Harvard Business

JULY 25, 2016

The CFO-GC alliance has always been important because the finance function and the legal function are truly the nervous system of the corporation—sending critical signals to all parts of the company about the accuracy of the financials and compliance with law.

Ethics 28

Ethics Financial Intellectual Property Analysis 28

Harvard Business

MAY 26, 2016

Workers specialize in simple, highly routinized operations. They are incentivized to complete operations as quickly as possible. Operations in a Connected World. The initiative sought to improve manufacturing operations — to deliver high-quality products in relatively small batches and on shorter production deadlines.

Apparel 31

Apparel Operations Development Accenture 31

Harvard Business

AUGUST 2, 2018

For example, I manage the finances for a team that travels very often, and I’ve been grateful for the intelligent guesswork that my expenses software extracts from receipts using machine learning: the merchant’s name, the dollar amount spent, taxes, and likely expense categorization. Insight Center. Adopting AI.

Data 36

Data Software Tools Travel 36

Harvard Business

JANUARY 12, 2018

Companies are both operators and investors. Companies in every industry can benefit from making more data and algorithm-based decisions in areas of internal operations and finance. These robo-advisors may be used to automate certain aspects of risk management and provide decisions that are ethical and compliant with regulation.

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Strategy Strategy Strategy& Consulting 28

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 10, 2017

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. We made a number of operational changes to the call center.

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Metrics Engineering Operations Sales 39

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Sales could be developing a behaviorally informed strategy, while operations looks for ways to cut costs. If you plan for the team to be self-financing after an initial period, how long do you have to make it work — a couple of months, or a couple of years? Find the Right Home for the Team.

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Company Ethics Resources Data 28

Harvard Business

JULY 26, 2018

How companies are using artificial intelligence in their business operations. But there is a pattern among these critics, which is that they rarely ask how well the systems they analyze would operate without algorithms.

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Research Policies Study Data 28

Harvard Business

MARCH 22, 2018

Over the last decade, industries, academics, and the public sector have turned their focus toward culture and ethics in response to the financial crisis as well as misconduct at a broad range of corporations. A firm’s cultural capital is a type of asset that impacts what a firm produces and how it operates. naqiewei/Getty Images.

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Culture Company Financial Banking 37

Management Consulted

JULY 19, 2015

You’re just using it as an example, okay. Okay, so could you just say I’m an economics major, could you just restate that, yeah, I’m an economics major, I love it, I love econ and finance. Yeah, and I do love the finance classes that I’ve had, so I’ve gotten a lot of information about the basics.

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Interviews Case Interview Bain Finance 100

Organizational Talent Consulting

AUGUST 7, 2023

For example, a hierarchical corporate culture type is proven to decrease an organization's ability to innovate (Cameron & Quinn, 2011). Examples include what is displayed, office layouts, uniforms, identification badges, and discussed and not discussed. Examples include a company's vision and values or mission statement.

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Culture Financial Leadership Deloitte 52

Harvard Business

MARCH 7, 2017

But with the departures of a number of high-level HR leaders in late 2016, head of operations Ryan Graves largely took on the head HR role in addition to his other duties. As Pete Ramstad and I note in Beyond HR , leaders often have far better developed frameworks for the value proposition of the finance function than for HR.

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Recruiting Recruitment Finance Agile 36

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Imagine, for example, that you’re a pharmaceutical CEO deciding whether to recall a new drug. It is a simple, clear, and highly useful criterion — for routine decisions in businesses operating in competitive markets and with sound legal systems. How should you make this decision?

ROI 28

ROI Pharmaceuticals Analysis Financial 28

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 23, 2018

First, data science and AI are affecting many industries globally, from healthcare and government to agriculture and finance. To take just one striking example, imagine if there had been a discussion around how to interpret probabilistic models in the run up to the 2016 U.S. Facebook, for example, has its own private cloud.

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Data Ethics Analysis Examples 34

MishTalk

AUGUST 6, 2015

The primary examples are health care, education, and housing. Campaign finance reform is certainly needed. Sixth question : How do you propose to deal with declining moral, family and ethical values in this country? It costs $20,000 for heart operations in India that cost as much as $250,000 in the US.

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Government Healthcare Ethics Education 28