Harvard Business Review

MARCH 16, 2017

According to an October 2016 Pew poll , only about half of Americans believe that climate change is due to human activity. A drug company must incur a large fixed cost to do the basic research, so it has strong incentives to predict what the demand for the drug will be if its research succeeds.

Real Estate 12

Real Estate Fixed Costs Marketing Benefits 12

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

obstetrics, orthopedics, cardiac care) that could benefit from consolidation. In larger facilities, there is often an astonishing proliferation of special care units, ICUs, and quasi-ICUs that are expensive to staff and have high fixed cost profiles. They also do not represent sustainable, long-term change.

Hospitality 14

Hospitality Manager Nonprofit Staffing 14

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2018

By 2016, the rise of smart phones seemed to have made the company less relevant: Its revenues were at almost the same level they had been a full decade earlier. Yet investors can be a powerful strategic resource, providing not only capital but also less-biased insight into the threats and opportunities that a company encounters.

Balance Sheet 11

Balance Sheet Cash Flow Banking Fixed Costs 11

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 5, 2017

To the question, If the media were to cover the election again, with the benefit of hindsight, could we expect anything different ? But in the last two contests in which Hillary Clinton has participated, the 2008 primary and the 2016 election, she won on most of these metrics — and lost the elections. my answer is a sobering no.

Media 15

Media Advertising Fixed Costs Marketing 15