Harvard Business

APRIL 14, 2017

By the time he left Amazon in 2013, his group had grown from 35 to more than 1,000 people who used machine learning to make Amazon more operationally efficient and effective. By 2015, AP’s AI system was writing 3,700 quarterly earnings stories – 12 times the number written by its business reporters.

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Halo Psych

JANUARY 13, 2025

177) Why not try the Yes/No approach, the next time something comes in that could distract or derail you? M., & Linford, B. When goals are known: The effects of audience relative status on goal commitment and performance. Journal of Applied Psychology, 105 (4), 372389. Levitin, D. London: Penguin. Locke, E.A. 2018, April 15). Oettingen, G.

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Journal Exercises Research Study 103

Tom Spencer

AUGUST 15, 2021

Looking at a dataset of occupations in various countries, it is notable that “Accountant” came out as the 8 th most sought after profession ( Michael Page, 2015 ). Is there still a future in accounting? Accountants are in high demand in many countries worldwide including America, Korea, Canada, and Australia. Image: Unsplash. References.

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Industry Recruiting Recruitment Case Study 88

freshminds

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Technology is constantly influencing the way that businesses run in 2015. So let's deconstruct the Tech trends of 2015. Continued software improvements will increase efficiency, productivity, speed and storage. A fusion between business and IT is most essential to evolve in the ever increasing digital spaces we inhabit.

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Harvard Business

MAY 27, 2016

After all, in 2015 Nucor recycled 17 million tons of scrap. ” Airlines are also pursuing efficiency in ways customers don’t see so easily, such as reducing the number of short-haul flights they offer and centralizing passengers in large airports. There is no Plan B. Which brings us back to the airline industry.

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Harvard Business

MAY 23, 2016

In fact, IoT is at the peak of Gartner’s 2015 hype cycle, which suggests the next phase will be disillusionment, and it will be years before we see real productivity gains. We believe data-driven manufacturing is indeed the next wave that will drive efficient and responsive production systems. Security Challenges.

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Data Engineering System Efficiency 123

Harvard Business

MARCH 13, 2017

These technologies increase productivity by making workers more skilled and efficient, and thus have the potential to yield both more economic growth and better jobs. A 2015 Deloitte study estimates that there will be 3.5 Efficiently delivering information to them that enhances their performance is essential.

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Video Education Productivity Industry 133

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

million deaths in 2015 ), and air pollution (health problems like respiratory ailments). Such zones, as well as other, more valuable uses of urban land, could be carved out of parking spaces, which will be significantly less in demand as vehicles are used more efficiently.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 13, 2017

The economy is doing well despite Germany’s accommodation of more than 1 million refugees since 2015. New management approaches and measures added more efficiency and a results orientation. In 2015, for example, the German government introduced a nationally legislated minimum wage. That’s because they couldn’t.

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Marketing Policies Government Research 137

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

It is highly efficient at capturing, storing, and releasing energy. In 2015, a sales rep earned commission on everything they closed. In a “better product” model, 80% of your IT resources is invested in making your front line employees more efficient. For us, flywheel is a powerful metaphor. Employee skills.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 6, 2018

Indeed, when managers urge employees to invest extra effort in creativity, but then reject their ideas (often because they are single-mindedly focused on productivity and efficiency), employees become frustrated and their creativity wanes over time. As a result, innovation can stall.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 1, 2018

The constantly fluctuating number of barrels of crude available from nimble shale operations is a primary driver, but so are the long-term impact of increased fuel efficiency and the fits and starts of the global transition away from fossil fuels on world demand. These increasingly efficient survivors now represent half of U.S.

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Cash Flow Transportation Energy Balance Sheet 128

Harvard Business

MAY 16, 2017

This was Sasha’s summary: Department Administrator – Efficiency Expert – Staff Manager - Crisis Handler. ” Voluntarily led response to 2015 flooding of School of Design building. Nor would it distinguish her from any other candidate. Within 24 hours, orchestrated School’s relocation and reopening.

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Transportation Real Estate Financial Operations 134

Harvard Business

JUNE 30, 2016

ZBB has been around for decades, but is currently enjoying a revival driven by powerful investors like 3G Capital Partners, the force behind the 2015 merger of Kraft Foods and H.J. Who would argue that a business should not eliminate unjustifiable costs?

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Company Benchmarking Travel Policies 112

Harmonious Workplaces

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Preparing organizations to handle change both efficiently and sustainably requires a systematic approach. Learning cultures promote not only readiness but also organizational commitment and grit to “tough it out” when friction occurs (Mueller-Hanson & Pulakos, 2015). For effectiveness, leaders cannot make change readiness optional.

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Culture Leadership Change Management Organizational Development 98

MishTalk

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Household Gasoline Expenditures in 2015 On Track to be the Lowest in 11 Years. household is expected to spend about $550 less on gasoline in 2015 compared with 2014, as annual motor fuel expenditures are on track to fall to their lowest level in 11 years. Gasoline prices are forecast to go even lower in 2015. The average U.S.

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Energy Travel Survey Report 65

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 29, 2018

With our colleagues John Orav and Jie Zheng, we used Medicare claims from 2013 through 2015 to identify admissions for the five most common medical conditions covered under the Medicare bundled payment initiative: heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and sepsis. The Future of Health Care.

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Operations System Policies Efficiency 120

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

hospitals and health systems experienced an average 39% reduction in their operating margins from 2015 to 2017. Patients need to flow through them efficiently or the hospital loses money, often in large amounts. PM Images/Getty Images. A recent Navigant survey found that U.S. ” Clearly, more is needed.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 13, 2017

When an E.coli outbreak at Chipotle Mexican Grill outlets left 55 customers ill , in 2015, the news stories, shutdowns, and investigations shattered the restaurant chain’s reputation. What we end up with are dynamic demand chains in place of rigid supply chains, resulting in more efficient resource use for all.

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Harvard Business

JULY 7, 2016

Furthermore, labor can now be more efficiently allocated to other value-added activities throughout the store. Due in part to this innovative approach, Fabletics drew more monthly unique website visitors on average in both 2014 and 2015 than competitors Lululemon and Athleta. The result?

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Trends Hotels How To Retail 122

Harvard Business

APRIL 18, 2017

By one estimate , the number of international migrants worldwide reached 244 million in 2015, up from 222 million in 2010, and 173 million in 2000. Higher diversity is therefore associated with lower productivity, which inhibits the capacity of the economy to operate efficiently. International migration is on the rise.

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Construction Culture Policies Development 127

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 17, 2017

As a large team cares for patients, clear and efficient pathways for communication and workflows are necessary to ensure the patient experience is as seamless and organized as possible. In adult care, CMS announced in 2015 ambitious value-based payment goals for Medicare, which were achieved 11 months ahead of schedule.

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Metrics Efficiency System Development 127

Harvard Business

JULY 12, 2017

Thus a trust and efficiency engine like blockchain technology has the potential to drive radical change in the insurance industry while improving transparency and outcomes across the entire value chain. In 2015 these top three players generated 48% of the revenues among the top 50 brokers in the U.S.

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Insurance Insurance Industry Balance Sheet 131

Harvard Business

MAY 4, 2017

hiring in cybersecurity since 2015 has consisted of new collar professionals. We’ve found that by using AI to gather and correlate the insights from the 60,000 security-related blog posts each month, security professionals can digest the relevant information much more efficiently, allowing organizations to upskill their employee base.

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Talent Education How To Recruiting 132

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

billion debit and credit card transactions, its research revealed a dramatic slowdown in the growth of everyday consumer spending from 2014 to 2015. When JPMorgan Chase & Co. analyzed 12.4 That data shaped the company’s future strategies and offerings.

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Banking Data Financial Media 116

Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 10, 2020

This also includes Bitcoin (created in 2008) and Ethereum (created in 2015). A few countries are actively trying to develop a CBDC: In February 2015, Ecuador became the first country to roll out a digital currency in an apparent attempt to complement or replace its dependence on the US dollar.

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Banking Financial Government Retail 120

Harvard Business

AUGUST 8, 2018

corporations from 1985 to 2015. ” The thinking on diversification later changed, turning into skepticism in the 1970s and outright criticism in the 1980s. firms, and put the brakes on diversification. To test our argument, we collected data on 2,031 CEOs who ran 640 large U.S.

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Research Education Pharmaceuticals Finance 132

Harvard Business

JULY 11, 2016

A 2015 Nielsen Global Sustainability Report found that 43% of consumers say that a company’s commitment to social value “very heavily” or “heavily” influenced their purchase decisions. In 2015, more than $10.5 But many of today’s consumers want more.

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Nonprofit eBook Accenture Retail 70

Harvard Business

AUGUST 8, 2017

In 2012, an estimate of a trillion internet-connected devices (by 2015!) In our minds, the whole package was a tremendous leap forward in terms of efficiency, convenience, and comfort. appeared in an IBM investor briefing. We began selling this new smart fan option and had several thousand excited early adopters.

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Productivity Software Development Efficiency 119

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 25, 2016

Some of the energy saved and resold will come from traditional energy efficiency (EE) investments, which companies have been making for many years. However, the explosion of smart digital- and internet-connected devices has created a new form of energy efficiency that adds immediate control over equipment as a new EE strategy.

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Energy Balance Sheet Efficiency Software 70

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Although the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 provided some protections, they are narrow and have not resulted in a material increase in information sharing.

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Government Data Banking Company 125

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

In the decade between 2005 and 2015, labor productivity in the US as measured by GDP per labor hour was less than 1% for 7 of the 10 years, according to the OECD. For too long, business objectives and management philosophies have focused on efficiency over productivity. Unfortunately, this virtuous cycle appears to be broken.

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Energy Agile Productivity Talent 134

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

million from 2005 to 2015, a 67 percent jump. For those companies that navigate this transformation, the payoff will be substantial—not just in terms of new growth opportunities, but also in terms of new efficiencies. And a pool of independent and highly skilled workers who can fill those needs is growing.

Talent 111

Talent How To Benchmarking Operations 111

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 22, 2016

In the case of stock options, the EFV formula is typically a Black-Scholes-Merton option-pricing model that, rooted in the “efficient markets hypothesis,” assumes that changes in a company’s stock-price exhibit a log-normal distribution and thus predicts that most stock-price changes will be very small.

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Exercises Report Pharmaceuticals Financial 70

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 5, 2017

To support the office’s growing employee base, Bain moved in 2015 to a new location in the fashionable Grace Building, which is located directly across the street from historic Bryant Park. Fun fact: the project’s installation of energy-efficient lighting was one of New York City’s largest lighting retrofits ever.

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Consulting Deloitte Bain McKinsey 157

Harvard Business

APRIL 5, 2017

Google has used it to optimize cooling efficiency with its data centers. But since 2015 something new has happened: Computers can beat us on equal grounds, without any game state information, thanks to deep learning. The final designs, if given enough flexibility, can often surpass what’s humanly possible.

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Case Interview Interviews Video Accenture 123

Harmonious Workplaces

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

New Beginning, Making Gains: Attitude change and acceptance take hold as people perceive benefits (improved efficiency, new skills, better service) and celebrate successes. As conditions move from the old to the new ways, confusion and questions may arise, but this paves the way to new beginnings. Bridges, W. Bridges Transition Model.

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Organizational Development Development Exercises Groups 98