Harvard Business

MAY 31, 2018

In 2016, socially responsible investing made up more than one out of every four invested dollars under professional management. “To prosper over time,” he argued, “companies must benefit all of their stakeholders, including shareholders, employees, customers, and the communities in which they operate.”

Nonprofit 37

Nonprofit Government Company Operations 37

Harvard Business

MAY 5, 2016

Compared to most oil-rich countries in the Middle East, Iran has a diversified economy, its tourism sector is on the verge of a major windfall, and threats to its political stability are in decline. The country’s tourism sector attracted fewer than five million visitors in 2014 while neighboring Turkey attracted 39 million people.

Tourism 28

Tourism Banking Hotels Financial 28

Harvard Business

MAY 16, 2016

I was Dean of a leading business school in Paris and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the top mobile telecom operator in Tunisia when the Arab Spring broke out, turning the already troubled Middle East and North Africa upside down. It was a hopeful moment across the region and particularly in Tunisia. And so the turbulence continues.

Government 39

Government Tourism Education System 39

MishTalk

JANUARY 20, 2015

One widely recognized "big loser" is the tourism industry. TUI Suisse, one of Switzerland’s biggest tour operators, cut prices by 15% on vacation packages to sunny destinations around Mediterranean Sea. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction.

Banking 28

Banking Travel Hotels Retail 28

MishTalk

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

Graham explains How Domestic Medical Tourism Could Save Us All Money. One of the most under-reported medical success stories in recent years has been the increase in medical tourism: traveling abroad to get high-quality care at a fraction of what it would cost in the United States. An Opinion article in the Washington Post by John R.

Tourism 28

Tourism Healthcare Travel Insurance 28

Harvard Business

JULY 8, 2016

This still renders Turkey as a good base of operations for many international businesses that are invested in the Middle East, Balkans, and the Caucasus – inherently high-risk areas. But it does help explain how the country has so far managed to insulate its economy. Even so, more than 8 million tourists visited Turkey last year.

Tourism 35

Tourism Government Transportation Airlines 35

Harvard Business

MAY 15, 2018

If the supplier had used its 2016–2017 sales data, which showed greater demand for its products as a result of the boom in UK tourism, to predict future results and set next year’s strategy, it may have overestimated future performance and ended up with too much inventory, higher costs, and pressure to discount heavily to move product.

Operations 28

Operations Sales Analysis Tourism 28

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Projects were identified as the best management structure to break up silos and encourage teams to work transversally (end-to-end) in the organization. It now has around 10,000 operating projects. Accountabilities and responsibilities were shared between products, segments, countries, regions, functions, and headquarters.

Productivity 28

Productivity Tourism Sales Fashion 28

Management Consulted

MARCH 27, 2015

And I didn’t know how to operate. In Guatemala, I researched cultural tourism and Spanish immersion training. That first month on the road, this hit me in the face – for the first time in my life, I wasn’t paid or graded to do anything. I didn’t have to please anyone else. I couldn’t accumulate anything.

Bain 100

Bain Consulting Travel Study 100

Harvard Business

MAY 25, 2017

Aside from another terrorist group disrupting world-wide travel operations at a cost of hundreds of billions of dollars , the other big winners from an increased ban could be foreign intelligence services. According to statistics published by the National Trade and Tourism Office, 1.9 Or uploading hard-to-detect spyware?

Intellectual Property 36

Intellectual Property Travel Data Airlines 36

MishTalk

JANUARY 5, 2015

Non-Emergency Surgery Most major operations can be performed 50-80% cheaper in India, Europe, or the Caribbean. For example, heart surgery in the US that may cost $30,000 (or far more), can be had in India for as little as $8,000 (see my post on Medical Tourism ).

Healthcare 28

Healthcare Insurance Insurance Pharmaceuticals 28