The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 7, 2023

Strategic nonconformity was measured on any deviation from industry-level means across six categories, including inventory levels, advertising intensity, R&D intensity, and financial leverage.

Financial Leverage 131

Financial Leverage CEO Fashion Environment 131

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2013

Who is the world's most innovative company? Last year , number crunchers at Forbes found that Salesforce.com is the company with the highest "Innovation Premium" baked into its stock price. Perhaps a company's ability to innovate doesn't last long. There's no doubt: measuring "innovation" is a fuzzy business.

Innovation 17

Innovation Company Disaggregation Financial Leverage 17

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2013

Who is the world's most innovative company? Last year , number crunchers at Forbes found that Salesforce.com is the company with the highest "Innovation Premium" baked into its stock price. Perhaps a company's ability to innovate doesn't last long. There's no doubt: measuring "innovation" is a fuzzy business.

Innovation 10

Innovation Company Disaggregation Financial Leverage 10

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 10, 2018

We also found that this greater firm value comes from better corporate innovations and successful diversified M&As. One was that a more diverse network would give CEOs access to diverse sets of knowledge , which can lead to novel ideas and willingness to tackle innovative projects. Our findings have broad implications.

Diversity 15

Diversity CEO Sample Financial Leverage 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2017

And the average long-term ROE is more than 25%, reflecting improved efficiency combined with greater reliance on financial leverage at most companies. Others reward easy-to-measure improvements in existing processes over less-easily-quantified innovations. The result: a shortage of good growth ideas.

ROE 16

ROE Long-term GDP Six Sigma 16

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 14, 2015

The results of this paper provide support to an earlier article (“ The Performance Frontier: Innovating for a Sustainable Strategy ”) where we described a framework that companies could use to create value by doing good.

Financial Leverage 8

Financial Leverage Construction Industry Transportation 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2016

Traditionally, PE firms bring financial discipline and strategic clarity to firms they acquire. This expertise may include restructuring debt, increasing financial leverage, clarifying strategic priorities, increasing productivity, implementing rigorous operational systems, or heightening accountability for results.

LBO 8

LBO Restructuring Real Estate Leveraged Buy-out 8