Harvard Business

MAY 6, 2016

Four hundred seventy-one companies in the S&P 500 bought back stock last year, and 372 companies expanded their dividends — actions undertaken in spite of the need to invest heavily to keep up with global market changes. Today, four out of five S&P 500 companies use a three-year performance period in their long-term incentives.

Cash Flow 28

Cash Flow Management Government Financial 28

MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Gallup''s P2P metric estimates the percentage of the U.S. Similar to P2P, unemployment fluctuates seasonally, and the year-over-year change is the most informative comparison. unemployment rate -- the closest comparison it has to the official numbers released by the BLS -- increased in August. in August, from 44.6% Bottom Line.

Comparison 74

Comparison Report Government Methodologies 74

Tom Spencer

AUGUST 3, 2019

Associate Product Manager (APM) positions are well known in Silicon Valley as rotational, mentorship-focused programs designed to accelerate the careers of young aspiring product managers. If you have views on on-boarding, shaping, and training young product managers, you can effectively mold these programs to fit your vision.

Productivity 60

Productivity How To Recruiting Recruitment 60

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

On the one hand, there are many anecdotes suggesting that pressures to manage earnings hold back investment. On the other hand, some of what is done in the name of managing for the long term may be unmonitored waste. Some companies have great ideas, great management teams, and compelling strategies.

McKinsey 30

McKinsey Cash Flow Comparison Methodologies 30

Tom Spencer

JULY 16, 2015

It can help to assess the business situation in the context of entering a new market, M&A, product development, and starting a new business. How big is the market? How fast is the market growing? What is the concentration of customers in the market relative to the concentration of firms? What is its market share?

Case Interview 60

Case Interview Industry Productivity Interviews 60

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

In fact, by some measures, the best emerging-market firms are more competitive than firms in advanced economies including the United States and the United Kingdom. Indeed, it is much harder for this plethora of emerging-market firms in the outperforming countries to get to the top and then stay there.

Comparison 28

Comparison Research Productivity Policies 28

Harvard Business

MAY 31, 2017

The financial health of the organization was the most important metric for management and governance to follow. For every comparison, the clinical quality performance was better in the hospitals with the better patient experience performance. There is good news for chief financial officers, too, in these analyses.

Comparison 37

Comparison Financial Report Data 37

Harvard Business

MARCH 2, 2018

While this “lab-bench to bedside” approach has improved healthcare globally, it can take years, even decades, for an innovation to get to market, often with limited input from patients themselves. Scoping projects for success and managing ambition: Interdisciplinary design teams are, by nature, optimistic and ambitious.

Healthcare 32

Healthcare Metrics Engineering Financial 32

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Managers want to understand how their teams contribute to the organization, and they want to identify high performers and potential leaders along the way. Specifically, traditional organizational reporting structures limit managers’ visibility into how their employees are influencing and contributing to other teams.

Leadership 35

Leadership Talent Software Deloitte 35

Harvard Business

MAY 9, 2017

In one PayScale survey of 71,000 people, for example, 64% of those paid the average market rate thought they were paid less than average. At the same time, 35% who were paid above market rates also thought they were paid less than average. Evidence suggests you probably aren’t very accurate.

Data 30

Data Sports Metrics Case Interview 30

MishTalk

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

50% is not a very good recession predicting track record except in comparison to consensus economic opinions that have never once in history predicted a recession. With equity markets galore hitting record high s clearly I must be missing something big! In 2006-2007 I called for a recession. We got a big one. Here are a few snips.

Energy 28

Energy Data Metrics Marketing 28

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 22, 2016

The SEC’s new disclosure requirement implements a section of the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 that seeks to expose extreme pay gaps within corporations and to permit cross-company comparisons of CEO-worker pay inequality. When ranked by the highest ARG compensation, in 2015 average total ARG compensation of the 500 highest paid was $32.6

Exercises 28

Exercises Report Pharmaceuticals Financial 28

CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

It is the most practical and intuitive resource on the market, in my opinion. A business metric is only unusual if you don't understand the business. Check out our Privacy Policy below for details on how we protect and manage your submitted data. My question is related to note-taking during the interview. No, Thanks!

Case Interview 40

Case Interview Interviews Data Exercises 40

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

JANUARY 13, 2017

Single-screen “snapshots” of operational processes, marketing metrics, and key performance indicators (KPIs) can be visually elegant and intuitive. A quick scan of a dashboard gives frontline managers transparency and, ideally, the opportunity to make rapid adjustments. predicts future events based on past data.

Data 28

Data Comparison Metrics Software 28

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

But traditional metrics might underestimate the impact of digital, leaving companies vulnerable to aggressive competitors or pure-play disruptors. Many managers are missing digital signals that could help them better compete. You should compare this number to your company’s actual market share. companies. (A

Metrics 28

Metrics Airlines Comparison Methodologies 28

Harvard Business

AUGUST 10, 2018

One of its business units, Fieldglass, provides insights and benchmarks to customers on external workforce management. Neustar’s MarketShare software makes it possible for customers to measure the effects of their marketing programs and compare them to other firms.

Benchmarking 28

Benchmarking Software B2B Comparison 28

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

The local toy store seemed positively drab in comparison. Now, those endless aisles pale in comparison with what’s available online, and rock-bottom prices can be found at Amazon, Walmart, and Target. Parents, for their part, were drawn by the “everyday low price.” Rather, they seek to optimize a failing model.

Retail 32

Retail Comparison Industry Training 32

Harvard Business

MARCH 6, 2017

For the financial metrics, AIRINC maintains their own international salary data base that captures location-specific salary levels for professional talent. The financial metrics are aggregated to calculate the net purchasing power of a typical salary in each city, and then converted to a common currency to allow comparison among cities.

Metrics 45

Metrics Comparison Talent Financial 45