Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 1, 2013

The business complains that IT doesn’t understand the business, consistently overpromises and under-delivers, and slows innovation. Today, this topic simply doesn’t come up often enough, leading to a one-size-fits-all approach to managing IT, often as a cost center. Information & technology IT management'

Information Technology 8

Information Technology Technology Cost Center Constraint 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 4, 2018

The ABU was set up as a centralized profit center with ambitious targets and with direct reporting to the chief operations officer; most often, similar units are organized as cost centers with no specific targets. This setup fosters focus on high-yield projects, actionable analytics, and speed of execution. Support from the top.

Company 8

Company Chief Operating Officer Incentives Project 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

You’ll often find customer relationship management within marketing, budgeting within finance, supply-chain management within operations, outsourcing within procurement, training within HR, and new product development within R&D. Some of the first business functionaries were railroad telegraph operators who managed schedules.

Development 8

Development Supply Chain Incentives Outsourcing 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

It may seem counterintuitive, but smart companies need to routinely rid themselves of less profitable customers, the same way an asset manager or rebalances an investment portfolio or a Major League Baseball general manager trades a declining player. We call these people Cost Center Consumers, and they come in two flavors.

P&L 15

P&L Supply Chain Retail Price 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

But there are also implications for organizational design and talent management for firms of all sizes. The seven full time employees form a nucleus, or core group to handle program management, operations, and communications. And, of course, this affects management's role and how we all manage our careers. Work is freed.

Participative 15

Participative Decentralization Globalization Cost Center 15

HR Digest

JANUARY 5, 2022

And if not, what are the ways and means of creating a culture where employees are united by curiosity, knowledge, innovation and a shared sense of purpose. The HR Digest: What is Bosch’s secret sauce to being recognized as one of the “Best Workplaces for Innovators?”. Bosch takes great pride in its Business Resource Groups (BRGs).

Human Resources 52

Human Resources Education Resources Innovation 52

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2012

A GreenBiz report indicated that progress had slowed or even regressed, but MIT and BCG also declared that sustainability had reached a "tipping point" with more companies putting sustainability "on the management agenda.". Sustainability innovation opens up: Unilever, Heineken, and EMC ask the world for help.

Supply Chain 10

Supply Chain Constraint P&L Energy 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2012

As founder of the Center for Hispanic Leadership, I can attest to the fact that the U.S. Instead, less-impactful and short-lived "initiatives" that satisfy diversity management come across as well-orchestrated efforts to simply acknowledge the existence of Hispanics, but don't invest in real solutions.

Policies 15

Policies Short-term Education Diversity 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2012

As founder of the Center for Hispanic Leadership, I can attest to the fact that the U.S. Instead, less-impactful and short-lived "initiatives" that satisfy diversity management come across as well-orchestrated efforts to simply acknowledge the existence of Hispanics, but don't invest in real solutions.

Policies 8

Policies Short-term Education Diversity 8