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Why We Shouldn’t Worry About the Declining Number of Public Companies

Harvard Business

Emerging digital firms compete with knowledge, strategy, and expert human capital, attacking even the largest established firms. firms gravitate towards digital strategies, firms have less need for elaborate finance, marketing, production, distribution, accounting, and human resource departments.

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Research: Business School Really Does Influence How Students Make Decisions Later On

Harvard Business

Up until the 1960s, scholars viewed diversification as a valuable strategy. Kenneth Andrews, who popularized the concept of business strategy at Harvard Business School, was one of them. This changed after Peter Dolan (Dartmouth, 1980) took the helm in 2001. corporations was so slow.

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Consultant Ninja: Friedman Billings Ramsey and Tom Peters.

Consultant Ninja

It wasnt until 2001 that he admitted that he made up most of the data in the book. It is probably better explained by decent execution of a decent strategy during a REALLY GREAT time to be in finance. I am a strategy consultant at. Still, Tom Peters enthusiasm is interesting. March 26, 2009 at 2:14 AM. The ANALyst.

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What 20 Years as a Remote Organization Has Taught Us About Managing Remote Teams

Harvard Business

Clarke painted a picture of how computers would change our way of life by the year 2001. In his 1974 interview with ABC News , science fiction author Arthur C. One of his many extraordinarily accurate predictions: “Any businessman, any executive, could live almost anywhere on Earth and still do his business through a device like this.”

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Highland Park Michigan Skids Towards Bankruptcy, Public Union Pensions to Blame as Usual; Fifth Third Bank and Highland Park in Pension Funding Lawsuit

MishTalk

In any case, the city''s creditors could face losses if the communities finances don''t recover. The city could also get an emergency manager to oversee the day-to-day finances rather than the community’s elected officials. Finance reported Unable to pay bill, Mich. Time to Cut Losses Fifth Third Bank is correct to cut losses.

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Desert Hot Springs, CA Mulls Bankruptcy Due to Soaring Wages and Pensions; The "Only" Option; Just Deserts for CalPERS

MishTalk

The problems in Desert Hot Springs came to light last week when a new finance director reviewed the city''s records and discovered a $3 million shortfall in its budget of $13.5 Desert Hot Springs, which is near Palm Springs, filed for bankruptcy in 2001 after losing a multimillion dollar lawsuit and still servicing $9.7

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Finally, Proof That Managing for the Long Term Pays Off

Harvard Business

New research, led by a team from McKinsey Global Institute in cooperation with FCLT Global , found that companies that operate with a true long-term mindset have consistently outperformed their industry peers since 2001 across almost every financial measure that matters. The differences were dramatic. We calculate that U.S.