Harvard Business

JUNE 16, 2016

And our own survey of 795 large companies (average revenue of $22 billion) in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America found average per-company spending on IoT initiatives — $86 million in 2015 — was projected to grow to $103 million by 2018. Operations in a Connected World. Insight Center.

Productivity 70

Productivity Wireless Data Survey 70

Harvard Business

JULY 8, 2016

Excluding smaller-scale bombing attacks of police and military targets, the airport bombing has been the 11th mass civilian casualty terrorist incident in Turkey since June 2015, leaving more than 250 civilians dead. The country is suffering from a substantial decline in tourism ( down 23% compared to the first five months of 2015 ).

Tourism 121

Tourism Government Transportation Airlines 121

Harvard Business

APRIL 28, 2017

In the fictional world of the video game Watch Dogs , you can play a hacktivist who takes over the central operating system of a futuristic, hyper-connected Chicago. On April 8, hackers set off 156 emergency sirens in Dallas, Texas , disrupting residents and overwhelming 911 operators throughout the day.

System 128

System Operations Data Accenture 128

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

This isn’t all that surprising given the level of innovation activity in these sectors, but directors operating in similarly disrupted sectors should take note. Just over one-fifth (22%) of boards operating in the IT and telecom industry sought tech expertise when filling their most recent board seat, higher than in any other industry.

Telecommunications 126

Telecommunications Survey Biotechnology Industry 126

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

“Productivity isn’t everything, but in the long run it is almost everything,” wrote Paul Krugman more than 20 years ago. Productivity in most developed economies has been anemic. During much of this time, it has been shareholders, not workers, who have reaped the benefits of higher productivity.

Energy 134

Energy Agile Productivity Talent 134

Harvard Business

APRIL 14, 2017

The reason for that paradox, as the OECD has warned , is that the productivity gap between firms at the global frontier and those lagging behind has widened. Frontier firms are able to employ the most advanced technologies, which in turn allow them to win market share at the expense of their less productive competitors. billion euro.

Company 125

Company Research Enterprise Productivity 125

Harvard Business

MARCH 1, 2018

In November, United States’ crude oil production exceeded 10 million barrels per day for the first time since 1970, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). output comes from fracking operations that have cut costs dramatically since slumping prices in 2014 forced dozens of companies into bankruptcy.

Cash Flow 128

Cash Flow Transportation Energy Balance Sheet 128

Harvard Business

AUGUST 3, 2018

Most innovation investments, such as product improvement, technological innovation, and research and development (R&D) traditionally aim at strengthening the innovation capacity of the organization. Yet Nokia hung on to the Symbian operating system despite knowing its weaknesses in the eyes of the consumer.

System 132

System Development Resources Case Studies 132

Harvard Business

JULY 5, 2017

For a deeper look into the distinctions under the Fair Labor Standards Act and the 2015 guidance document ). These truck drivers, misclassified as independent owner-operators, were forced by companies whom they worked to purchase new vehicles to comply with more stringent emission restrictions. of employment in 2005 to 9.6%

Case Interview 134

Case Interview Government Insurance Insurance 134

Harvard Business

JULY 8, 2016

Executives are usually taught that data is an objective and critical input for strategic planning and operations. Applying this, however, is much easier said than done — especially among companies operating in emerging markets. To understand a product’s sales potential, executives want industry-specific indicators.

Data 120

Data Marketing Sales Government 120

Management Consulted

AUGUST 7, 2016

In short, Kash subscribes to the philosophy that demand in the market should come first before a product or service is offered, instead of creating a product or offering a service and then trying to gin up demand. This includes market research, qualitative and quantitative analysis, as well as strategic product alteration and branding.

Groups 100

Groups Interviews Culture Case Interview 100

Harvard Business

APRIL 17, 2017

At the same time, we’re also seeing the decentralization of power production. In 2015, around 40% of new PV installations were accompanied by a battery. Around the world in 2015, additions of renewable power capacity outpaced other forms of electricity generation —coal, gas, oil, and nuclear—combined.

Energy 126

Energy Industry Government Policies 126

Harvard Business

MARCH 14, 2017

Unilever, for example, has found that its sustainable living brands are growing 30% faster than the rest of its business and in 2015 delivered nearly half the company’s total growth. When the people who make our clothes work in safe, fair conditions, they’re more productive and help us create better products.

Development 131

Development Company Case Interview Study 131

Harvard Business

JULY 26, 2018

On March 25 mighty Uber bowed out of Southeast Asia by selling its operation in several countries to local rival Grab. In 2016 the company sold its China operation to Didi Chuxing because of the fierce competitiveness of the local player. A year later, Uber admitted defeat in another region, selling its operation in Russia to Yandex.

Recruiting 125

Recruiting Recruitment Transportation Advertising 125

Harvard Business

MAY 16, 2016

For example, as it grew, Facebook found that its early “move fast and break things” culture had to be funneled into focused technical teams and product groups to make its product development process faster and less erratic, and for it to have a chance of meeting the demands of its new public shareholders following its IPO.

Banking 132

Banking Film Strategy Strategy 132

Harvard Business

JUNE 15, 2017

General Motors, once the world’s largest car maker, has decided to stop selling vehicles in India by the end of 2017, since it considers its India operation to be not profitable. For a period of 14 years, General Electric had the same American expat running the India operation, Scott Bayman. Understanding it takes time and focus.

Automotive 126

Automotive Marketing Operations Company 126

Harvard Business

MAY 17, 2017

But they continue to operate and communicate with other systems until information technology teams shut them down and correct the malfunction. Finally, all companies’ products will eventually have to become secure-by-design. So far, it seems that companies pay little heed to cybersecurity during product development.

System 101

System Information Technology Information Technology Accenture 101

Harvard Business

JANUARY 2, 2017

Three ways to manage the digital transition are: Define where change is needed most: Digital technology affects every company differently, but it tends to create or destroy value in four critical areas of the organization: customer engagement, digital products and services, operational performance, and preparing for disruptive new business models.

Agile 134

Agile Data Development Industry 134

Management Consulted

APRIL 2, 2017

The firm’s main capabilities include: actuarial, business & organization transformation, digital, marketing and sales, operations & technology, risk management, and strategy & value sourcing. By far, the firm pulls in the most revenues in the region, earning $1.3B Roland Berger. The firm is wholly owned by 220 partners.

Oliver Wyman 160

Oliver Wyman Consulting Deloitte Real Estate 160

BCG

MAY 9, 2016

BCG’s Retail-Banking Excellence benchmarking study (REBEX) profiles the operational and digital practices and performance of 20 of the world’s leading retail banks, a group of 40 institutions chosen for their size and the strength of their capabilities. At the heart of the benchmarking are core operational metrics.

Operations 40

Operations Retail Banking Benchmarking 40

Harvard Business

APRIL 6, 2016

The latest nuclear reactor designs, promising higher safety, longer operating life, and lower operating costs, cost up to $25 billion after factoring in the huge budget overruns. The common idea behind these models is that the company does not have to be the (full) owner of the asset to be its (sole) operator.

Operations 70

Operations Examples Insurance Insurance 70

freshminds

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Technology is constantly influencing the way that businesses run in 2015. So let's deconstruct the Tech trends of 2015. Facebook ads and Google Adwords are big players for funnelling the products and services of the internet to potential customers. 1) Dimensional Marketing. 2) Chief Integration Officers (CIOs).

Trends 40

Trends Software System Data 40

Harvard Business

MAY 16, 2017

She distilled the notes about her many accomplishments into an overview of the 10 years in her current role: Keep University’s School of Design (eight graduate programs) running flawlessly for Director, other staff, faculty, and students — during routine operations and emergencies. Equally adept at managing people and operations.

Transportation 134

Transportation Real Estate Financial Operations 134

Harvard Business

JULY 19, 2017

In 2015, Boeing launched the Aerospace Data Analytics Lab in partnership with Carnegie Mellon University to develop AI technology for airlines. With the USPS facing harsh financial challenges in recent years, the impact of this automation is immeasurable. This is essential to determine where in the organization impact is most needed.

Data 71

Data Productivity Airlines B2C 71

Harvard Business

MARCH 29, 2018

In study after study for over a decade, operations researchers have found that retailers understaff during peak hours. Once the full experiment was launched in November 2015, 28 stores in the San Francisco Bay Area and Chicago were randomly assigned to control and intervention groups. The results were striking. We hope not.

Retail 71

Retail Sales Productivity Research 71

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

An entire industry now exists to train us humans to be smarter in how we operate computers, and yet the number of cybersecurity incidents continues to rise. military’s Joint Staff network, which the Washington Post reports was compromised in August 2015 via a measly phishing e-mail. In 2015 , the U.S. Reach for the cloud.

Training 119

Training Training Enterprise Data 119

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 9, 2018

By the time of the Paris climate meeting in 2015, which resulted in the more robust global agreement now supported by every country in the world except the United States, it was clear that we needed to consider a more ambitious target, 1.5°C Set science-based carbon reduction targets for operations. °C (3.8°F)

Energy 132

Energy Government Efficiency Transportation 132

BCG

MARCH 31, 2016

This is a direct consequence of the expanding role that digitization is playing in their business and operating models and the demonstrated potential for significant damage resulting from a successful cyber attack. Across industries, companies have been intesifying their focus on cybersecurity.

Survey 74

Survey Industry Operations Company 74

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Most businesses wouldn’t survive without driving demand for their products or services, either through marketing and advertising or through involving users so deeply in the design of the product that word of mouth spurs adoption. adults were at risk of developing type 2 diabetes in 2015. Consider that 86 million U.S.

Nonprofit 115

Nonprofit Wireless Training Training 115

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.

Construction 128

Construction Culture Policies Development 128

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Operators set their work schedules and their vacations, design and monitor their own performance indicators, do their own maintenance, and are consulted on the choice of new machinery. billion) in 2017 compared to €833 million in 2015. billion) in 2017 compared to €833 million in 2015.

Cash Flow 132

Cash Flow Company Management Industry 132

MishTalk

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

For example, please consider this Reuters September 2014 headline: France Breaks 2015 Deficit-Cutting Promise. The Agreement France agreed to cut its budget deficit to 3% by 2015. billion) in revenues in 2015, enabling him to cut the budget deficit next year to 4.1%. of gross domestic product this year, up from 4.1%

Finance 71

Finance Government Report Meeting 71

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

According to Glassdoor’s 2015 Employment Confidence Survey, about 60% of people report that benefits and perks are a major factor in considering whether to accept a job offer. Contrary to what employers might expect, unlimited time off doesn’t necessarily equal less productive employees and more time out of the office.

Insurance 134

Insurance Insurance Survey Policies 134

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Key Resources are the assets that are required to deliver the CVP to the customer at a profit, meaning the people, technology, products, facilities, equipment, channels, and brand. Key Processes are the operational and managerial capabilities that allow a company to deliver value in a way that can be repeated and scaled.

Advertising 132

Advertising Turnaround Resources Comparison 132

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

All kinds of companies had failed at operational flexibility. There were companies that had more than doubled production levels during the 10-year period, and even those that had reduced production levels by 10% or more. More products but fewer parts. Hardly a desirable position. We found three common traits.

Automotive 70

Automotive Operations Efficiency Tools 70

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

After one of her patients dies on the operating table, a lawyer for the patient’s family discovers that the surgeon deliberately withheld the mortality data. In 2015, North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis suggested during a talk that a regulation requiring employees to wash their hands after using the bathroom was unnecessary.

Research 73

Research Productivity Policies Marketing 73

Harmonious Workplaces

JANUARY 25, 2024

The relationship between workers and their leaders can make or break the way organizations operate. Furthermore, workers reporting to their managers must feel they can reciprocate by reviewing their own work product and ethics and remaining open to feedback and learning. References Allas, T. & & Schaninger, B. 6 (8) Gallup.

McKinsey 98

McKinsey Sports Ethics Leadership 98