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Applying lean principles to increase efficiency Consultants and software developers might believe that what they do is unique and can’t be standardized. Bu...
Extroverts, the academic literature will tell you, make the best leaders. There’s Virgin Group CEO Richard Branson: brash, adventurous, visionary. There’s ...
In studying mergers between competing firms, finance professor Paolo Fulghieri found that mergers can destroy value because they can reduce the incentive f...
Why companies struggle.
Getting into the short-term financial world without getting burned If you’ve ever bought a car for zero-percent financing, you can thank the commercial pap...
Private labels, also known as store brands, are battling national brands to win the war of market share.
Organizations also need to design systems to manage errors after they occur and before they cause significant harm.
Developing more accurate costing systems For decades, business schools taught costing heuristics to management accounting students. But those “rules of thu...
Econometric model bests Wall Street analysis. Unfortunately for investors, retail merchandise inventory doesn’t come with a freshness date. Knowing the age...
One of the most common statistics used by Wall Street analysts to predict future sales for publicly held retailers is by examining past sales performance. ...
Rules of thumb play an important role in effective strategy Pressure is a way of life in many companies – especially high-tech, young and entrepreneurial f...
Applying financial options to consumer marketing pays After the final buzzer sounds at the NCAA men’s basketball Final Four, fans send payment to the leagu...
What is the link between reporting transparency, risk and regulation? A New Yorker cartoon shows a father telling his teenage son, “You can learn from your...
When valued employees announce their resignation, their employer is often sorry to see them go. And for those people, the company should keep its doors ope...
Competition between rival firms increases the value of employees. In studying mergers between competing firms, finance professor Paolo Fulghieri found that...
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