Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 10, 2018

Companies are cutting supply chain complexity and accelerating responsiveness using the tools of artificial intelligence. Through AI, machine learning, robotics, and advanced analytics, firms are augmenting knowledge-intensive areas such as supply chain planning, customer order management, and inventory tracking.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Technology System Engineering 8

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 30, 2019

As well as being the owner, you are now the marketing executive, the financial guru, the social media manager, the reprographics assistant, the web designer and the coffee maker. While you can’t pay for positive feedback as this is not ethically sound, you can incentivize your customers to leave a review of any kind. Incentivize.

Supply Chain 50

Supply Chain Outsourcing Media Review 50

Chartered Management Institute

MAY 3, 2023

Kind regards, Ian 19 April Dear all, CMI's chief executive Ann Francke has been commenting on the importance of leadership in getting company culture right. Being an ethical and inclusive leader is a central pillar of CMI's Professional Standard. You can learn more in FE News. Enjoy the rest of your week. Read her full article here.

Policies 121

Policies Article Learning-by-Doing Conference 121

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Understanding the Concept of Governance Excellence Governance excellence refers to the strategic oversight conducted by a company’s board of directors that ensures ethical, sustainable, and profitable organizational operations. These factors form a formidable foundation for effective organizational governance when paired together.

Compliance 243

Compliance Ethics Efficiency Metrics 243

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2017

Companies have become much more likely to dismiss their chief executive officers over the last several years because of a scandal or improper conduct by the CEO or other employees — including fraud, bribery, insider trading, inflated resumes, and sexual indiscretions. From 2007-2011, forced turnovers due to ethical lapses were 3.9%

Ethics 8

Ethics CEO Chief Executive Officer Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

I’ve been a consultant for almost 20 years, advising companies on complex challenges in ethics, risk, and responsibility. The executive needs a business case. Happily fading from memory is the cliché that ethics and compliance teams effectively constitute a “business prevention department.”

Ethics 15

Ethics Short-term Long-term Supply Chain 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 26, 2016

In the lean-manufacturing context, in contrast, assembly line workers learn to execute a variety of production tasks, take responsibility for product quality, and are encouraged to find ways to improve the production process. They are incentivized to complete operations as quickly as possible. Sponsored by Accenture.

Lean Manufacturing 13

Lean Manufacturing Supply Chain Apparel Compliance 13

Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2014

Clean Up Your Subcontracts 4 Tips for Business to Ensure Ethical, Slavery-Free Supply Chains The Guardian It may not seem like a topic for a listicle, but this quick rundown of what businesses need to keep in mind to avoid exploiting vulnerable people – and becoming embroiled in often well-deserved PR nightmares — is entirely useful.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Short-term PR Engineering 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

In virtually every country across the globe, a broad range of governmental and ethical issues directly and immediately shape what companies can and cannot do. CEO acumen on business-in-society issues is thus imperative in addressing fundamental corporate issues, from business strategy to compliance to ethical standards to risk management.

CEO 8

CEO Ethics Chief Financial Officer Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 29, 2014

There are a lot of companies and organizations out there doing great work but our scale allows us to think big and execute. We also have ethical drivers for our sustainability work. What is Coca-Cola doing that’s different from what other companies are doing? We have a responsibility to help others.

CEO 14

CEO Supply Chain Operations Brand 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Most said that Buffett is “not at all” likely to get involved in the event of unexpected senior management turnover, labor disruptions, supply chain interruptions, complaints by a large customer, a modest decline in sales, or regulatory matters. The ethical conduct of business is central to the company and its culture.

Short-term 8

Short-term Long-term Supply Chain Ethics 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 26, 2011

It has stirred up useful debate, and provides cover for executives making the case for doing what's right. In 399 BCE, shortly before Socrates was executed for the crime of corrupting the youth with his heretically human views , he argued that no one knowingly does evil. These are no small things and I share Porter and Kramer's values.

Porter 15

Porter Morale Supply Chain Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 6, 2011

But equally important is character, by which I mean solid ethics and especially the ability to inspire trust. general management, human resources, supply chain, you name it — that I have heard about through our recruiters or by word of mouth. By "talent," I mean three things. So I began a practice I've kept up to this day.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Collins Long-term Learning-by-Doing 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2013

For more about why this is happening, I interviewed Peter Warwick, the Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer for Thomson Reuters, and Eileen Lynch, the Senior Vice President, Global Brand Marketing, about their findings. This is an edited version of our conversation. Did anything in your survey results really surprise you?

Globalization 14

Globalization Supply Chain Marketing Ethics 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2012

Is corporate sustainability on the wane or growing more important to top executives? And as with quality, this isn't just about ethical or aspirational hopes — acting with sustainable values, for example, as covered well by many, including Dov Seidman in his book How.

Supply Chain 14

Supply Chain Business Model Quality Trends 14

Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2016

When contaminated meat or vegetables are recalled, consumer advocates demand more transparency from food supply chains. Consider a story relayed to me by an executive at an educational company. Only leaders perceived as moderate in their ethical requests were effective in promoting positive employee behavior.

How To 8

How To Ethics Learning-by-Doing Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Those losses stemmed not from poor product, marketing, or supply chain decisions but from regulatory violations, loss of business and fines resulting from bribery and fraud, and concomitant reputational damage. One executive at a U.S.-based Of course, everyone knows that conducting business in some of these markets can be risky.

Marketing 8

Marketing Company Compliance Reputation 8

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

It may be worth utilizing them, to bond with the strength of community, and to abide by ethical business practices that may just return back to you. You never know just how this web of complex mutual support can truly improve and raise a local economy, and help you craft more thorough business ties.

Bond 10

Bond Advice Ethics Construction 10

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

Supply chain management should be implemented. Walking the Talk: ethics, values, quality, vision. He guides companies through growth strategies, visioning, strategic planning, executive leadership development, Futurism and Big Picture issues which profoundly affect the business climate. He has advised two U.S.

Strategic Planning 66

Strategic Planning Budgeting Planning Competitive Advantage 66

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 9, 2015

The occasion was the Tuck Global Leadership 2030 executive education program, which took place in Chennai, India, and Satyarthi was the distinguished guest. Together, they represent a significant percentage of the world’s tobacco supply chain. Economics & Society Ethics Multinational'

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Licensing Sharpe Industry 8

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

Under the rules of supply chain dynamics, one must study your supplier relationships, formalize a plan of outsourcing and develop collaborations. Goal attainment leads to ethical behavior. Learn more about Hank Moore and The Business Tree™ by visiting his website, www.HankMoore.com. He has advised two U.S.

Budgeting 50

Budgeting Planning Strategic Planning Competitive Advantage 50

HR Digest

JUNE 1, 2023

A New Era for IKEA IKEA’s digital transformation began when the company hired Barbara Martin Coppola, a seasoned technology executive with experience at Google, Samsung, and Texas Instruments. By leveraging data, the company has been able to modernize its inventory management, logistics, fulfillment, and overall supply chain operations.

Retail 52

Retail Supply Chain Agility Ethics 52

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2012

This is still unfamiliar territory for executives who lack a proper understanding of how activists operate and what makes boycotts successful. Reputational damage to Apple could be used as leverage to change working conditions in its supply chain. First, activists are highly strategic. Sometimes the issue is one-sided (e.g.

Company 16

Company Supply Chain Politics Media 16

Strategy Driven

MARCH 11, 2011

I further made recommendations that future charitable requests would go through committee and that the client’s partners and key executives were better suited by serving on community boards, thus polishing their own luster. Executives never stayed long. There were no checks and balances for members of the supply train.

Strategic Planning 57

Strategic Planning Committee Golden Handcuff Media 57

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

employees can be 25 percent or greater of total workforce; its supply chain of third parties is vital. In a well-run, responsible company, only a tiny percentage of cash from global "profits" is used for executive compensation (an exception being some financial service companies where a high percentage of revenue goes to compensation).

Offshoring 15

Offshoring Outsourcing Supply Chain Globalization 15