The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 14, 2024

Furthermore, college graduates from racial minority groups tended to enjoy slightly higher returns compared to their white counterparts, though the disparities weren’t as significant as those seen between genders.

Rate of Return 114

Rate of Return Cost-Benefit Analysis Education Analysis 114

Leading Blog

MAY 21, 2021

Moral hazards can result from a positive feedback loop: for example, a lender insured by the government against loan default may make very risky, high-interest loans to uncreditworthy customers because it will do no worse than break even, and may realize a very high rate of return.

Short-term 381

Short-term Morale Rate of Return Finance 381

Strategy Driven

APRIL 24, 2024

One effective strategy is to combine smaller shipments destined for similar locations into one LTL shipment, which leads to better freight rates due to economies of scale. Incorporating Technology and Automation in LTL Shipping The intersection of technology and transportation has yielded transformative tools for those utilizing LTL shipping.

Efficiency 96

Efficiency Supply Chain Cost Transportation 96

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Harnessing the power of machine learning and other technologies. An examination of the telecom industry , for example, shows that the analytics leaders have posted three to five times higher returns on their big data investment than the typical telecom company. Insight Center. The Next Analytics Age. Sponsored by SAS.

Industry 8

Industry McKinsey Early Adopters Rate of Return 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 16, 2012

high technology or pharmaceutical) that are investing in projects with uncertain long-range payoffs. Strategic cash provides protection against downsides (such as disruptive technologies, economic recessions, and market turmoil) and also offers the opportunity to capture upsides. Allow for Greater Responsiveness to Future Events.

Company 15

Company Cost of Capital Finance Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2014

There are, of course, individual firms that succeed in generating venture rates of return. But they are too small in size and too few in number to make up for the vast majority of funds that fail to generate attractive returns (or any returns) for investors. The VC industry has failed to innovate.

Venture Capitalist 19

Venture Capitalist Asset Management Rate of Return Incentives 19

Harvard Business Review

JULY 31, 2014

Second, changes in technology have dramatically lowered the cost of experimentation and create unprecedented transparency into problems, solutions, and results. Finally, innovation in the financial markets are funding novel approaches to address these problems. Second, technology made Khan Academy possible.

Bond 12

Bond Education Finance Video 12