years, meaning that the biggest firms in the industry are capturing a greater share of the market than they used to. The result is that large firms are gaining market share.

Software 28

Software Company Industry Policies 28

Harvard Business

JULY 6, 2016

I met Tony in 2001 when he was sent to me with severe muscle weakness. In 2001 Questcor bought the rights to Acthar Gel, which is used to treat infantile spasms, a rare form of childhood epilepsy. The costs required to bring a new drug to market vary widely — anywhere from hundreds of millions to upwards of $2.6

Pharmaceuticals 52

Pharmaceuticals Company Government Insurance 52