Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

An impatient marketing or finance manager would, on the sly, secure some extra budget money and hire a contractor to build a little database that tracked mailing addresses or top-line financials. Slowly but surely, as the little database grew bigger and bigger, the manager would wedge the cost into her operating budget.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain CIO Budgeting Project 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2013

With the swipe of a credit card, the customer support team can move to Zendesk or Desk.com; the HR team lives on Workday; the business intelligence group moves to GoodData or Domo; the finance team logs into Netsuite; the marketing department orbits around Marketo and Salesforce''s marketing cloud. Why is this?

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Competitive Advantage Information Technology How To 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 2, 2011

They outperform their industry because they've figured out how to enable the key asset of the new economy: scalably leverage many people's contributions, including the app developers eager to piggyback on the industry's most attractive devices. Yet most organizations still operate much as they did in the industrial age.

Hamel 16

Hamel Customer Loyalty Creativity Cost Center 16

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 12, 2011

High-value functions such as infrastructure development and database administration were retained; others, including PCs, networks, and mainframes, were outsourced. But surveys show that more than 25% of firms still think of IT as a cost center, 53% of CIOs' time is focused on cost control, and 54% of companies outsource their IT services.

CIO 10

CIO Outsourcing Cost Center Film 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 14, 2015

We subsequently observed meaningful reductions in smoking rates in regions where we have a large market share. As providers increasingly participate in value-based purchasing arrangements, what used to be profit centers have become cost centers. Retail health care is good for health systems.

System 8

System Health Care Retail Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 16, 2015

For example, The Wall Street Journal might typically report something like the following: “Exxon Corporation has announced that it is moving forward with development of oil fields in Kazakhstan in order to meet the world’s demand for oil.” ” Fair enough: Exxon does want to find and sell more oil.

P&L 8

P&L Due Diligence CIO COO 8

HR Digest

JANUARY 5, 2022

Bosch firmly believes that research is not an end in itself – a never-ending race to develop new technologies – but rather something that makes a tangible contribution to improving the quality of people’s lives. Our BRGs are voluntary and are typically developed by associates who want to drive and influence our workplace culture.

Human Resources 52

Human Resources Education Resources Innovation 52

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Hispanic leaders want both government and business to invest in developing a relationship with the community that embraces their cultural relevancy. Unfortunately, this total market strategy approach completely ignores the the rapidly-escalating economic impact of Hispanics, whose purchasing power is estimated to reach $1.5

Policies 15

Policies Short-term Education Diversity 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Hispanic leaders want both government and business to invest in developing a relationship with the community that embraces their cultural relevancy. Unfortunately, this total market strategy approach completely ignores the the rapidly-escalating economic impact of Hispanics, whose purchasing power is estimated to reach $1.5

Policies 8

Policies Short-term Education Diversity 8