Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Abe has even met with one of the most prominent American activists, Dan Loeb , in a private albeit well-publicized encounter, suggesting he sees value in foreign involvement in Japanese markets. They seek to win management over by sharing well-researched analysis and connecting them to a network of potential partners.

ROE 8

ROE Construction Hedge Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 12, 2012

The Spanish Prime Minister has become preoccupied with creating market confidence, as was the Irish Prime Minister in the run up to the EU/IMF bailout. By March 2012 unemployment was 24.1 percent and youth unemployment reached 29 percent in early 2012. The accent heard today in Madrid has a distinct Irish lilt to it.

Real Estate 13

Real Estate Banking Construction Politics 13

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 4, 2013

"By almost any market test, economics is the premier social science," Stanford University economist Edward Lazear wrote just over a decade ago. The field attracts the most students, enjoys the attention of policy-makers and journalists, and gains notice, both positive and negative, from other scientists.".

Tversky 11

Tversky Crisis Levitt Consensus 11

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

The ongoing failure of policy at a global level (with the important exceptions of some successes/workarounds such as new mileage targets for cars and trucks and a carbon tax in Australia ). The best analysis of the resource scarcity mega-trend came from asset manager Jeremy Grantham. Right now, the U.S. Nuclear on the outs.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Apparel P&L Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 20, 2017

DNA genetic testing company 23andMe fell behind on its communications with the FDA, resulting in a temporary ban on marketing the company’s personal genetic screening services to the public. The inadequacies of the old approach are evident in recent startup stumbles, even when the technology is sound.

Innovation 13

Innovation Productivity Products Venture Capitalist 13