Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Myth 2: We get better by benchmarking ourselves against others. In some cases, we benchmark against those who are more capable or accomplished, which can be counterproductive when we fail to match them. If the path is generally up, all’s good.

Benchmarking 46

Benchmarking Comparison Research Sports 46

Tom Spencer

JULY 28, 2018

A secondary, yet important, difference is the detailed safety and regulatory standards that must be adhered to for all medical wearables in comparison to their consumer counterparts. 3 As the number of patients with illnesses requiring 24-7 monitoring increases, medical wearables will become even more widely adopted.

Healthcare 74

Healthcare Insurance Insurance Data 74

Harvard Business

JUNE 30, 2016

Traditional ZBB implementations focus almost exclusively on simple SG&A , in part because SG&A benchmark data is far more readily attainable than are relevant data from the core functions of comparable companies. Most ZBB implementations are not ambitious enough.

Company 33

Company Benchmarking Travel Policies 33

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 10, 2018

But the comparison at least provides a benchmark. Comparing racial discrimination to a penalty for long commutes is complicated for many reasons, not the least of which is that race and place are related in DC. In some ways, avoiding applicants with long commutes makes a lot of sense from the employer’s point of view.

Research 44

Research Transportation Management Benchmarking 44

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Transparency creates an expanded playground for our comparisons, potentially heightening our attention and obsession with it and elevating the negative emotions and behaviors that result. It is hard to imagine a policy change that does more to place pay comparison in everyone’s face than pay transparency.

Comparison 28

Comparison Groups Talent Course 28

MishTalk

APRIL 22, 2015

Chicago Pays Price to Get the Deal Done Comparisons on the Bond Buyer in regards to Tuesday''s offerings show Chicago Schools Pay Price to Get Deal Done. The top yield of 5.63% on a 25-year maturity landed 285 basis points over the Municipal Market Data''s triple-A benchmark.

Benchmarking 28

Benchmarking Comparison Education Government 28

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

We wanted to calibrate trust holistically so we could measure it and develop global comparisons. Collectively, these four dimensions provide a comprehensive framework for calibrating digital trust, facilitating cross-country comparisons and benchmarking. This translates into different ways to measure trust.

Survey 36

Survey Data Comparison Methodologies 36

Tom Spencer

AUGUST 3, 2019

The comparison can also be reversed in favor of big companies, which enjoy vast resources at their disposal, tremendous brand recognition that can aid future recruiting efforts, and mature products that people know and love. There is no clear benchmark for which category a given company falls into.

Productivity 60

Productivity How To Recruiting Recruitment 60

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

In addition to creating misleading comparisons between firms of different size, the pay ratio is not comparable across different industries. But this $1 billion provides a benchmark against which to compare the pay of $10 million, to decide whether it’s fair. Of course, not all of that $1 billion will be due to the CEO.

Talent 34

Talent Video Industry Study 34

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 8, 2016

An appropriate first benchmark for evaluating the effect of using algorithms is the existing system – the predictions and decisions already being made by humans. In other words, we can reduce crime, jail populations and racial bias – all at the same time – with the help of algorithms. This is not some lucky happenstance.

Tools 28

Tools Policies Data System 28

MishTalk

APRIL 26, 2014

On Friday, April 25th, Russia’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 7.5 For comparison, the economy grew by 3.4% per cent, giving higher inflation risks as a reason behind its decision. However, the central bank estimates that inflation would not exceed 6 per cent by the end of 2014.

Banking 66

Banking Benchmarking Finance Operations 66

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Internal and external network size in comparison with benchmarks in their local areas. Salespeople are provided the following every month: Predicted satisfaction scores for their customers. Reminders to connect with customers they’ve lost touch with. Time spent with each of their customers as compared to addressable market.

Sales 28

Sales Data Enterprise Analysis 28

MishTalk

JANUARY 13, 2015

But, almost unnoticed, the market has started to price a return to the parity between the two benchmarks in five years. The bet on a return to WTI-Brent parity appears based on progress to build several new pipelines that promise to de-bottleneck Cushing, the key delivery point for the WTI benchmark, and the return of Libyan crude.

Benchmarking 28

Benchmarking Comparison Analysis Productivity 28

MishTalk

JANUARY 3, 2014

Here are a few facts from the Financial Post : "The IMF says Canada is the most expensive place to buy in the world using its housing to rent comparison, 85% above the average. Canada Property Bubble Continues Canada''s amazing property bubble continues. The bank said a typical Canadian bungalow requires 43.3%

Conference 74

Conference Banking Government Balance Sheet 74