Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 16, 2016

It takes time to execute these types of organizational changes—and the pace is wholly dependent on the actions taken by management. For companies that fully embrace this shift, investing in data and analytics can yield a higher rate of return than other recent technologies, surpassing even the computer investment cycle in the 1980s.

Industry 8

Industry McKinsey Early Adopters Rate of Return 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 16, 2012

The arguments in favor of strategic cash are compelling—especially when economic conditions, market regulations, technology innovations, and tax policies are highly fluid and uncertain—but CFOs also should take steps to allay investor concerns. How Should You Approach Strategic Cash?

Company 15

Company Cost of Capital Finance Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Apple’s Tim Cook spoke as well, saying “the time for inaction has passed,” and commenting that we don’t need to accept any “tradeoff between economy and environment — both are doable if you innovate and set the bar high enough.”. As it turns out, that bar doesn’t have to be so high after all.

IRR 8

IRR Energy Tips Commitment 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2016

These require sophisticated, sustainability-based management. ” Improving risk management. Managing risks therefore requires making investment decisions today for longer-term capacity building and developing adaptive strategies. Fostering innovation. billion in mining projects since 2010.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Price Loyalty Efficiency 8

The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 30, 2023

By calculating the expenses of training and comparing them to the benefits of enhancing workers’ career opportunities and lowering unemployment rates, the overall societal rate of return was found to be approximately 10%.

Career 115

Career Training Rate of Return Education 115

Harvard Business Review

JULY 9, 2015

My favorite Peter Drucker misquotation is, “If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it.” ” Drucker wrote a great deal about how managers should measure performance, but this particular phrase didn’t come from his pen. He made a point to tell her about game night, and that served as a pivot point.

Drucker 8

Drucker Objective Self-aware Rate of Return 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

First, they created a combination of breakthrough product innovation and breakthrough business model innovation— the definition of category creation. Higher-fee, actively managed funds lost $500 billion in assets since 2015, with much of it flowing to much lower cost passive funds (e.g. index funds).

Real Estate 11

Real Estate Rate of Return Finance Innovation 11

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

But the incentives of the adopter and the technology developer are typically not aligned: while the technology developer has all the incentive to sell as many units as possible, the adopter would only like to make investments with the highest rates of return.

Business Model 8

Business Model Technology Mission Statement Rate of Return 8