Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2016

In 2013, GE had reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 32% and water use by 45% compared to 2004 and 2006 baselines, respectively, resulting in $300 million in savings. Moreover, some studies show that overall sales revenue can increase up to 20% due to corporate responsibility practices. Attracting and Engaging Employees.

Assets 15

Assets Operations Revenue Energy 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2018

Since Immelt’s departure, GE’s stock is down another 30%, as its new CEO, John Flannery, has struggled to cope with the cash flow drain from years of problematic acquisitions, divestitures, and buybacks. in 2013 to 3.7 Because of these dubious decisions, GE’s ratio of debt to earnings has soared from 1.5

Cash Flow 8

Cash Flow Revenue Accounts Sales 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Just 36 percent of CMOs, for example, have quantitatively proven the short-term impact of marketing spend, according to the 2013 CMO Survey (and for demonstrating long-term impact, that figure drops to 32 percent). Financial metrics would typically include obvious numbers such as sales, return on investment, and cost per customer.

Benchmarking 9

Benchmarking Metrics Advertising ROI 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Car sales in the U.S. But car sales are now probably past a cyclical peak, not only in the U.S. For example, the Lordstown, Ohio, factory that makes the Chevy Cruze is running one shift a day, down from three a few years ago, and last year produced 180,000 vehicles, down from 248,000 in 2013. Given the shift in immediate U.S.

Fixed Costs 14

Fixed Costs Assets Cash Flow Variable Costs 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 11, 2015

In 2010 the “New GM” did one of the largest initial public offerings in history, with share sales to the public of $23.1 government sold off all of its GM holdings in December 2013, U.S. billion from 2010 through 2013), it would probably still be bankrupt but for the booming Chinese market. billion by the U.S.

Cash Flow 13

Cash Flow Marketing Government Administration 13

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 4, 2014

After an unprecedented decade of growth, analysts wrote off 2013 as a year to forget for Apple. After all, it grew from $7 billion in 2003 to $171 billion in 2013 by entering established (albeit still-emerging) markets with superior products — something the model suggests is a losing strategy. When Innovation Is Strategy.

Assets 11

Assets Advertising Cash Flow Revenue 11

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 7, 2015

According to Schulte, Roth & Zabel’s Activist Investing 2015 Annual Review, a total of 344 companies worldwide were subjected to activist demands in 2014, up 18% from the 291 recorded in 2013. However, free cash flow per share remained impressive at both companies, and fixed cost ratios remained somewhat intact.

Balance Sheet 12

Balance Sheet Cash Flow Revenue Reorganization 12

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 27, 2013

proprietary data shows that the smallest businesses have been growing revenues the fastest: In 2013 alone, micro business revenue on average grew by 2.14% while small business revenue grew by 1.18%. Strong sales and greater productivity, without employment growth, yields a jobless recovery. D&B Credibility Corp.

Small Business 10

Small Business Banking Revenue Cash Flow 10