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Why Tesco’s Strengths Are No Longer Good Enough

Harvard Business Review

Successful companies are notoriously prone to pursuing tactical fixes rather than confronting strategic problems. They exhort their people to try harder, introduce overhead cost reduction programs, and reorganize – anything rather than admit that their strategy needs an overhaul. and spends it in international markets.

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Who Wins in the Gig Economy, and Who Loses

Harvard Business Review

A full-time job provided the steady income needed to support our traditional version of the American Dream: the highly leveraged, high-fixed-cost house; the cars; the latest consumer goods. If you had a full-time job, you won. All of that is changing.

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How the U.S. Can Reduce Waste in Health Care Spending by $1 Trillion

Harvard Business Review

These include the widespread adoption of health plans like Silver plans on state exchanges that require subscribers to share at least 30% of the costs up to a specified limit and the introduction of technology to allow consumers to make informed decisions such as Castlight Health’s price-transparency tools. Insight Center.

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Recession-Proof Your L&D Strategies and Budget For Future Success

AIHR

They balance short-term survival with long-term prosperity A study conducted by Harvard studying 4700 public companies across three recession periods confirmed that companies that make generic costs cuts across the board during a downturn are not able to flourish once the market recovers. million cost per year.

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4 Types of Activist Investors and How to Spot Them

Harvard Business Review

market has witnessed a substantial rise of activist investors. is a top performing S&P 500 listed company whose two-year total return outperformed the market by over 60%. However, free cash flow per share remained impressive at both companies, and fixed cost ratios remained somewhat intact. Example: Jolly Inc.