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The Rise of ESG: Where It Is Now and How It Got Here
Calls for corporate reform are as old as the corporation itself, so why now are companies pushing for more ESG efforts in their organizations?
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Ted Jackson
| July 5, 2022
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The Economy
Operations Leaders Are Pessimistic on Recession
More so than other executives, COOs and supply chain leaders expect an economic downturn, causing significant harm to the business, within 18 months.
By
David McCann
| October 24, 2019
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The Economy
Deals Made During Downturns Create More Value
While companies are naturally conservative with cash when the economy goes bad, it may be a good time to consider making acquisitions, research suggests.
By
David McCann
| September 27, 2019
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Technology
Transformation Requires a Scientific Approach
AI, machine learning, and other new technology must replace subjective rules of thumb and one-size-fits-all programs for business transformation to succeed.
By
David McCann
| September 2, 2019
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M&A
Are Buyers Fudging the Synergies of M&A Deals?
Although acquisitions frequently fail, acquiring companies are ballyhooing their financial benefits as transaction prices steadily rise.
By
David McCann
| September 18, 2018
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Four Keys to Realizing Post-Merger Synergies
'Clean teams,' performance tracking, and other ways to ensure as a buyer you capture all of a deal's value.
By
Vincent Ryan
| May 31, 2017
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Workplace Issues
Avoid Culture Wars in Post-Merger Integrations
Culture is often one of the underlying reasons for the deal. Ignoring or changing that culture can destroy the target’s value.
By
Julie Kilmann, Daniel Friedman, and Chris Barrett
| March 15, 2016
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Leadership
Family Companies: To Have and to Hold
Far from declining, family firms will remain an important feature of global capitalism for the foreseeable future.
By
Adrian Wooldridge
| April 21, 2015
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Technology
Industrial Robots ‘Nearing Point of Takeoff’
By 2025 one-fourth of all automatable tasks in manufacturing will be performed by robots, boosting output per worker, says BCG.
By
Matthew Heller
| February 10, 2015
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Strategy
Spin-offs Dent Credit Ratings
Shareholders may greet some spin-off transactions warmly, but creditors may see only downside risks.
By
Vincent Ryan
| October 10, 2014
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The Economy
Investors Prefer Spin-Offs to Sales and Carve-outs
In addition, investors are more open to companies pursuing divestitures aggressively now, as long as the exit strategy is "credible," says a BCG report.
By
Iris Dorbian
| September 22, 2014
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Supply Chain
Invasion of the Health-Insurance Brokers
Largely dealt out of benefit distribution by Obamacare, intermediaries are looking to work directly with your employees.
By
David Katz
| April 30, 2013
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Tax
Offshore Finance: Storm Survivors
Offshore financial centers have taken a battering recently, but they have shown remarkable resilience.
By
Economist Staff
| February 19, 2013
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Supply Chain
Offshore Suppliers: Beware of Hidden Costs
Companies that buy goods from overseas sources because they like the price might want to think twice.
By
Shawn Casemore
| May 14, 2012
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The Economy
Gearing Up
Manufacturers pick up the pace amid predictions of a U.S. resurgence.
By
Randy Myers
| December 1, 2011
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