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Companies Are Working with Consumers to Reduce Waste

Harvard Business

Conventional wisdom would seem to suggest that companies have no incentive to lengthen the life cycle of their products and reduce the revenue they would get from selling new goods. Operations in a Connected World. For the most part, consumers control what happens to a product. Insight Center. Sponsored by Accenture.

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The Biggest Obstacles to Innovation in Large Companies

Harvard Business

. “Any time you start something new like [an innovation initiative], that cuts across many areas, there’s a potential for people feeling like you’re in their backyard,” says Michael Britt, a senior vice president who heads the Energy Innovation Center at Southern Company, a major utility operator.

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Can Index Funds Be a Force for Sustainable Capitalism?

Harvard Business

Among other things, there is growing demand from both retail and institutional investors to align their capital with better environmental and social outcomes, and more resources going into index fund or quasi-indexing products. By banding together, firms in an industry can make life harder for free riders who seek to act less responsibly.

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A Tool to Map Your Next Digital Initiative

Harvard Business

It includes changes in how an organization interacts with its customers, citizens, or patients; in operational processes; in business models; in supply chain relationships; and in how employees use information to generate insight. Operations in a Connected World. Insight Center. Sponsored by Accenture.

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An Agenda for the Future of Global Business

Harvard Business

Traditionally, it has been government’s role to provide equality of opportunity (particularly through education), an effective safety net, and social, political, and economic stability. Meanwhile, business was free to focus on generating growth, productivity, innovation, and, ultimately, societal wealth. Essential background.

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BTS Group Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

However, the firm operates in five main practice areas: Assessments, Business Acumen, Leadership Development, Sales Training, and Strategy Execution. Household Products. Networking your way into a position at BTS Group is not very difficult if you’ve got the right education and experience. BTS GROUP KEY STATS. Manufacturing.

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How to Excel at Both Strategy and Execution

Harvard Business

For decades, we’ve often thought of leadership profiles in unique buckets—two popular varieties were the “visionaries”, who embrace strategy and think about amazing things to do, and the “operators”, who get stuff done. It just does not work.” receive stock options and health insurance.