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Zero-Based Budgeting Is Not a Wonder Diet for Companies

Harvard Business

Traditional ZBB implementations focus almost exclusively on simple SG&A , in part because SG&A benchmark data is far more readily attainable than are relevant data from the core functions of comparable companies. The result is a superficial and simplistic focus on “policing” costs versus substantive cost prevention.

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Why Aren’t Black Employees Getting More White-Collar Jobs?

Harvard Business

My senior year in college, a black sales rep from IBM encouraged me and a group of fellow black students to consider a career with the company. When I joined the company, my branch sales manager — someone I considered a field office general — was black, as were many of my instructors.

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Ruble Sinks to Record Low; Russia Intervenes in Currency Markets to Stabilize Ruble; Russia Denies Ultimatum

MishTalk

Bank Rossii poured dollars into the currency market, with traders estimating sales of about $10 billion, and raised interest rates after the threat of Western sanctions against Russia sent the ruble to a record low. Dmitry Dorofeev, a money manager at BCS Financial Group, estimated sales of at least $7 billion. The ruble sank 1.8

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Why CEOs Can’t Dance Redux

Rick Conlow

Among CEO top priorities are sales growth and profit. Customer loyalty generates sales growth and profit. As an employee, I am sure you can identify with the poor communication you have seen from your employers related to expectations, priorities, medical benefits, lack of recognition, policy changes, and work procedures.

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Bank Profitability: Decoding the Income Statement

Tom Spencer

The interest rate set by the central bank serves as a benchmark or reference rate for banks. Banks typically adjust their lending rates based on the central bank’s policy rate. Indirect tax refers to taxes imposed based on the consumption, sale, or use of goods and services.

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Brews, News and Booz & Company: Interview and Culture Insights

Management Consulted

If you love a strong performing underdog, are ex-military, or just go bananas thinking about public policy and the private sector, read on for these – and more – reasons we love Booz & Company. .” Booz & Company blends the old and the faithful with the new and the dramatic, offering sage advice in many realms.

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The First Step to Fixing U.S. Manufacturing

Harvard Business

These returns were sustained by improvements in both profit margins and sales growth, and they were notably higher than those posted by large manufacturers headquartered in Western Europe, South Korea, Japan, and China. It’s clear why pain in the domestic supplier base matters from a policy perspective.