Harvard Business Reviewflipped into All Stories1 day agoWhole Foods CEO Jason Buechel on the Challenges and Opportunities of Following a Visionary Leaderverified_publisherHarvard Business ReviewIn the final episode of the season, HBR editor Adi Ignatius interviews Jason Buechel, the CEO of Whole Foods. Buechel discusses the challenges of succeeding a larger-than-life executive, the role of Whole Foods as a subsidiary of Amazon, and how the company is addressing changes in the business …
Harvard Business Reviewflipped into All Stories1 day agoThe Next Supply-Chain Challenge Isn’t a Shortage — It’s Inventory Glutverified_publisherHarvard Business Review - PS SubramaniamInventory challenges aren’t new. Electronics littered shelves in 2001 after the dot-com bubble burst. In 2009, the financial crash left manufacturers with excess inventory when consumer buying power suddenly dropped. And now, the high-tech industry is feeling the weight of a volatile market that …
Harvard Business Reviewflipped into All Stories1 day agoResearch: In Recessions, Employees Avoid Jobs with Startupsverified_publisherHarvard Business Review - Shai Bernstein, and Richard Townsend, and Ting XuStartups typically have a tougher time raising money during recessions. But that’s not the only reason they struggle during downturns, according to new research — they also have a tougher time hiring. That’s because job seekers prefer safer options and so are more likely to apply for jobs at …
Harvard Business Reviewflipped into All Stories1 day agoCreating a Cohesive Team for Corporate Transformation Projectsverified_publisherHarvard Business Review - Kate Duchene and Antonio Nieto-RodriguezHollywood films have long been made by teams of independent contractors and employees of different production companies brought together for short-term projects. Companies have embraced this model for transformations, with data showing that 45% of the people on these projects are not regular …
Harvard Business Reviewflipped into All Stories1 day agoEliminating Algorithmic Bias Is Just the Beginning of Equitable AIverified_publisherHarvard Business Review - Simon Friis and James RileyWhen it comes to artificial intelligence and inequality, algorithmic bias rightly receives a lot of attention. But it’s just one way that AI can lead to inequitable outcomes. To truly create equitable AI, we need to consider three forces through which it might make society more or less equal: …
Harvard Business Reviewflipped into All Stories2 days agoVideo Quick Take: SAP’s David Hamilton on Disruption, Growth, and the Role of Technology in Midsize Companies - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM SAPverified_publisherHarvard Business ReviewWelcome to the HBR Video Quick Take. I’m Todd Pruzan, senior editor for research and special projects at Harvard Business Review. Over the last few years, midsize companies have made huge leaps in adopting technology to survive, enabling their employees to work remotely, switching to online stores, …
