Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2013

Its primary social metric is the number of lives reached in base-of-pyramid markets. government agency makes grants to emerging market countries to reduce poverty through economic growth. For example, the MCC awarded $547 million to the Government of Ghana to build roads and ferries to get farm goods to market.

Long-term 11

Long-term Metrics Due Diligence Cost-Benefit Analysis 11

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

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

The We Mean Business report cites an internal rate of return of 81% (that’s a ridiculous payback) on energy efficiency in the U.S., Even those hippies over at asset manager Lazard calculate that the cost of solar PV technologies has dropped nearly 80% in five years. We citizen consumers need to step up, too.

IRR 9

IRR Energy Tips Commitment 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 30, 2016

Intelligent technologies are increasingly delivering greater value for less money. The robo-adviser’s investment recommendations aren’t moving the sentiment analysis needle in the fast-growing “newly retired” market segment. They learn fast, work hard, and certainly complain less.

Review 8

Review Kaplan Performance Review Kaizen 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 28, 2016

But effective security is driven as much by people as it is by technology. The ways those people interact with technology and each other can completely change the effectiveness of your security strategy. Online security often focuses on technical details — software, hardware, vulnerabilities, and the like.

Tools 8

Tools Engineering Rate of Return Focus Group 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 27, 2015

Deloitte attributes this fall in part to rising competitive intensity, as a result of new technologies and lower entry barriers. companies have enjoyed supernormal rates of return. But this phenomenon of rising competitive intensity does not, evidently, apply to all firms. An increasing number of U.S.

ROIC 8

ROIC McKinsey Company GDP 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2015

I believe similar strategies could dramatically increase the enrollment rate for retirement plans among employees by suggesting, for example, secure passwords. Technology can even impact how people feel about their investment returns. That’s a huge improvement from a simple digital fix.

Planning 8

Planning Short-term Long-term Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Today’s executives are dealing with a complex and unprecedented brew of social, environmental, market, and technological trends. “Stranded assets” are investments that become obsolete due to regulatory, environmental, or market constraints. These require sophisticated, sustainability-based management.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Price Loyalty Efficiency 8

The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 30, 2023

The paper utilizes longitudinal administrative data from Germany to shed light on the long-term benefits of apprenticeship training programs for workers entering the labor market after completing secondary school. Thus, the study demonstrates that apprenticeship training yields substantial benefits to both individuals and society.

Career 114

Career Training Rate of Return Education 114

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

But drip irrigation is not a new technology, it has been around for over 120 years, and many companies have developed and marketed it. Netafim now controls over one-third of the market for this seemingly commoditized micro-irrigation equipment market. The reason is a problem common to almost all new technology adoptions.

Business Model 10

Business Model Technology Mission Statement Rate of Return 10