Kates Kesler

JULY 2, 2015

It is the artful combination of organizational structure, process, governance forums, metrics and reward systems that tie together global business units and functions with far-flung geographic market units. Global operating and support functions (R&D, supply chain, marketing, IT, HR, finance, etc.).

Enterprise 50

Enterprise Operations Agile Metrics 50

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Georgiou’s crime was that back in 2009, he strictly applied globally accepted international rules in reporting the Greek government’s budget deficit, which had the effect of increasing it by just under 3% to a whopping 15% of GDP. You would be wrong. Calculating this debt in “present” (i.e.,

Government 28

Government Healthcare Data Metrics 28

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 15, 2017

This decentralized policymaking, as well as differing priorities among state governments—from rural development to improving infrastructure to attracting investment—have resulted in wide variations in the business landscape across Indian states. Similarly, the time it takes to get an electricity connection varies.

Strategy 28

Strategy Strategy Strategy& Operations 28

MishTalk

NOVEMBER 17, 2013

Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram responded by raising import taxes three times this year to curb consumption which represented about 20 percent of world demand in 2012. Demand will be 900 to 1,000 metric tons this year, from 864.2 Wedding Ritual. tons in 2012, the World Gold Council says. Attitudes Rule.

Advertising 66

Advertising Metrics Finance Culture 66

MishTalk

AUGUST 18, 2013

The government wants to hold bullion imports this year to "well below" last year''s figure of 845 metric tons. Another finance ministry official said the measures taken by the RBI cannot be termed as capital controls as they were aimed at ensuring prudent borrowings by corporates. ". Complete Agreement.

Banking 77

Banking Policies Finance Report 77

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 8, 2017

You can see vast wind farms along ridgelines, of course, but I use one shorthand metric to gauge progress: how covered are the rooftops? This quick measure of the clean economy is of course superficial, but it’s in the spirit of indicators like the so-called “Waffle House” metric : the U.S.

Energy 28

Energy Finance Metrics Course 28

Harvard Business

JULY 11, 2017

Doing digital M&A right means upending the way most companies approach financing, due diligence, and merger integration. Let’s start with financing the deal. Meanwhile, because digital targets tend to be expensive, acquirers are limited in their ability to use stock to finance a deal. Sponsored by DXC Technology.

Company 28

Company Finance Advertising Tools 28

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 3, 2016

With many places looking to stoke economic growth, state and local governments have clamored to launch initiatives to attract more immigrant entrepreneurs , hoping they will found businesses and create more jobs. We have merged in data on the firms backed by VC financing. Our recent research aims to address this.

Government 44

Government Policies Examples Insurance 44

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 7, 2017

These two trends may seem separate—or, some people believe, incompatible—but together I believe they have the power to improve finance’s role in the world. In both cases, social and environmental metrics matter for the business’s financial success. Index funds can be a force for sustainable capitalism.

Chemicals 28

Chemicals Industry Metrics Financial 28

Tom Spencer

JULY 16, 2015

Relevant performance metrics might include profit margins, net income, and return on investment. Key barriers to entry might include capital requirements, economies of scale, network effects, government policy, switching costs, access to suppliers, access to distribution channels, product differentiation, and proprietary product technology.

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Case Interview Industry Productivity Interviews 60

Harvard Business

APRIL 9, 2018

Institutional investors often are critical of CEOs’ influence over boards and have made efforts to help companies improve their governance. These techniques are rapidly changing many industries — could they also improve corporate governance? Nonetheless, boards remain highly imperfect. Could technology help?

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Research Company Data Study 32

Harvard Business

JUNE 14, 2016

For our paper, Energy Strategy for the C-Suite , we analyzed research and data on energy use at hundreds of companies, and included perspectives from an advisory council that included corporate energy executives and government and academic thought leaders (I also sit on that advisory group).

Energy 28

Energy Company Operations Metrics 28

MishTalk

JANUARY 21, 2014

Today''s information technology allows a multinational company to position research, marketing, finance and managerial jobs to anywhere. The Abe government has been asking Japanese companies to raise salaries to sustain the economic momentum. Both manufacturing blue-collar jobs and most white-collar jobs have become global.

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Information Technology Information Technology Financial Policies 74

Harvard Business

AUGUST 23, 2018

Truth is, you can have the right portfolio of investments, the right metrics and governance, the right stage-gate development process, and the right talent on the right teams — but if you don’t design the right handoffs between your teams, all of that planning falls apart. But a sickening number of those investments fail.

How To 28

How To Film Productivity Development 28

Kates Kesler

DECEMBER 16, 2013

An analysis of the company’s position across an expansive geographic reach, four major categories, and a dozen global brands revealed the challenge of attempting to govern high degrees of variation in both brand maturity and the state of market development. Funding processes may need to be redesigned to move resources to bigger bets.

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Agile Analysis Apparel Resources 50

Markovitz Consulting

MAY 19, 2021

We can argue over specific metrics, but we’d all agree that we have to account for physical as well as mental/emotional health. As with individuals, there will be disagreement over metrics, but clearly we have to consider financial performance, internal stakeholders (employees), and external stakeholders (community).

Company 124

Company Balance Sheet Metrics Engineering 124

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Consumer Products and Banking and Finance are two other major concentration industries. immigration policy can mean that other governments will find it easier to attract leadership talent that might otherwise end up in America. Where do they work? Yet, stricter U.S.

Data 31

Data Healthcare Talent Training 31

Harvard Business

APRIL 20, 2016

My favorite example was a Corporate Affairs team that had an ambitious agenda to work collaboratively to transform the perception of the organization among members of the public, the regulator, and three levels of government. Yet they had only allocated 30 minutes per week to the task! They aren’t the only ones.

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Meeting Operations Efficiency Leadership 28

Harvard Business

JUNE 26, 2018

To start, innovation must be recognized as a permanent function of a successful company, just like other business functions such as accounting, operations, sales, and finance. Companies need to institutionalize innovation rather than expect it to simply flow forth from intrapreneurs operating within existing structures.

System 30

System Talent Resources Research 30

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

After all, “short-termism” does not correspond to any single quantifiable metric. And isn’t the focus on quarterly results a natural outgrowth of the rigorous corporate governance that keeps executives accountable? With this metric, the gap between long-term companies and the rest is even bigger.

Management 28

Management Metrics Financial Company 28

Kates Kesler

JUNE 11, 2014

He installed heavy-weight market leaders in key growth markets (much as GE has done) to bring management attention to market development, commercial capability, and relationships with government entities. The important lesson: don’t let the discussion around governance degenerate into a debate over centralized vs. decentralized organization.

Apparel 82

Apparel Healthcare Enterprise Chemicals 82

Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

In addition to its private clients, Peat Marwick’s growth was also fueled by the government contracts it won. In the mid 1970s, as public opinion swayed toward greater accountability for the finance industry, Peat Marwick took steps to firm up controls on its accounting practice and increase transparency. Capabilities: Finance.

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Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview 100

MishTalk

OCTOBER 14, 2013

On the debt ceiling debate in Washington, Faber said, "It''s basically a dysfunctional government that we have that is far too large that is essentially wasting money left, right and center. Both Democrats and Republicans have been big, big spenders because a lot of money flows through the government.". That is exactly the word.

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Government Strategy Strategy Strategy& 77