Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

Seeing the world through the same lens means you can’t anticipate critical questions, factors and influences that should be considered as you think about the market, the product or service you’ll offer, and how to pivot intelligently as your company faces new or unexpected pressures. It’s easy – too easy! –

Company 13

Company Venture Funding Banking Education 13

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 24, 2014

Created in conjunction with Carbon Tracker , the study lays out a plan for mobilizing much more capital toward building the clean economy. It’s easy to point out a big flaw with the stranded assets discussion: uncertainty. Economy Finance Sustainability' degrees Fahrenheit (2 o C).

Discounted Cash Flow 11

Discounted Cash Flow NGO Conference Banking 11

Harvard Business Review

MAY 29, 2017

This will likely continue to make business planning even more difficult. But based on the experience and strategies of our clients, there are ways that they can manage the uncertainty. that could influence the economy (e.g. So, what can businesses do? further sanctions, oil price drop, protests, etc.)

Policies 9

Policies Supply Chain Politics Long-term 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Smisek, for example, resigned in the scandal of a federal investigation into whether United Airlines had unduly influenced David Samson, the chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (Samson eventually pleaded guilty to a bribery charge this year). Firms began adopting golden parachute-style payout packages in the late 1970s.

Golden Parachute 9

Golden Parachute Hostile Takeover Airlines Execution 9

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 10, 2013

Execution risk relates to the entrepreneur's ability to attract employees and partners who can implement the venture's plans. Financing risk relates to whether external capital will be available on reasonable terms. Entrepreneurs face a Catch-22. On the one hand, it can be difficult to reduce risk without resources.

Definition 10

Definition Entrepreneur Tactics Business Model 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 5, 2016

However, despite a weakened economy, political tensions, market uncertainty, and the lingering effects of sanctions, Iran remains an important opportunity for multinationals in emerging markets. sanctions are delaying these projects being financed. Some powerful Iranian institutions are highly suspicious of Western influence.

Tourism 8

Tourism Banking Due Diligence Hotels 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2013

"I find a lot of people paralyzed by their unhappiness with their current reality," says Leonard Schlesinger, the president of Babson College and coauthor of Just Start: Take Action, Embrace Uncertainty, Create the Future. Both experts agree that it's better to have at least an inkling of what you want to do, if not a full-fledged plan.

Reputation 13

Reputation Case Study Short-term Cost 13

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2015

That has coincided with marketing’s increased influence on strategy, driven by the unprecedented level of insights into customer behavior and trends that are now possible through analytics. The ability to offer financing gave the technology vendor a point of differentiation that helped it beat its revenue projection for the year.

Credit Scoring 8

Credit Scoring Risk Management Finance Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2017

Adjusting to new economic realities as well as political and economic uncertainties will require making their supply chains much more resilient. All this adds up to an unprecedented level of uncertainty about trade policies and their effect. It’s time for them to rethink their supply-chain strategies. presidential election.

Supply Chain 10

Supply Chain Chemicals Uncertainty Policies 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2018

The same dynamic may now complicate Google’s plans to re-enter China’s search market. economy seems to be approaching full employment, employees have more influence over whether and how their leaders speak out. At a time when the U.S. Polarization heightens risk. Your rhetoric has to be aligned with your dollars.

CEO 10

CEO Politics Policies Survey 10