MishTalk

AUGUST 27, 2014

IMF chief Christine Lagarde has been put under formal investigation by French magistrates for alleged negligence in a political fraud affair dating from 2008 when she was finance minister. Based on these principles, we examine a range of options for achieving redistribution efficiently.

Meeting 68

Meeting Efficiency Education Finance 68

Harvard Business

MARCH 1, 2018

Unlike national oil companies and oil majors that typically take five to 10 years to develop conventional oil reserves, these independent and “unconventional” players have improved their drilling and fracturing technology to the point where they can respond within months to temporary spikes or dips in the market.

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Cash Flow Transportation Balance Sheet Energy 32

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Today’s executives are dealing with a complex and unprecedented brew of social, environmental, market, and technological trends. Managing risks therefore requires making investment decisions today for longer-term capacity building and developing adaptive strategies. These require sophisticated, sustainability-based management.

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Study Efficiency Productivity Operations 28

Consultant Ninja

JULY 31, 2009

As a developed nation, ethically we should find a measure to care for those who are incapable of caring from themselves. lawsuits, FDA policy, patent protections (longer or shorter), drug re purposing, marketing, etc.) This process restricts efficient uses of health services and buries cost. I would recommend this book.

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Consulting Oliver Wyman Management Insurance 100

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Engineers and managers toil for months, often years, to conceive, develop, and launch new products. They invest significant resources in research, marketing, and distribution. Our research suggests that, on average, more centralized decision making structures are more likely to pull poorly performing products from the market.

Productivity 28

Productivity Resources Research Advertising 28

Harvard Business

JANUARY 5, 2018

But over and over again in our three decades of experience as talent development and retention specialists, we’ve seen that companies consistently overlook half of them. These are jobs in R&D, technology, and other areas vital to a firm’s strategic direction, product development, and process efficiency.

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Talent McKinsey Apparel Sales 28

Management Consulted

DECEMBER 6, 2015

One example is when the New York School’s system hired them to boost the efficiency of their school bus network, which they did, saving the city $12M. As the 2008 banking crisis ensued, Alvarez & Marsal played a pivotal role in liquidating Lehman Brother’s assets while also servicing many other high-profile clients.

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Interviews Culture Turnaround Case Interview 100

Harvard Business

APRIL 14, 2017

Even the near-term outlook has been quite negative: A 2016 report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said 9% of jobs in the 21 countries that make up its membership could be automated. Four years ago, an Oxford University study predicted 47% of jobs could be automated by 2033. AI wasn’t new at Microsoft.

Company 39

Company Survey Finance Engineering 39

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. Like many luxury brands, Krug was struggling after the 2008 financial crisis.

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Energy Productivity Retail Financial 28

Tom Spencer

JULY 6, 2019

The idea that technology can be configured to drastically improve the delivery and usability of finance began taking off following the financial crisis of 2008, when consumer distrust for traditional banks combined with the increasing popularity and functionality of smartphone apps.

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Financial Banking System Finance 60

Organizational Talent Consulting

AUGUST 7, 2023

Company cultures centered on efficiency thinking have flooded the marketplace with low-cost, widely available products and resulted in tremendous waste and social issues (Brown, 2009). As companies continue to expand into new markets, the makeup of the workforce in our companies and communities served is becoming more diverse.

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Culture Financial Leadership Deloitte 52

MishTalk

JULY 14, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Michael Pettis at China Financial Markets tackles the above questions via email on " The Urbanization Fallacy ". Sitka Pacific. Recent Posts. Featured Links. Automatic Earth. Big Picture.

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Real Estate Financial Analysis Case Interview 70

freshminds

MAY 24, 2016

86% agree it makes life more affordable, 83% agree it makes life more convenient and efficient, 76% agree it's better for the environment, 78% agree it builds a stronger community, 63% agree it is more fun than engaging with traditional companies, 89% agree it is based on trust between providers and users.

Hotels 53

Hotels Transportation Energy Company 53

Harvard Business

APRIL 23, 2018

NASA has moved from being a hierarchical, closed system that develops its technologies internally, to an open network organization that embraces open innovation, agility, and collaboration. The emergence of commercial space has also gone hand in hand with an accelerating pace of technology development.

Operations 28

Operations Government Development Engineering 28

Harvard Business

MAY 11, 2016

The result, at least in developed nations, is a highly unequal corporate landscape, where some firms are incredibly productive and the amount of money a person makes is tied to the company they work for, not just the job that they do. .” In 2008 Andrew McAfee and Erik Brynjolfsson wrote about their research on U.S.

McKinsey 28

McKinsey Engineering Enterprise Research 28

Harvard Business

JULY 12, 2017

Cross-border flows of digitally transmitted data have grown manifold, accounting for more than one-third of the increase in global GDP in 2014, even as the free-flow of goods and services and cross-border capital have ebbed in the aftermath of the 2008 recession. Digital players wield outsize market power. Digital markets are uneven.

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Methodologies Policies Government Data 28

Harvard Business

MARCH 13, 2017

This could give businesses far greater flexibility to find markets and price risk, by capturing the value that they have invested in the process at any point along the chain. What we end up with are dynamic demand chains in place of rigid supply chains, resulting in more efficient resource use for all. Both imperatives pose challenges.

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System Government Data Accenture 42

Harvard Business

JUNE 27, 2018

In an effort to maintain optimal and efficient assortments, retailers often eliminate low-selling products. In 2008 Walmart famously cut 15% of its SKUs, but consumer backlash and reduced sales soon followed, prompting the company to reverse the decision. However, this tactic can backfire.

Productivity 28

Productivity Retail Advertising Groups 28

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Does your organization have the “market power” to implement the scenario? Identify whether your organization has the ability, based on market size and/or influence, to get other parties to participate in a consortium. What transactional data will you have to provide contextual reputational data?

Transportation 28

Transportation Insurance Insurance Data 28

Women in Consulting

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Our intellectual capital as consultants — what we know and the approaches we’ve developed to solve problems — is facing new threats. In the aftermath of the 2008 Great Recession, more companies are shifting to a flexible workforce model that can be scaled up or down as needed. New intermediaries.

Talent 59

Talent Guidelines Consulting System 59

Harvard Business

MAY 23, 2017

The economic gains for developing countries have been extraordinary. Shareholders have benefited greatly from bigger product markets, lower production costs, and the judicious use of head office domiciles to reduce tax bills. The financial crisis of 2008 is often attributed to deregulation and unfettered capitalism. ”

Intellectual Property 29

Intellectual Property Policies Productivity Banking 29

Harvard Business

MAY 4, 2017

The order is the latest development in a long-running debate over how companies use the H-1B program and how it affects American workers. On the other side of the debate, H-1B supporters argue that the program brings needed skills into the labor market, which helps firms remain innovative, productive, and competitive.

Engineering 30

Engineering Talent Information Technology Information Technology 30

MishTalk

JUNE 22, 2014

Tamra Gilbertson (Carbon Trade Watch): Perhaps this can be a signal to the rest of the world that emissions trading and market-based solutions are not the solution to climate change. Today, the European Parliament voted not to intervene in the carbon permit market to prop up the price of the permits. This E.P.A.

Analysis 78

Analysis Energy Policies Government 78

Harvard Business

JANUARY 5, 2017

Political campaigns are marketing campaigns, messages aimed at selling a product. But in the last two contests in which Hillary Clinton has participated, the 2008 primary and the 2016 election, she won on most of these metrics — and lost the elections. Two developments bear noting. Bigger marketing budgets may not pay off.

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Media Advertising Metrics Productivity 33