Harvard Business

MAY 31, 2018

A significant majority of citizens want changes to how society governs itself —and therefore how problems get solved—and also changes to the corporate status quo. Capital markets, as a whole, are also moving in this direction. In turn, this will foster better social outcomes and create new markets and consumer segments.

Nonprofit 128

Nonprofit Government Company Operations 128

MishTalk

MARCH 21, 2014

Inquiring minds are tuning into a report on the Ponzi finance setup in China. We have described in detail over the past two years how we believe China’s twin excesses (excessive investment funded by excessive debt) will inevitably unwind, causing a substantial slowdown in China’s economy, significantly below market expectations.

Finance 74

Finance Cash Flow Banking Government 74

MishTalk

JULY 24, 2014

Issues concern unpaid soldiers, pro-Russian MPs, and various oil schemes to finance the war. Two parties quit the country’s governing coalition earlier in the day and President Petro Poroshenko backed the idea of an early parliamentary poll. Some interesting happenings in Ukraine today, in Kiev rather than the war zone.

Finance 69

Finance Energy Government Transportation 69

Tom Spencer

JUNE 24, 2022

Governments, businesses, and individuals are developing new use cases for blockchain as barriers to adoption continue to decrease. Blockchain has already had a significant impact in the finance industry with the global cryptocurrency market cap now exceeding $1 trillion.

Government 88

Government Insurance Insurance System 88

Harvard Business

MAY 16, 2016

In this interview with senior editor Curt Nickisch, University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business professor Stefan Zeume discusses brand-new research resulting from the unexpected opportunity, and what he and his coauthors found: billions of dollars in lost market capitalization. of market capitalization of these firms.

Marketing 116

Marketing Data Finance Case Interview 116

MishTalk

DECEMBER 28, 2013

RT reports French broadcasting watchdog CSA eager to tax YouTube, Facebook, Dailymotion France''s Superior Council of Audiovisual, an independent broadcasting authority, wants to impose taxes on media giants like YouTube, Facebook and Dailymotion to force them to contribute to financing French culture. billion ($1.8

Finance 77

Finance Culture Film Advertising 77

MishTalk

DECEMBER 3, 2014

Ukraine''s just-named "Finance Minister" is a US citizen, and Ukraine''s new "Economy Minister" is from Lithuania. To get around legal issues associated with having foreigners in top level government positions, Ukraine made the appointees Ukrainian citizens. Ukraine has a new finance minister, Natalie Jaresko. State Department.

Finance 76

Finance Government Policies Financial 76

Harvard Business

AUGUST 7, 2023

The International Sustainability Standards Board and the European Commission are implementing new mandatory non-financial reporting requirements, with the former releasing its inaugural standards for global capital markets and the latter developing standards as part of the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive.

Report 172

Report Finance Financial System 172

Management Consulted

AUGUST 1, 2013

Oliver Wyman’s CEO, John Drzik, states that the long-term aspiration is to be recognized widely in the market as the gold standard in consulting. And, of course, their claim to fame, Financial Services , is broken down into even more practices including: Finance and Risk. Corporate and Finance and Advisory.

Oliver Wyman 201

Oliver Wyman Interviews Mercer NERA Economic Consulting 201

MishTalk

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Lowest Credit Rating On January 25, 2013 the Chicago Tribune reported Illinois credit rating sinks to worst in nation Highest Number of Local Governments Please consider a report on " Too Much Government " that details Illinois’ thousands of local government bodies. 2 with 5,147 local governments. According to the U.S.

Government 75

Government Transportation Comparison Case Studies 75

MishTalk

MAY 10, 2014

Various high-level bureaucrats in the French government including prime minister Manuel Valls, finance minister Michel Sapin, and industry minister Arnaud Montebourg, are all singing the benefits of a weaker euro. Please consider France Steps Up Campaign to Weaken Euro. He said the EU’s council of ministers should discuss the issue.

Government 70

Government Finance Banking Policies 70

Harvard Business

MARCH 2, 2017

As the cryptocurrency has matured, it’s often been criticized for its inability to match the performance of existing payment networks and meet the requirements of financial systems and governments. It’s not surprising that some of the closer-to-market applications of the technology are in the financial sector.

Finance 70

Finance Financial Video Government 70

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Any standing meeting, whether it’s of a departmental leadership team, a cross-functional group owning a process like innovation or talent management, or a task force managing a six-month transition to a new technology, should be designed and linked to a broader governance plan. The underlying problem is bad governance.

Meeting 134

Meeting How To Government Finance 134

Tom Spencer

JUNE 17, 2013

Cash strapped governments seek counsel in these tempestuous times. THE United States government has utilised management consultants for the past fifty years, beginning when McKinsey organised the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in 1958. A Perfect Storm: Growth in Public Sector Consulting. in Management Consulting.

Consulting 116

Consulting Boston Consulting Group Government Case Interview 116

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

In recent years, the government has also launched a number of programs aimed at cultivating scientific talent. Thus, technological innovation in these sectors tends to be financed by the government and carried out within government or quasi-government laboratories. Drucker Forum 2016: The Entrepreneurial Society.

Government 70

Government Intellectual Property Policies Research 70

Harvard Business

JANUARY 28, 2020

Changes in tools, teams, regulations, and markets are putting sustainability in the hands of the finance department.

Finance 132

Finance Tools Marketing Government 132

Harvard Business

MAY 29, 2017

Yet Russia remains an important part of most Western multinationals’ emerging markets portfolios. While relatively rare, there have been a few cases of the Russian government directly interfering in Western businesses’ affairs. For example, in 2014, at the onset of the sharp deterioration in U.S.

Government 104

Government Healthcare Policies Operations 104

MishTalk

DECEMBER 10, 2013

If you are looking for a 4th bonus reason, please pencil in "Francois Hollande" and all the socialist ministers in his government. France Finance Minister in Complete Denial Those of you seeking still more amusement can find it in one of the usual places: statements made by French politicians. From the third Markit link above.

Finance 74

Finance Industry Data Report 74

Tom Spencer

APRIL 6, 2014

CENTRAL banks continue to finance government spending by easing monetary policy in order to help economies get back to “potential output” (It remains unclear whether Grand High Priest Bernanke slaughters a lamb before proclaiming what the level of “potential output” should be for the US economy.

Policies 88

Policies Banking Government Finance 88

Harvard Business

JULY 17, 2018

Ignorance may be bliss for some, but ask anyone in commerce or finance, and they will make it abundantly clear: Ignorance is risk. markets embrace reasonable regulation to ensure transparency and fairness. market, fraudsters might push out the good actors. For that reason, U.S. This is a welcome development.

Finance 121

Finance Guidelines Government Development 121

MishTalk

AUGUST 15, 2014

Michel Sapin, France’s finance minister, sent tremors through European capitals with a defiant warning that his country would no longer try to meet its deficit targets and would not inflict further damage on its economy by tightening into the downturn. Speaking of which, government spending accounts for a whopping 57% of French GDP.

Finance 68

Finance Government Banking Policies 68

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 5, 2016

While meeting this challenge is a clear priority for policy makers and donors, it is also a major profit opportunity for commercial players who can solve market failures and create real value. Micro-insurance is not at scale anywhere except when heavily subsidized by government, a market we hope technology may change in the future.

Insurance 130

Insurance Insurance Financial Banking 130

Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Some people also call consulting a ‘talk-job’ – you go to the clients, you talk about what the ideal world scenario would be for a particular project, product or market, and your billable hours are sorted. Sales, Marketing, Production) and secondary functions (e.g. Finance, HR, Supply Chain, ICT, Legal).

Consulting 135

Consulting Operations Financial Real Estate 135

Harvard Business

MARCH 24, 2017

Then, via price dynamics determined by market supply and demand, the value is settled on by the network of participants, rather than by a central authority or government. ICOs are the Wild West of financing — they sit in a grey zone where the U.S. Insight Center. Business in the Era of Blockchain. Sponsored by Accenture.

Financial 132

Financial Finance Government Software 132

Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 16, 2021

Knowing the ins and outs of upcoming trends in finance is indispensable for any aspiring consultant. A prime example for such a question is how finance is adapting to the issue of climate change, and might assist its mitigation. Green Finance. Final thoughts.

Financial 88

Financial Insurance Insurance Finance 88

MishTalk

JANUARY 24, 2014

Argentina Institutes 50% Tax on Internet Purchases; Emerging Market Contagion Spreads; Argentina, Venezuela, Turkey Roundup Yesterday, Argentina devalued the Peso hoping to halt further declines in its currency reserves. Markets had seen this coming as charts of the Peso vs. the US dollar show. The 5-year decline is over 50%.

Marketing 77

Marketing Policies Government Financial 77

Harvard Business

APRIL 10, 2018

For example, firms with better-connected CEOs can obtain cheaper financing , and firms with well-connected board directors see better performance. Our study , published in the Journal of Corporate Finance, found that CEOs with strong connections to people of different demographic backgrounds and skill sets create higher firm value.

Research 129

Research Finance Study Analysis 129

Harvard Business

MARCH 7, 2017

When Subra Suresh was tapped to lead the National Science Foundation (NSF), in 2010, he saw that many of the pathbreaking discoveries developed through the agency’s grants weren’t finding their way to the marketplace, so he sought to foster better links between government and industry. ’ That’s not what we had in mind.”

Government 138

Government Course Conference Productivity 138

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Companies and government agencies often make the mistake of viewing innovation as a set of unconstrained activities with no discipline. In reality, for innovation to contribute to a company or government agency, it needs to be designed as a process from start to deployment.

Engineering 135

Engineering Government Productivity Data 135

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 23, 2018

The invention of modern transistors, the adoption of standardized shipping containers, and the advent of low-cost assembly lines in East Asia lowered costs and created larger markets for televisions and radios, setting the stage for an Asian manufacturing powerhouse. federal government. By the time that substantial U.S. investments.

Engineering 128

Engineering Government Automotive Research 128

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 3, 2012

market for latex condoms. Recently, Mayer Laboratories sued Church and Dwight, Trojan’s parent company, for illegally monopolizing the market. 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.

Consulting 204

Consulting Case Interview Interviews Engineering 204

Harvard Business

JUNE 21, 2017

Just as we wouldn’t rely on a single marketing tactic or a single source of financing for the entire life of an organization, we need to build up a portfolio of innovation strategies designed for specific tasks. Taking steps to participate in these types of programs can help small business compete in competitive markets.

Research 195

Research Enterprise Video Energy 195

Harvard Business

MARCH 16, 2017

Ninety percent of businesses responding to the International Chamber of Commerce’s 2016 Global Survey on Trade Finance pointed to anti-money laundering as the most significant impediment to trade. ” Thus a modern market economy is inconceivable without proper identification, because there are no proven holders of property rights.

Insurance 130

Insurance Insurance Government Banking 130

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

On November 8, 2016, India’s government did something that had no other government had attempted before at the same scale: it decided to remove 86% of the country’s currency notes by value from circulation. We collaborated here to describe what we see as a truly unique story of government-led digital disruption.

Government 134

Government Banking System Policies 134

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

The past five years have seen explosive growth in “corporate green bonds” issued to finance climate-friendly projects. How the stock market responds. New information is provided to the market on the announcement date, as opposed to the issue date. Monalyn Gracia/Corbis/VCG/Getty Images.

Company 128

Company Financial Analysis Operations 128

Tom Spencer

MARCH 16, 2014

If you are thinking about producing a strategic plan, developing a new product, entering a new market, engaging in a new venture, or financing a project then it probably makes sense to understand the big picture issues that could affect your success. Government policy, trade unions, lobby groups, and the electoral cycle.

Analysis 114

Analysis Intellectual Property Trends Ethics 114

Tom Spencer

MARCH 11, 2022

A few experiential learning opportunities to look for on campus include consulting clubs, finance clubs, student government, and technology development teams. As a result, students get a glimpse into what working in a particular space may feel like such as consulting, finance, politics, or technology. Opportunities on-campus.

Finance 88

Finance Government Industry Consulting 88