Harvard Business

JANUARY 3, 2017

As pressure intensifies to reduce prices, either by cutting the list price or offering a discount, managers may act hastily, without the same rigor they apply to investments elsewhere, such as capital deployment or product enhancements. All too often they don’t.

Retail 132

Retail Survey Bain Comparison 132

Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

RadioShack had developed a reputation as the ultimate shopping destination for budding innovators and engineers. By comparison, rivals Amazon and Wal-Mart have continuously adapted and maintain a significant competitive advantage in pricing these products due to scale. What strategy can be implemented to save the company?

Turnaround 111

Turnaround Case Interview Comparison Interviews 111

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

The people the model identifies as those with the most promise are often the ones a company will invest in through additional training and talent development programs. For comparison, the employee sample identified as low performers had an average network size of 20. But are these measurement methods still valid?

Leadership 132

Leadership Talent Deloitte Software 132

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Add in speeches, training programs, TV programs, online-products, coaches, yoga, and the like, self-help is a $10 billion industry per year , and that’s just in the U.S. Why New Personal Productivity Efforts Don’t Stick. Advice on how to improve one’s self is everywhere. It accounts for about 2.5% Sabina Nawaz.

Benchmarking 135

Benchmarking Comparison Research Sports 135

Harvard Business

JULY 20, 2018

Whether working on cancer cures or the latest consumer-tech products, how teams collaborate affects their performance and success. Similarly, teams within business, academic, and other settings are increasingly working on open-source software-development platforms such as GitHub.

Study 132

Study Research Software Comparison 132

Harvard Business

MARCH 13, 2017

On the other, the slowdown in productivity growth across advanced economies has led some economists to argue that new innovations have no impact on growth. 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.

Video 134

Video Education Productivity Industry 134

Management Consulted

AUGUST 1, 2013

They seized this opportunity to establish a firm that would help firms gain clarity about their business models, products, and clients and then advise them by creating long term strategies. In the meantime, Marsh & McLennan was creating Mercer; in 1975, Mercer was developed as the human resources consulting arm of Marsh & McLennan.

Oliver Wyman 201

Oliver Wyman Interviews Mercer NERA Economic Consulting 201

Harvard Business

MARCH 21, 2017

Consider that Amazon also offers free same-day delivery by 9 PM on more than 1 million items in select areas and free two-hour delivery on some products in select metro areas through its Prime Now option. In its announcements and ads about the new free shipping service, product prices have not been mentioned.

Strategy& 134

Strategy& Strategy Strategy Retail 134

Harvard Business

JUNE 6, 2018

Retailers and manufacturers are rushing out new products to keep pace with the leaders of fast fashion such as Zara, H&M, and Forever 21, which launch new fashions every week or so. Another is the greater product range available online without the need to carry inventory in a prime-location store. Insight Center.

Apparel 134

Apparel Retail Fashion Sales 134

Tom Spencer

AUGUST 3, 2019

Associate Product Manager (APM) positions are well known in Silicon Valley as rotational, mentorship-focused programs designed to accelerate the careers of young aspiring product managers. These alumni have gone on to become VCs, founders, and product leaders, in addition to starting APM programs at companies like Salesforce.

Productivity 60

Productivity How To Recruiting Recruitment 60

Harvard Business

JUNE 28, 2016

A second set of entrepreneurs focus on information goods and think of IT as the product. Given their capabilities, these entrepreneurs take a “do-it-yourself” approach and develop software to support organizational needs. APIs and platforms reduces the time-to-market for products and services.

Construction 119

Construction Airlines Data Travel 119

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

The observation that many “unicorn” companies with no profits — and sometimes no revenues or even fully developed products — get valued so highly makes me skeptical of the idea that the capital market is systematically myopic. McKinsey tries to address this issue by doing comparisons within industries.

McKinsey 118

McKinsey Cash Flow Comparison Methodologies 118

Harvard Business

JUNE 19, 2018

Women are offered lower pay and less institutional research funding when they join a faculty, and they continue to earn considerably less than men—even among those at the same level and with comparable productivity. These disparities are terribly disappointing, to say the least. What’s Holding Women Back. What Can Be Done?

Leadership 138

Leadership Policies Research Study 138

Harvard Business

MARCH 16, 2018

It’s a model that has led to many popular consumer products, such as leak-proof water bottles that borrow nozzles from shampoo dispensers, and home cholesterol testers that incorporate the inject/eject mechanism from CD players.

Engineering 122

Engineering Comparison Study Software 122

Harvard Business

JUNE 21, 2017

The second sample’s small size meant that comparisons were suggestive rather than statistically significant, but the survey responses of non-MBA founders were quite similar to those of MBA alumni founders. ” Customer discovery and user-centered product design skills are paramount. ” Always be closing?

Engineering 135

Engineering Survey Finance Recruiting 135

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 10, 2018

But the comparison at least provides a benchmark. Likewise, frequently changing work schedules may disrupt precarious travel arrangements for otherwise productive workers. These companies clearly believe that the benefits of these services for employee productivity and retention outweigh the significant cost of running a bus system.

Research 132

Research Transportation Management Benchmarking 132

Harvard Business

JANUARY 26, 2018

In some sections of society, there is a tendency to dismiss this trend as the product of an over-indulged, over-entitled, and over-sensitive “snowflake generation.” Recalibrate their goals downward and work with them to see stressful events as opportunities to develop. And if they do fail?

Trends 135

Trends Research Comparison Data 135

Tom Spencer

AUGUST 30, 2024

Open banking enables these third party service providers to develop new payment services and other financial products. They leverage APIs to create innovative financial products, such as budgeting apps, loan comparison platforms, and digital payment solutions, thereby enhancing customer choice and convenience.

Banking 88

Banking Financial Data Industry 88

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 17, 2018

It took more than 30 years for electricity to diffuse and enable industrial plant design that could generate significant productivity growth. In comparison, absorption of AI might reach today’s level of digital absorption by 2027—in roughly ten years. Our simulation suggests that it may reach 70% by 2035.

Cash Flow 126

Cash Flow McKinsey Retail Survey 126

Harvard Business

AUGUST 29, 2017

Whether you are trying to reconcile conflicting stakeholder priorities, finding a solution to a customer’s issue, or launching a new product line, your solution probably won’t come out of a textbook. Subsequently, they worked in groups to develop their ideas further. What do you do when you run out of good ideas?

Exercises 135

Exercises Groups Film Comparison 135

BCG

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Comparisons with industry peers no longer define customer expectations. Drawing on our transformation experience, we have developed a flexible, staged solution that produces value fast and resolves the digital versus legacy system question for both the near term and the long term.

Insurance 81

Insurance Insurance Comparison Industry 81

Tom Spencer

APRIL 11, 2020

Companies sell products to a broad variety of industries and customer segments, and it’s often hard to know where to focus the sales, marketing and product development efforts. They buy quickly, renew and expand their contracts, and advocate for the product. Product analytics: monthly usage, feature usage.

Sales 78

Sales Comparison Productivity Data 78

Harvard Business

MARCH 16, 2018

When I worked as Director of Leadership Development at Walmart, my days were full of meetings. I now have research calls and phone interviews; lunches with literary agents and web developers; conference calls about book titles and publishing schedules; and radio interviews and media prep calls. Everybody’s were!

Meeting 135

Meeting Travel Comparison Interviews 135

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 18, 2013

IBM was founded in 1911 and has a rich history of ingenuity, deep convictions, premier research and development, and trend setting. Consumer Products. IBM’s premier internship program for students pursuing software development and MBA degrees (but focused on those with technical backgrounds). Revenue: $20B+ (2011).

IBM GBS 203

IBM GBS Interviews Consulting Case Interview 203

MishTalk

JUNE 18, 2014

As chief accountant for Yuncheng City Investment, a financing vehicle for the local government, Mr Qiao has played a crucial role in the development of this gritty steelmaking city in central China. per cent annual interest rate, his product, marketed as “Eternal Trust Number 37”, is not catching on with investors.

Real Estate 66

Real Estate Banking Enterprise Finance 66

Consulting Success

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

She works with retail, technology, and lifestyle client companies on setting up market and brand strategies, brand positioning, transitioning markets, and marketing new products lines. Emma’s first project as a consultant with her employer entailed launching a new product into market, which she worked on for five months.

Retail 153

Retail Fashion Consulting Marketing 153

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 3, 2012

For instance, we examined predatory pricing in the airline industry and illegal product tying by Apple, Microsoft, and AT&T. What I found particularly fascinating was the number of variables that needed to be taken into account while making strategic decisions on governance, production or any other function. We love it!

Consulting 204

Consulting Case Interview Interviews Engineering 204

Harvard Business

AUGUST 10, 2018

Microsoft, for example, has a program called MyAnalytics that informs customers of its Office productivity software about how much time they spend on various tasks, and the size and strength of their communications networks. It is even possible to hold up the data mirror to individual technology users.

Benchmarking 70

Benchmarking Software B2B Comparison 70

Harvard Business

APRIL 26, 2017

Recent analysis by Bain and SAP found that only 7% of bank credit products could be handled digitally from end to end. By comparison, online lenders face capital costs that can be higher than 10%, sourced from potentially fickle institutional investors like hedge funds. Other sectors of retail lending have not fared much better.

Banking 134

Banking Small Business Oliver Wyman Retail 134

CaseInterview.com

MAY 22, 2019

There's no decision as to what to do today, you can just sit down and be productive very quickly. One thing that helped me a lot during the final interviews was developing a repeatable system of revision. I wish I had developed this system at the start of my interviews. Some market sizing / estimation questions.

Case Interview 40

Case Interview Interviews Development How To 40

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Development economists over the ages have puzzled about why some emerging economies perform much better than others over the long term. By comparison, 62% of incumbents in high-income economies on average remained in the top quintile for the same decade. Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images. The short answer we find from our research is: No.

Comparison 70

Comparison Research Productivity Policies 70

Tom Spencer

MAY 8, 2016

This post provides you with a high level comparison of management consulting and investment banking. People in the “sales and trading” division buy and sell financial products. Sales people communicate with investors to sell financial products. In comparison, investment banks are competitive and hierarchical.

Banking 60

Banking Consulting Comparison Finance 60

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

companies spent 24% of their budget training on leadership development. Consumer Products and Banking and Finance are two other major concentration industries. Further research will be required to gain insights into the performance of immigrant leadership talent in comparison with the overall population of business leaders.

Data 107

Data Talent Healthcare Training 107

Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Social entrepreneurship combines the problem solving, product design, and strategic implementation associated with traditional entrepreneurial and consulting roles with large scale societal impact. PMs also work directly with the industry and community partners, requiring slightly more of a time commitment in comparison to the innovators.

Consulting 88

Consulting Case Interview Engineering Survey 88

Harvard Business

JULY 18, 2017

As part of the analysis behind our Digital Evolution Index 2017 (we wrote about the broader results of that report here ), developed by The Fletcher School and Mastercard, we analyzed how the UK performs relative to its major European peers. To what extent do governments enable technology to develop, through use or through legal frameworks?

Comparison 75

Comparison Methodologies Government Data 75

Consulting Success

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

In this episode, we are talking about ways that you can effectively position yourself as an expert in your field, how to get your expertise recognized, and the danger of productizing your work, as well as what you should be doing instead. I fumbled my way through that too. It’s not so much a divide but it was more of a divide back then.

Consulting 127

Consulting Productivity Advertising Training 127

CaseInterview.com

JULY 18, 2018

When you buy a product in the store, you don’t buy based on how hard the employees in the company worked to produce the product. I’m a terrible software developer. Even though being a software developer is a highly valued and lucrative skill in our economy, it is not a good strategic choice for me because I really stink at it.

Talent 75

Talent Software Comparison Sports 75