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Leading Management Principles of the World’s Top Shipbuilders

Epicflow

Nearly 56% of survey respondents believe they cannot demonstrate improvements in on-time project delivery, organizational efficiency, or profitability. Hyundai Heavy Industries Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) is a top South Korean shipbuilding company that holds roughly a 15% share of the world’s shipbuilding market.

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Mergers May Be Profitable, but Are They Good for the Economy?

Harvard Business

In recent research, we provide new evidence that while mergers may raise profits, many fail to deliver efficiency gains that could increase overall prosperity. manufacturing plants from 1997 through 2007, an important and diverse sector of the U.S. Firms engage in mergers because they see a profitable opportunity.

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The Best Companies Know How to Balance Strategy and Purpose

Harvard Business

Before the iPhone was introduced, in 2007, Nokia was the dominant mobile phone maker with a clearly stated purpose — “Connecting people” — and an aggressive strategy for sustaining market dominance. The once-dominant Nokia soon lost much of its market cap and was eventually acquired by Microsoft.

Strategy 135
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Oliver Wyman interview preparation: the inside story

Management Consulted

Oliver Wyman’s CEO, John Drzik, states that the long-term aspiration is to be recognized widely in the market as the gold standard in consulting. In 2007, Mercer Oliver Wyman joined with Mercer Management Consulting and Mercer Delta to become Oliver Wyman groups (also includes Lippincott and NERA Economic Consulting).

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How the Great Recession Changed Banking

Harvard Business

The market panicked. The Great Recession of 2007 to 2009 was under way. This is most apparent in the credit markets, where revenues have shrunk by more than 40% from pre-crisis peaks. Defaults on subprime mortgage loans mounted. There was a run on British bank Northern Rock. Over the next year, many banks fell.

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There Are Two Types of Performance — but Most Organizations Only Focus on One

Harvard Business

In 2007 Harvard Business School professor Ethan S. A great salesperson will operate much more efficiently with a defined process for reaching out to prospects. Guest experts from other parts of the business, from legal to marketing, were invited to visit when needed. Every spot on every line was visible to managers.

Metrics 135
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Did Trade with China Make U.S. Manufacturing Less Innovative?

Harvard Business

The main case for trade, though, was always that it would improve overall welfare by allowing a greater variety of products to be produced more efficiently. The researchers looked at trade data from 1991 to 2007, during which time China became a global manufacturing powerhouse. manufacturers’ performance and patenting.