BCG

OCTOBER 24, 2016

The 2016 rankings are based on an analysis of TSR at approximately 2,000 companies worldwide from 2011 through 2015. The global and industry rankings are based on five-year TSR performance from 2011 through 2015. To arrive at this sample, we began with TSR data for nearly 44,000 companies provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence.

Insurance 40

Insurance Insurance Metrics Industry 40

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 19, 2017

subscribers in 2017, and the industry as a whole has been growing at 200% annually since 2011. Indeed, some analysts have gone a step further, declaring that subscription boxes are in the midst of a venture capital-fueled bubble not unlike the flash-sale business craze that ended five years ago. that aggregate sales in the U.S.

Methodologies 28

Methodologies How To Metrics Sales 28

1 to 1

MAY 3, 2013

Sales Effectiveness. Sales Effectiveness. Sales & Marketing Effectiveness. Though many companies approach service and support as just another metric to be maximized, those that emphasize quality over call times differentiate themselves from the competition and excel in customer satisfaction. Sales Effectiveness.

Media 37

Media Metrics Advertising Trends 37

Harvard Business

MAY 23, 2018

However, Nokia held on to Symbian until 2011, when it eventually switched to Windows operating system, which also underperformed. As one of the top managers reflected on the period from 2007 to 2011: “A lot of the board members felt that they weren’t always encouraged to speak freely [at that time].”

Strategy 28

Strategy Strategy Strategy& Analysis 28

Harvard Business

JULY 14, 2016

More than 40% of the unicorns that went public since 2011 saw their valuation stay flat or dropped. And while iPod sales were still going through the roof, Jobs launched the iPhone which combined iPod, cell phone, and Internet access into a single device. Back in 2009, there were just four companies that fit the bill.

Productivity 28

Productivity Company Recruiting Recruitment 28

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

As Darrell Rigby argued in a 2011 HBR article , every 50 years the retail industry goes through a major disruption. Cash registers were plentiful and easy to find, and success was measured with metrics like sales per square foot and average size of transaction. The rise of urban centers led to department stores.

Retail 32

Retail Comparison Industry Training 32

Harvard Business

MAY 8, 2017

Whereas most business lists analyze companies by traditional metrics such as revenue or by subjective assessments such as “innovativeness,” our ranking evaluates the ability of leaders to strategically reposition the firm. We then narrowed the list to 18 finalists using three sets of metrics: New growth.

Methodologies 49

Methodologies Culture Metrics Company 49