Harvard Business

JUNE 30, 2016

In today’s increasingly competitive hiring market, organizations need to think differently about how to attract new employees and retain existing ones. Our flex-time program also delivers financial gain for us in the form of increased productivity, regardless of the weather. Laura Schneider for HBR. You and Your Team Series.

Productivity 132

Productivity Survey Financial Exercises 132

Tom Spencer

AUGUST 5, 2022

Product managers have a dynamic role within companies, sitting at the intersection between business leaders, customers, engineers, and designers. They help to organize the development process so that products meet customer needs and business goals. What is a Product? Managing the Product Lifecycle.

Productivity 88

Productivity Management How To Engineering 88

Steve Shu Consulting

JULY 25, 2014

Although still early, behavioral insights and the application of behavioral economics principles have been going global in the public policy space. One the other hand, possibilities for competitive differentiation and new products seem limitless. What’s going on in the market? How might we change the game? Strategy Development.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 29, 2020

When the COVID-19 crisis became evident in South Africa in mid-March, the South African government put strict lockdown measures in place, including school closures and store lockdowns which were accompanied by reducing the output of production facilities. Obstacles in Emerging Markets. Conclusion.

Marketing 103

Marketing Boston Consulting Group Government Transportation 103

Kraft Kennedy

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Why Law Firms Need IT Policies Is it okay to store your password on a post it note on your computer monitor in your personal office? Is it acceptable to use your family computer to access your firm’s work product? In o rder to appreciate why law firms need IT policies, i t’s important to first identify their purpose.

Policies 59

Policies Intellectual Property Ethics Information Technology 59

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 21, 2016

AI policy should be an urgent concern. government is not designing policy for general intelligence or “strong AI.” The bottleneck to deploying AI-enabled, society-enhancing products and services is shifting from technology to regulation in domains like autonomous vehicles and unmanned aircraft systems.

Policies 70

Policies Government Report Research 70

Harvard Business

APRIL 17, 2017

So it should come as no surprise that companies in the information age want to use ever more data to hone their products. Among those advocating for an expansion of antitrust reviews around data are law professor Maurice Stucke and antitrust attorney Allen Grunes, who voice three interrelated concerns in Big Data and Competition Policy.

Data 115

Data Company Advertising Policies 115

Harvard Business

MAY 29, 2017

Yet Russia remains an important part of most Western multinationals’ emerging markets portfolios. This environment is altering how multinational firms operate in the country and market their products. This has been beneficial for some Russian industries but has reduced market access for foreign firms.

Government 106

Government Healthcare Policies Operations 106

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

It’s a longstanding debate that’s reemerged during Hurricanes Irma and Harvey: During a time of crisis, should merchants raise or maintain prices when demand increases for essential products such as water, gas, and bread? Instead, they advocate raising prices to bring demand in line with supply.

Media 136

Media Policies Financial Retail 136

Harvard Business

MAY 24, 2016

The academic literature offers several explanations for why governments might be willing to compromise their sovereign rights to dictate their trade and economic policies. In an interdependent world economy, a country’s economic policies affect firms and citizens throughout the globe. Why countries enter into trade agreements.

Policies 119

Policies Government System Transportation 119

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

In today’s hiring market, a generous benefits package is essential for attracting and retaining top talent. Offering an unlimited time-off policy can be a win-win for employer and employee. In some cases, under an unlimited time-off policy, employees take the same amount of vacation time.

Insurance 135

Insurance Insurance Survey Policies 135

Harvard Business

MARCH 27, 2018

But this was not the first time its policies were violated. The velocity in acquiring and exploiting this personal data can help these companies obtain significant market power. He noted his agency’s “particular concerns in digital markets.” Lower-quality products with less privacy. In the U.S.,

Data 132

Data Company Advertising Engineering 132

Harvard Business

APRIL 12, 2017

China is already the largest market for robots in the world, based on volume. All economies, from Brazil and Germany to India and Saudi Arabia, stand to gain from the hefty productivity boosts that robotics and artificial intelligence will bring. Around the world, automation is transforming work, business, and the economy.

Productivity 135

Productivity Policies Engineering Software 135

Harvard Business

MARCH 14, 2017

As I said at the time, it was a case study in poor policy and even poorer execution. The original reason given for the drastic demonetization action was to expose the so-called “black” market, fueled by money that is illegally gained and undeclared for tax purposes. Overnight, 86% of cash in circulation was voided.

Banking 130

Banking Government Policies Sales 130

Harvard Business

MARCH 8, 2017

Like the internet, this technology is designed to be decentralized, with “layers,” where each layer is defined by an interoperable open protocol on top of which companies, as well as individuals, can build products and services. The TCP/IP protocol was used to address and control how packets of data were routed between computers.

Media 194

Media Banking Financial System 194

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. System-wide policies that disadvantage women. Institute family-friendly policies. What Can Be Done?

Leadership 137

Leadership Policies Research Study 137

Harvard Business

MAY 19, 2016

In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, there was a lively debate among policy makers and academics about whether a similar gap “ between the skills workers have and the skills businesses say they need ” contributed to the increase in unemployment. The labor force adjusted to a new technology replacing an older one.

Education 132

Education Data Training Training 132

Harvard Business

JULY 11, 2017

metros that increased their productivity, average wages, and standard of living from 2010 to 2015, only 11 metros achieved inclusive economic outcomes. EDENS, of which the latter is CEO, has led the revitalization of the 45-acre Union Market district in Northeast Washington, DC. The Union Market challenge. This needs to change.

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Development Real Estate Retail Guidelines 182

Harvard Business

APRIL 14, 2017

For example, our survey, which asked managers of 13 functions, from sales and marketing to procurement and finance, to indicate whether their departments were using AI in 63 core areas, found AI was used most frequently in detecting and fending off computer security intrusions in the IT department. bribes and kickbacks).

Company 170

Company Survey Finance Engineering 170

Harvard Business

APRIL 19, 2016

Some companies increase their social media staff to offer live responses during big events like the Super Bowl or the Grammys, but then they return to predominately one-way social media or content marketing. What systems, policies, and employees are responsible for monitoring social media? Who controls the official brand channels?

Media 70

Media Marketing Software Efficiency 70

Harvard Business

MARCH 22, 2018

By thinking of a company’s culture as a form of investment subject to market failures, we can better understand why companies sometimes tolerate misconduct, and why they can’t always fix it on their own. Market Failures and Misconduct Risk. The justification for this attention comes from relatively simple economics.

Culture 134

Culture Company Financial Banking 134

Harvard Business

MARCH 20, 2017

After a close look at workplace policies across corporations, banks, law firms, and tech companies, the New York Times called grueling competition the defining feature of the upper-echelon workplace. Some of the behaviors we asked about were creative, such as “Search out new technologies, processes, techniques, and/or product ideas.”

Banking 133

Banking Policies Study Examples 133

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 5, 2017

About this forecast To create this forecast, the Stevens team conducted a dynamic forecasting computer-based simulation, which considered consumer purchasing behavior, insurance revenue calculation, automobile market sales, and new insurance sub-categories. This is significant for a roughly $200 billion market. Product liability.

Insurance 130

Insurance Insurance Software Policies 130

Harvard Business

JUNE 16, 2016

The companies with the greatest value from IoT to date are the best at dealing with how products are performing for customers. Of course, every company eventually gets the truth about how its products and services are performing for customers. What’s more, that percentage generally goes down the lower the price of a product.

Productivity 70

Productivity Wireless Data Survey 70

Seth Godin Blog

JANUARY 17, 2025

The freedom to organize their production and to go to market without regulation or hassle. It’s more useful and productive to do precisely the opposite. List for us all the negative consequences of your policy, output or actions, and then tell us how you’ll remedy them. Our actions, though, have consequences.

Efficiency 42

Efficiency Policies Productivity Marketing 42

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 5, 2016

For decades, experts and policy wonks have argued that health care is a uniquely inefficient industry, insulated from conventional market forces that operate in the rest of the economy. Poorly performing hospitals do not feel pressure from patients to improve quality because standard market forces do not apply to health care.

Marketing 70

Marketing Research Travel Study 70

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Alternatively, they may “cash out” and transact with any vendor, including in weekly food markets that invariably materialize outside the cash camps. For example, in Rwanda’s Kigeme camp, 9 out of 10 refugee households sold part or all of their WFP food allotments in host markets outside the camp.

Research 131

Research Policies Study Retail 131

Harvard Business

MAY 23, 2016

As e-commerce grows, online marketplaces like Amazon and Jet continue to improve their value proposition, making a commodity out of fast free shipping and returns, a wide assortment of products, and low prices. In fact, 80% of them won’t buy if return policies are difficult. The volume is bigger than any marketer can dream.

Retail 118

Retail Productivity Sales Strategy 118

Harvard Business

JANUARY 3, 2017

Retailers such as ALDI and Walmart have used price to position themselves against traditional competitors in their markets, pinching margins all around. Financial asset managers have been out-price-cutting one another in exchange-traded funds in a bid to gain market share. All too often they don’t. Improving perception.

Retail 132

Retail Survey Bain Comparison 132

Harvard Business

MARCH 16, 2017

But how does the presence of climate skeptics affect the market for climate-related innovation? In other words, climate skeptics don’t just stymie progress on climate policy. The small market size would lead the company to not invest in baldness medication. Consider the example of a new drug for curing baldness.

Real Estate 113

Real Estate Research Productivity Development 113

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.

Company 127

Company Research Enterprise Productivity 127

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

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Jetta Productions/Getty Images. has lost what Harvard Business School’s Willy Shih calls the “ industrial commons ”: indispensable production skills and capabilities. has lost what Harvard Business School’s Willy Shih calls the “ industrial commons ”: indispensable production skills and capabilities.

Engineering 128

Engineering Government Automotive Research 128

Harvard Business

MAY 24, 2016

Lafley, who at the time was CEO of the world’s largest advertiser, Procter & Gamble, introduced a marketing concept he called “the moment of truth” for building brand loyalty. Customers awaiting delivery of their product are open to communications from the retailer, especially if it’s customized.

Retail 126

Retail Productivity Advertising Metrics 126

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

And big companies tended to be more efficient than smaller firms, which meant their workers were more productive and therefore better paid. First, the catering companies hired employees at the going market rate, without any wage premium. Bigger companies could attract qualified, sought-after employees who could demand higher wages.

Company 132

Company Information Technology Information Technology Research 132

Harvard Business

MAY 18, 2017

billion by 2050, and to feed that number of people, global food production will need to grow by 70%. For Africa, which is projected to be home to about 2 billion people by then, farm productivity must accelerate at a faster rate than the global average to avoid continued mass hunger.

Financial 135

Financial Tools Data System 135

Harvard Business

MARCH 30, 2017

In it, the authors, both sociologists, made a compelling argument that, to understand labor market outcomes like inequality, it wasn’t enough to look at the supply and demand for individuals’ skills. However, any discussion of firms and wage inequality must not be limited to discussion of market forces. Related Video.

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