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The Hidden Costs of Initial Coin Offerings

Harvard Business

More recently, it has gained attention as a way to finance new ventures, through what is known as an Initial Coin Offering (ICO). Less noticed, though, is ICOs appear almost antithetical to the standard approach to financing a risky venture. In fact, ICOs have upended the conventional pattern of staged experimentation and fundraising.

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Top 10 Consulting Firms In New York

Management Consulted

Some of the major practice areas that the NYC region focuses on are corporate development, corporate finance, digital economy, globalization, growth, information technology, marketing & sales operations, people and organization, post merger integration, risk management, strategy, sustainability, and transformation.

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Blockchain For Managers

Tom Spencer

It will be impossible for this group to escape further formal education or work experience that requires them to understand, deal with, or implement blockchain in some form or fashion. She is also an author, journalist and has just obtained her EMBA from the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management. Take a course on blockchain.

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Can Index Funds Be a Force for Sustainable Capitalism?

Harvard Business

These two trends may seem separate—or, some people believe, incompatible—but together I believe they have the power to improve finance’s role in the world. On the other side, fans of active management see it as a trend that can damage market efficiency and lead to distortions in market prices.

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What Digital Change Demands of IT Organizations - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM DXC TECHNOLOGY

Harvard Business

Coca-Cola FEMSA, the largest franchise bottler of Coca-Cola beverages in the world, set the stage for this learning two years ago when it created centers of excellence (COEs) to drive transformation in each of its functional or process areas, including supply chain, distribution, commercial, finance, HR and IT.

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3 Things Are Holding Back Your Analytics, and Technology Isn’t One of Them

Harvard Business

During the past decade, business analytics platforms have evolved from supporting IT and finance functions to enabling business users across the enterprise. But it reduced the compensation of salespeople who were less efficient but ultimately more valuable—causing them to defect to competitors.

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Joint Ventures Reduce the Risk of Major Capital Investments

Harvard Business

In many industries, the capital required to build an asset of minimum efficient scale is growing. Likewise, the European Commission is barely willing to tolerate so-called “ crisis cartels ” that would be set up by industry in an attempt to reduce overcapacity in an orderly fashion.