Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2013

In December, 2001, just prior to filing for bankruptcy, Enron Corporation had approximately $2 billion in cash and no debt coming due. In a keynote speech , he said Enron went bankrupt because of "decisions" made in October 2001. Were the rating agencies aware of Enron''s oft-maligned financing structures?

Price 8

Price Credit Rating Finance Chief Financial Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

Clarke painted a picture of how computers would change our way of life by the year 2001. More than 80% of our work is done by teams of consultants and staff who operate out of their home offices. In his 1974 interview with ABC News , science fiction author Arthur C. The advisory firm we work for is one such company.

Team 15

Team Organization Management Consultative 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 26, 2014

Back in 2001, it was growing rapidly. The CEO thought he needed to step out of the chief sales role to focus on operations and finances. One troublesome executive out of 41 or even 15 is not likely to be fatal – unless, of course, he is the CEO. But when it’s a team of six? It’s a different story.

Leadership 11

Leadership Leadership Pipeline Loyalty CEO 11

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2013

In fact, Amazon was only operating at such a high burn rate because it could. By the fourth quarter of 2001 — that is, within about 21 months — it was turning a profit. Once investors stopped giving it free money, the company quickly cut back on its investments and its losses.

Training 13

Training Bond Christensen Long-term 13

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Mello Here's a link to a post I run each year at this time to make sure that I never forget the tragedy and heroism that took place on September 11, 2001. Join me in THANKS and in prayer for our Patriots, both domestically and abroad, who continue to fight valiently for the Freedoms we all enjoy!

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Blog Hotels Follow-up Learning-by-Doing 404

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

New research, led by a team from McKinsey Global Institute in cooperation with FCLT Global , found that companies that operate with a true long-term mindset have consistently outperformed their industry peers since 2001 across almost every financial measure that matters. The differences were dramatic. We calculate that U.S.

Long-term 8

Long-term EPS Short-term Management 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2013

This news followed the bankruptcy in March of Wuxi Suntech , the main operating subsidiary of the world''s largest maker of solar panels, after it defaulted on a $541 million bond payment. The state has willingly paid the price of economic inefficiency to accomplish political, social, economic, and diplomatic goals.

Price 8

Price Bond Industry Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

CEOs from rival firms); conversely not all inside CEOs have it (CEOs promoted from finance). This means all R&D is subtracted from operating income in the year it’s expended, while the payoffs to R&D don’t occur until future periods. Moreover, not all outside CEOs lack domain expertise (e.g., This is not a surprise.

Short-term 8

Short-term Decentralization Company CEO 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2017

To understand how traditional software vendors can move to the SaaS model while managing the transformation’s challenges, we studied how the stock market reacted to publicly listed firms announcing they wanted to introduce a new SaaS offering from 2001 until the end of 2015.

Business Model 8

Business Model Licensing Company Software 8

In the CEO Afterlife

JUNE 8, 2016

The change in management, which included Bell and Powell, meant a big change in how the company would operate in the following decades. It made sense, because we looked at the competition as our well-financed enemy, and so there was no way we could win at the spending war,” says Bell. “So Desperate times called for desperate measures.

Brand 100

Brand Brand Management Advertising Management 100

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2017

Such a policy alone could have a major impact on companies operating in the United States. supply base: The United States suffered a net loss of nearly 19,000 manufacturing firms between 2001 and 2015, according to our analysis of U.S. All this adds up to an unprecedented level of uncertainty about trade policies and their effect.

Supply Chain 14

Supply Chain Chemicals Uncertainty Policies 14

Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2018

SOEs receive preferential access to land, finance, telecom, hydrocarbons, and electricity. When China was admitted to the World Trade Organization in 2001, the Western hope was China would move toward a market-driven economy. They enjoy lower taxes and selective anti-trust enforcement to shield them from private competitors.

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GDP Policies Supply Chain Cooper 8