Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

These businesses have powerful disruptive potential because they can provide consulting at a fraction of the cost of traditional models, largely because they do not need to carry expensive fixed costs like recruiting, training, consultant “beach” time, and expensive real estate.

Real Estate 12

Real Estate Small Business Fixed Costs Recruitment 12

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 16, 2017

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. To reduce flood damage to real estate, we will need architectural innovations. Consider the example of a new drug for curing baldness.

Real Estate 13

Real Estate Fixed Costs Marketing Benefits 13

AIHR

APRIL 20, 2023

Offline: Re-evaluate the mix of training spend to focus on more scalable online solutions as opposed to fixed face-to-face immersive experiences. Given more online channels being utilized, there is a great opportunity to consolidate previous real estate and training facilities.

Sales 98

Sales Sales Fixed Costs Marketing 98

Harvard Business Review

MAY 21, 2015

The costly and complex operations of transporting energy have made utilities natural monopolies, while regulatory barriers and the high fixed costs of building and maintaining regional electrical grid infrastructure have also kept much competition at bay.

Energy 15

Energy Transportation Real Estate Software 15

AIHR

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

When to offer it: If your company has fluctuating workloads or seasonal needs or has to reduce fixed labor costs. For instance, a real estate agent would earn a percentage of each home sale, or a salesperson would receive a commission for each product sold.

Insurance 98

Insurance Staffing Compensation Benefits 98