Harvard Business

AUGUST 8, 2018

In highly cited articles in HBR , Michael Jensen, a faculty member at HBS, and arguably the most prominent agency theorist, put forth a harsh criticism of diversification as a main example of managerial opportunism at the expense of shareholders’ wealth. corporations was so slow.

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Research Education Pharmaceuticals Finance 37

Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

BizOps / Strategy & Operations at tech firms. According to the Ivey Business Journal it has two parts: Improving the competitive strategies of operating units by capturing inter-divisional synergies; and. Tip: research and understand what’s happening in the industry (e.g. BizOps / Strategy & Operations at Tech firms.

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Interviews Case Interview Strategy Strategy 68

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Research we have collected in recent months shows that pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, and endowments expect imminent breakthrough innovations in investment technology. Yet the world’s largest funds are closed off from these innovations.

Operations 28

Operations Finance Media Financial 28

Harvard Business

AUGUST 3, 2016

A new set of relationships is being formed within companies around how people working in data, analytics, IT, and operations teams work together. Data and analytics represent a blurring of the traditional lines of demarcation between the scope of IT and the responsibilities of operating divisions. Data and analytics embedded in IT.

Operations 28

Operations Chemicals Data Agile 28

Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 12, 2019

Cryptocurrency has often been a divisive and controversial topic in the world of finance and economics. Regardless of which party is correct, the near trillion-dollar peak market cap and multi-billion-dollar daily trading volume of cryptocurrency makes it a growing topic of research for economists and financiers alike.

Banking 60

Banking System Finance Financial 60

Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 5, 2019

Cryptocurrency has often been a divisive and controversial topic in the world of finance and economics. Regardless of which party is correct, the near trillion-dollar peak market cap and multi-billion-dollar daily trading volume of cryptocurrency makes it a growing topic of research for economists and financiers alike.

Banking 60

Banking System Finance Financial 60

Martinka Consulting

APRIL 26, 2019

Barlow research – Two-thirds of lower middle-market business owners are expected to retire. We have a few articles in our “writing folder” (articles I’ve saved to write about) on bad management, how technology is replacing people, and employee unhappiness. Their average age of retirement is 67. Corporate baloney.

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Marketing PricewaterhouseCoopers Cash Flow Banking 40

Harvard Business

JULY 26, 2018

There has also been a spate of exposé-style longform articles such as “ Machine Bias ,” “ Austerity Is an Algorithm ,” and “ Are Algorithms Building the New Infrastructure of Racism? How companies are using artificial intelligence in their business operations. What Does the Research Say?

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Research Policies Study Data 28

ConsultX

AUGUST 10, 2021

By business owners, for business owners, Conquer the Chaos enables you to reevaluate your approach, revitalize your operations, and realize the freedom and success your hard work deserves. In this article he provided the underlying rules of operations. This article appears at the end of this book.

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Consulting Small Business Video Ethics 52

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 10, 2017

One reason for the paltry performance is that while other business areas, like sales or finance, are considered to be core functions, innovation is often considered to be something that’s “nice to have” rather than essential. Another pervasive reason is that senior executives are trained as operators, not innovators.

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ROI Operations Enterprise Research 28

Harvard Business

AUGUST 5, 2016

Under this financing structure, the company contracts to buy kilowatts, not the turbines and panels. Frank O’Brien-Bernini, the company’s Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer, laid out the strategy he and his team used to get over the hurdles, which boils down to five key actions: Research how others do it.

Energy 28

Energy Industry Finance Operations 28

Harvard Business

MARCH 15, 2018

According to our research , the answer is “not necessarily.” Nonetheless, statistics show that women-owned businesses, which account for one-third of Swedish businesses, are not granted the corresponding proportion of government venture financing; in fact, women-owned businesses receive only 7%.

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Data Real Estate Finance Financial 33

Management Consulted

JANUARY 18, 2015

Now known to be THE best sourcing, procurement and operations consulting firm in the world, A.T. Operations. Kearney works collaboratively with companies to transform their operations in order to gain unprecedented competitive advantage. Mir Aamir - Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, Coupons.com.

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Interviews Culture Case Interview McKinsey 100

Harvard Business

MAY 26, 2016

Our research suggests an alternative to this race to the bottom. Workers specialize in simple, highly routinized operations. They are incentivized to complete operations as quickly as possible. Operations in a Connected World. Producers in less-developed countries compete by keeping costs low. Insight Center.

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Apparel Operations Development Accenture 30

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 7, 2016

The practice areas at Towers Watson reflect the operational nature of consulting projects at the firm: Communication and Change Management. Corporate Risk Management and Risk Financing. with over 54 offices in operation. Towers Watson Articles and Press Releases. Practice Areas. Employee Surveys. Executive Compensation.

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Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview 100

Harvard Business

MARCH 30, 2017

In 1980, Jim Baron, now a professor at the Yale School of Management, and William Bielby, now a professor at the University of Illinois, published a seminal article on firms and inequality. We should also look, they argued, at the decisions made by firms.

Marketing 28

Marketing Balance Sheet System Training 28

Harvard Business

JUNE 6, 2018

In fact, according to Gartner research , tomorrow’s companies are expected to compete primarily on customer experience. I just took my company through an acquisition and found that even the smallest operational change can have a significant negative impact on both employees and customers. Insight Center. Competing in the Future.

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Operations Culture Deloitte Accenture 30

Harvard Business

JANUARY 12, 2018

Marketing and sales, manufacturing, recruiting (including people assessment), customer service, and support are all fields that can benefit from artificial intelligence according to McKinsey’s recent research. Companies are both operators and investors. In fact, it is doubling every 14 months and it will reach 10.5 ZB by 2020.

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Strategy Strategy Strategy& Consulting 28

Harvard Business

JUNE 8, 2018

In our recent HBR article , we argued that financial statements fail to capture the value created by modern digital companies. This notion, that risk is a desirable feature, can seem like sacrilege to anyone who’s taken an introductory finance course. Traditional companies therefore rely on two strategies.

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Financial Report Cash Flow Metrics 29

Harvard Business

MAY 31, 2018

. “To prosper over time,” he argued, “companies must benefit all of their stakeholders, including shareholders, employees, customers, and the communities in which they operate.” Truly, business interests and societal interests can be one and the same. Let’s take a closer look at each: 1.

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Nonprofit Government Company Operations 32

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Behavioral science research tell us that households, small business owners, and CEOs of multinationals alike are prone to overweight recent adverse events, follow the decisions of their peers , compartmentalize risks , and engage in many other behaviors that economists have traditionally considered peculiar.

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Insurance Insurance Small Business Finance 28

Organizational Talent Consulting

JULY 17, 2023

This article explains the role of culture in M&As, cross-cultural issues, and the proven practices of creating a shared culture intentionally. UNDERSTANDING THE LOCAL CULTURAL CONTEXT Today many industries and organizations operate on a global scale. HOW TO READ THIS WHITE PAPER This white paper has five sections.

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Culture Resources Tools Leadership 52

Harvard Business

JUNE 14, 2016

But to me, the most fascinating thing about the whole initiative is the organizational mindset shift it’s creating: a realization about the value of getting smarter about how — and where — operations use energy. Operations in a Connected World. This black box approach can’t last. Insight Center.

Energy 28

Energy Company Operations Metrics 28

Harvard Business

APRIL 14, 2017

And in January 2017, McKinsey’s research arm estimated AI-driven job losses at 5%. Yet our research also found that, in the shorter term, these fears may be overblown. . The AI software is one machine; the other is the digital data feed that AP gets from a financial information provider (Zacks Investment Research).

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Company Survey Finance Engineering 39

Management Consulted

JULY 2, 2017

We’ve reviewed locations, employee counts, industry focus, and reputation of multiple firms in and around the Boston area – and this article will help you make life-changing decisions. Lots of things – from strategy, operations, and risk management to organizational transformation and leadership development.

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Oliver Wyman Mercer Consulting Deloitte 72

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 25, 2018

In our recent research at the McKinsey Global Institute, we examined the superstar phenomenon across firms, as well as sectors and cities. In this article, we will focus mostly on firms, but with some brief commentary on sectors and cities at the end. Wider dynamics may be at play.

Industry 37

Industry Company Metrics Real Estate 37

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Based on our research, the best channel managers tend to have more in common with great general managers than with great sales managers, especially when it comes to three areas: Strategy. Somewhere else? Thinking strategically about competitive positioning in a defined territory is table stakes for any good sales manager.

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Sales Marketing Survey Finance 28

MishTalk

MARCH 1, 2015

Last week I wrote an article for the Illinois Policy Institute on the hugely unfunded and deteriorating nature of numerous Illinois'' pension systems. I will post the article on Monday. My article was on on state pension systems, not Chicago''s, and was written well ahead of downgrades of Chicago''s debt by Moody''s on Friday.

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System Operations Report Financial 28

Harvard Business

APRIL 2, 2018

health care system, ranging from expensive imaging for benign medical conditions to routine pre-operative testing before low-risk surgeries like cataract surgery. Some research estimates that 42% of Medicare beneficiaries receive some form of low-value care. For both public and private insurers, a long-term view should be feasible.

Insurance 28

Insurance Insurance Pharmaceuticals Finance 28

Harvard Business

MARCH 6, 2017

In our research we focused on the golden age of invention: the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when America became the world’s preeminent industrial nation. For instance, in 1880 most inventive activity was the result of inventors operating outside the boundaries of firms. The competitiveness of the U.S.

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Education Data Research Financial 35

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

When Christensen conducted the research for The Innovator’s Dilemma , he looked at industries that were asset-heavy. Asset-light businesses are not financed with debt. They’re financed with equity—in other words, a stake in the company. Today’s Paradox. It’s not a level playing field.

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Finance Financial B2B Industry 28

Harvard Business

MAY 16, 2016

In this interview with senior editor Curt Nickisch, University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business professor Stefan Zeume discusses brand-new research resulting from the unexpected opportunity, and what he and his coauthors found: billions of dollars in lost market capitalization.

Marketing 30

Marketing Data Finance Case Interview 30

Harvard Business

AUGUST 1, 2016

This seems a thoroughly crazy expectation; thus I have been conducting research with Linda Robson to explore this phenomenon. In organizational research, Sigal Barsade and Olivia O’Neil have shown that a culture of love corresponded to increased levels of job satisfaction, teamwork and improved customer outcomes.

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Leadership System Finance Operations 28

Harvard Business

APRIL 26, 2016

Compared to professions like engineering or business disciplines like Finance or Operations, the concept of a dedicated salesperson is relatively recent. Now, however, students’ college and pre-MBA experience is more likely to be in a finance area or perhaps in coding. Selling is increasingly a research-based activity.

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Sales Education Training Training 28

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Our research into over 20,000 workers of all skill levels across U.S. In Precision’s case, good tactical performance required developing rules, checklists, and standard operating procedures and then following them closely. A great salesperson will operate much more efficiently with a defined process for reaching out to prospects.

Metrics 37

Metrics Engineering Operations Sales 37

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Through informational interviews and background research (such as scanning leaders’ LinkedIn profiles), try to get a sense of their educational background. Formal degree programs excel at general education: an MBA, for instance, gives you a little bit of everything you might need as a leader, from finance to marketing to operations.

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Education Case Interview Course Finance 28

Harvard Business

JUNE 22, 2017

One of the researchers’ theories about why is that younger doctors see more patients and so are familiar with more conditions. And the research shows that the earlier that you make a diagnosis or identify the problem, the better the treatment results are, and people can avoid a lot of the complications and heartache of those problems.

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