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Your Company Needs a More-Radical Board of Directors

Harvard Business

My guess is that while a poor balance sheet might cause restless sleep, it’s the thought of an incorrectly reported balance sheet that brings on night terrors. Obviously, no one wants to miss a short-term forecast or sales goal. What’s a typical independent director’s worst nightmare?

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Two-Week Price Inflation in Argentina hits 30%, US Products Lead the Way; Currency Devaluations Hit P&G Earnings

MishTalk

Here are some price increases from the article. Forbes explains Venezuela, Argentina Currency Devaluations Hit P&G Expected Sales And Earnings. bolivare-per-USD rate, thus the near-$300 million charge P&G now expects to incur on its third quarter balance sheet. Please use relative price increases. is now $13.55.

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A New Way to Think About Office Lighting

Harvard Business

Importantly, this advancement in controls technology allows the lighting system to be controlled, owned, and operated by a third party, shifting the investment off the building’s balance sheet. How It Works. Similar to other as-a-service models, LaaS allows a customer to “rent” its ceilings to a service provider.

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How the Great Recession Changed Banking

Harvard Business

That strengthened investment banks’ balance sheets by forcing them to scale back and to change the nature of the risks they take. As a result, their balance sheets are half as large on a risk-adjusted basis, and the capital they hold against trading positions has doubled over the past decade, our research shows.

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Overcoming Data Collection Challenges in Consulting

Tom Spencer

I was assigned to a typical strategy engagement – should client X selling product Y increase sales in market Z? Our hypothesis was that increased sales volume would be associated with increased profitability due to economies of scale. We repeated our request a week later, but they only provided a balance sheet from the previous year.

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Bank Profitability: Decoding the Income Statement

Tom Spencer

It reflects the bank’s assessment of potential losses it may incur and its commitment to maintaining a strong balance sheet. Indirect tax refers to taxes imposed based on the consumption, sale, or use of goods and services. Income tax and indirect tax are two additional types of taxes levied by governments.

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3 Common M&A Pitfalls, and How to Avoid Them

Harvard Business

Experience has taught me that the art of good M&A requires a combination of careful research, emotional intelligence, and attention to detail that might otherwise get overlooked; due diligence requires more than a scan through boxes of contracts and reviewing the balance sheet. In 2005, eBay spent $2.6