MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

High taxes and welfare costs, long tolerable in an efficient economy like Germany, have a way of catching up with companies and countries. This has been particularly notable after the financial crisis; since 2008 the unemployment rate has shot up 5 percentage points while dropping steadily in the Untied States.

Energy 76

Energy Policies Research Efficiency 76

Harvard Business

APRIL 26, 2017

During the Great Recession of 2008, companies around the world downsized their workforces. American firms alone laid off more than 8 million workers from the end of 2008 to the middle of 2010. These firms spanned 83 different industries, including the service, high technology, and manufacturing industries.

Company 28

Company Balance Sheet Resources Financial 28

Harvard Business

MARCH 1, 2018

How did we get here, and what does it mean for the industry? That deal sent the price of Brent crude oil to above $70 a barrel in January, after the industry that had suffered through $54 per barrel oil on average in 2017. The news is all good for customers, but it makes planning for the industry players much more difficult.

Cash Flow 30

Cash Flow Transportation Balance Sheet Energy 30

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

It is hard to overstate the sheer economic cost of the 2008 financial crisis. The combination of increased expenditures and decreased revenues resulting from the crisis from 2008 to 2010 is likely to cost the United States government well over $2 trillion , more than twice the cost of the 17-year-long war in Afghanistan.

Financial 28

Financial Government Banking Efficiency 28

Brimstone Consulting

DECEMBER 15, 2020

When the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered the US in March, V12 did not experience the disruption others in the industry did. At the core was building an agile organization – shifting mindsets, creating processes, and developing capabilities. Our mandate was to scale the effectiveness of small, elite teams onto the enterprise level.

Leadership 62

Leadership Agile Operations Survey 62

Consultant Ninja

JUNE 4, 2009

Many of the large consultancies actively resist the professionalisation of the consulting industry because they believe it would weaken their control over their own employees by having a third party interfere and audit their practices. Without light, truth cannot be found.". Posted by Consultant Ninja. at 2:05 PM. Labels: Consulting.

Consulting 100

Consulting Management Oliver Wyman Airlines 100

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.

Interviews 100

Interviews Culture Turnaround Case Interview 100

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Flooding in 2011 in Thailand, harmed 160 companies in the textile industry and halted nearly a quarter of the country’s garment production, increasing global prices by 28%. Since 1994, Dow has invested nearly $2 billion in improving resource efficiency and has saved $9.8 ” Improving risk management.

Study 28

Study Efficiency Productivity Operations 28

Harvard Business

APRIL 5, 2017

However, higher accruals can reflect either innocuous aspects of certain business models, such as in the construction industry, where the time lag between earning income and realizing cash is long, or that growing firms retain higher working capital to meet greater current and future customer demand. Are all share repurchases myopic?

Metrics 28

Metrics Study Cash Flow McKinsey 28

Harvard Business

MAY 23, 2017

The financial crisis of 2008 is often attributed to deregulation and unfettered capitalism. Already, the World Trade Organization reports a rise in protectionist measures by the G20 countries, with 1,583 added since 2008 and only 387 removed. But this ascendancy is under threat. ”

Intellectual Property 28

Intellectual Property Policies Productivity Banking 28

Harvard Business

MARCH 13, 2017

What we end up with are dynamic demand chains in place of rigid supply chains, resulting in more efficient resource use for all. This kind of provable, transparent credentialing will be especially important for additive manufacturing, which is central to the dynamic, on-demand production model of the so-called Industry 4.0 and Europe.

System 38

System Government Data Accenture 38

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Prior to this, only 2007-2008 saw this many annual deals, and before that the single-year peak of 2000 saw “just” over 40,000 deals. The efficiencies of online business have continued to fell the old giants of retailing. But tech is disrupting even this newly restructured industry, as automobiles become computers on wheels.

Healthcare 28

Healthcare Automotive Chemicals Retail 28

Consultant Ninja

MARCH 31, 2009

I think what you say makes sense, but implementation of your idea requires quite an re-allocation of industry resources. I think this approach is more efficient because it reduces transaction related costs and provides a gain sharing program which is mutually beneficial for all parties. April 1, 2009 at 1:14 AM. Consultant Insider.

Balance Sheet 100

Balance Sheet Marketing Banking Consulting 100

Harvard Business

APRIL 23, 2018

The space industry is now a global, multi-faceted, multi-stakeholder endeavor, where commercial activity accounts for the lion’s share of value. Over three quarters of the $ 350 billion global space industry revenues are driven by commercial products, services, infrastructure, and support industries.)

Operations 28

Operations Government Development Engineering 28

MishTalk

JUNE 22, 2014

Republicans, Tea Party groups and the coal industry attacked Democrats who supported it, criticizing the legislation as a “cap and tax” that would raise energy prices. As the Republican presidential nominee in 2008, Senator John McCain of Arizona pledged to put in effect a nationwide cap-and-trade law. The Times explains.

Analysis 78

Analysis Energy Policies Government 78

Harvard Business

MAY 11, 2016

“Not only are profits rising,” write the authors of the McKinsey report, “but in some industries, the leading firms are winning bigger than ever before.” And this growing productivity gap shows up within industries, not just between them. They suggest that industry consolidation could be a cause.

McKinsey 28

McKinsey Engineering Enterprise Research 28

Consultant Ninja

JULY 27, 2009

I fail to see the logic that the government will be more efficient at building operational structures than the private sector. However, I'm puzzled by the logic that government will be able to design an industry organizational structure that is more efficient than the private sector. Posted by Consultant Ninja. at 8:21 PM.

Consulting 113

Consulting Insurance Insurance Oliver Wyman 113

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

The movement challenged the influence of Fredrick Taylor’s scientific management, which had reduced workers to unwieldy cogs in efficiency-seeking industrial machines. After the 2008 financial crisis, business schools hastened to add ethics courses. You must be efficient and consistent. You must take sides.

Efficiency 35

Efficiency Conference Culture Productivity 35

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

OCTOBER 11, 2016

.” On the other hand is research about people’s preferences, like this 2013 study in the Journal of Environmental Psychology that, according to its authors, “categorically contradict[s] the industry-accepted wisdom that open-plan layout enhances communication between colleagues and improves occupants.”

Real Estate 28

Real Estate Travel Meeting Research 28

Harvard Business

APRIL 14, 2017

The companies we surveyed – in 13 manufacturing and service industries in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America – are using AI much more frequently in computer-to-computer activities and much less often to automate human activities. How it will impact business, industry, and society. Insight Center.

Company 35

Company Survey Finance Engineering 35

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 18, 2016

For example, right after Sanja Jha was appointed head of Motorola’s mobile devices unit in 2008, he immediately took control of the portfolio, cutting the firm’s entire Symbian product line and focusing the firm on fewer products and the Android platform. Vertical hierarchies are much more efficient at processing information.

Productivity 28

Productivity Resources Research Advertising 28

Harvard Business

JANUARY 5, 2018

In sales-driven companies (think pharmaceuticals and industrial equipment), they are often field sales managers who direct dozens of salespeople in the highest-volume regions. These are jobs in R&D, technology, and other areas vital to a firm’s strategic direction, product development, and process efficiency.

Talent 28

Talent McKinsey Apparel Sales 28

1 to 1

MAY 3, 2013

Industry Events. While each company ultimately provides the foundation necessary for successful and efficient customer service, both have stressed the important role customers play in their underlying strategies. Industry Events. White Papers. 1to1 Case in Point. 1to1 Executive Dialogue. 1to1 In Action Series. Sponsorships.

Media 37

Media Metrics Advertising Trends 37

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Automated blockchain triggers and enforcements might have even helped entire nations avoid humanitarian disasters caused by economic transactions, such as the milk scandal of 2008 which claimed 300,000 victims, dis-incenting the use of forced child labor, or managing recent threats from ISIS to poison the European food supply.

Transportation 28

Transportation Insurance Insurance Data 28

Harvard Business

JANUARY 11, 2017

” One of the ways the company is telling a more sustainable story to customers is through the use of the “Butterfly Mark,” a symbol — a first in the luxury industry — that “at a glance helps people identify brands committed to social and environmental sustainability.”

Energy 28

Energy Productivity Retail Financial 28

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. The program is most often associated with the tech industry, where H-1B workers hold about 12%–13% of jobs , according to a Goldman Sachs report. jobs overall.)

Engineering 29

Engineering Talent Information Technology Information Technology 29

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. ” More than 1 billion jobs and $14.6 Digital markets are uneven.

Methodologies 28

Methodologies Policies Government Data 28