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The Impact of Carbon Taxation on Supply Chains in China

Comatch

(Scope 2) but have paid less attention to “indirect emissions resulting from value chain activities” (Scope 3) , that is emissions that occur outside the direct organization, for example in the supply chain, at business partners, or from end-users of their sold products. Companies are increasingly being required to report on Scope 3. .

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The Best-Performing Emerging Economies Emphasize Competition

Harvard Business

More than half that reached the top quintile in terms of economic profit generation between 2001 and 2005 had been knocked off their perch a decade later, in 2010-15. Moreover, when it comes to that metric beloved by stock market analysts and investors, total returns to shareholders, these firms also outperformed.

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Help Your Team Stop Overcommitting by Empowering Them to Say No

Harvard Business

I worked with a software development company in which the CEO came up with a new product feature on a weekly basis. In 2005, ”Frontline” introduced Americans to the PlayPump. PlayPump’s downfall lay in its failure to measure by those metrics, leading them to run headfirst toward catastrophe.

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(Re)Designing the HR Organization (Kates, Human Resource Planning, 2006)

Kates Kesler

Since 1970, the world’s 50 biggest companies have tripled in size, and the number of consumer products introduced each year has increased 16-fold (Useem & Useem, 2005). Many firms have expanded internationally, and even those that have not face new competition from abroad as their products and services rapidly commoditize.

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BTS Group Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

In 2005, they acquired Strategic Management Group, Inc; a collection of investment companies with holdings in healthcare and biotech as well as other areas. Household Products. Round three is a 45 minute PowerPoint presentation including a SWOT analysis and other metrics for a company of your choosing. Manufacturing. Technology.

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Online Retailers Should Care More About the Post-Purchase Experience

Harvard Business

In 2005 A.G. Soon retail brands aligned their strategies around two critical moments: 1) when a customer decides whether to purchase a product, and 2) when a customer uses the product for the first time. Rather, it’s the beginning of a relationship. This is the new moment of truth for online shoppers.

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The Comprehensive Business Case for Sustainability

Harvard Business

Disruptions in the supply chain may affect production processes that depend on unpriced natural capital assets such as biodiversity, groundwater, clean air, and climate. These unpriced natural capital costs are generally internalized until events like floods or droughts cause disruption to production processes or commodity price fluctuation.

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