Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Take micro insurance: If I allow a small-hold farmer to insure their crop, it means in the first year they can actually have less volatility around the outcome. They can put more of their assets to work because they don’t need to self-insure. Which in turn means they actually can run bigger farms, pay bigger insurance premiums.

Insurance 9

Insurance Bond Hedge Bottom-up 9

Strategy Driven

JUNE 6, 2014

I support cause related marketing and have advised many corporations on setting up such programs. I say it is not, and I’m an expert on cause-related marketing. He was simply rationalizing a corporate marketing initiative. Do not run your “foundation” out of a corporate marketing department. He was not listening.

Franchising 67

Franchising Marketing Strategy Strategic Planning 67

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 12, 2013

Or at least the market''s. That''s the finding of a big new study by Harvard''s Lucian Bebchuk, Duke''s Alon Brav, and Columbia''s Wei Jiang , which shows that companies targeted by activist hedge funds as undervalued markedly improve their operating performance in the subsequent five years. But he''s doing God''s work.

Hedge 8

Hedge Short-term Long-term Finance 8

ExactHire - Leadership

AUGUST 19, 2021

Companies need employees now, and if companies do not meet their staffing needs to operate, doors will close—maybe permanently. Pandemic Job Market. As a country, we need economic stability, especially now in an unstable global market. So what can companies do to find more employees? Justice Involved Hiring.

Guidelines 52

Guidelines Review GDP Content 52

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 17, 2015

” The most common agreement – which I call the “pair bond exchange” – is a legally binding contract under family law. Families are shot through with exchanges, some legally binding contacts, and others so informal or unsuited to judicial enforcement that the law won’t enforce them.

Taylorism 8

Taylorism Taylor Committee COO 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2012

A few tweets or Facebook comments about a work project can give a competitor valuable insight into a company's product plans, and travel information might suggest that marketers or salespeople are aiming at new clients or regions. Wordle , for example, can show a word cloud that reveals patterns.

Company 8

Company Media Travel Tools 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Too many companies still follow a “Plan-then-Do” approach to strategy: The organization works tirelessly to create its best forecasts about the future market and competitive landscape. Webvan was forced to cease operations by 2001. Think of strategy as a portfolio of options, not bonds.

Execution 8

Execution Strategy Contingency Plans Company 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 22, 2016

The car’s interior was cramped and uncomfortable, and the steering wheel–mounted gearbox required exceptional dexterity to operate. The Trabant was so full of blatant faults, so lacked functional appeal, that it actually inspired a peculiar emotional bond in its owners.

Airlines 8

Airlines Insurance Industry Survey 8

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Whether or not that outlook begins to uptick not only depends upon how agile, adaptable, creative and resourceful entrepreneurs can be in planning for, or reacting to, market conditions, revenue and brand-building opportunities and other key concerns, but also how well they maintain a forward-thinking mindset. Transparency. About the Author.

Entrepreneur 50

Entrepreneur Loyalty Airlines Advertising 50

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2017

Money, equities, bonds, titles, deeds, contracts, and virtually all other kinds of assets can be moved and stored securely, privately, and from peer to peer, because trust is established not by powerful intermediaries like banks and governments, but by network consensus, cryptography, collaboration, and clever code. Insight Center.

Finance 8

Finance IPO Banking Venture Capitalist 8