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Industrial Production Growing, Manufacturing Inching Along

MishTalk

The Fed G17 report shows Industrial Production is up 0.4% Mining is once again the highlight of an otherwise soft industrial production report. Mining is once again the highlight of an otherwise soft industrial production report. percent for a third straight sharp increase, mining pulled industrial production up 0.4

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The Automotive Industry Then and Now: A Case for Aligned Incentives

Kates Kesler

presidential election is over, historians will be evaluating the role that the automotive industry played in its outcome for years. It is a shame that Alfred Chandler, the Harvard historian credited for a massive and influential body of research on the organization of giant corporations, passed away in 2007. Even though the U.S.

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Does It Pay to Hire Consultants? Evidence from the Bordeaux Wine Industry

Harvard Business

Consulting is pervasive in many industries. To evaluate the impact of hiring consultants and to figure out when they might offer the most value, I turned to the wine industry , where over two-thirds of wineries hire consultants to improve the quality of their wines. The wine industry is no exception.

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Unemployed Agilists: Review the Hype Cycle & Your Agility to Help You Manage Future Job Changes, Part 4

Johanna Rothman

All jobs evolve and change as any industry changes. Yes, do start with the pirate metrics (from Dave McClure's 2007 talk ) so you can focus on the value you can provide. If you don't have those skills yet, obtain them with your next line job. Review the Hype Cycle and the Satir Change Model Do you know about the Gartner hype cycle ?

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Hedge Funds: Purpose, Business Model, and Strategies

Tom Spencer

For instance, in 2007 OCM invested in debt securities issued by Pierre Foods , a company in distress. Funds could diversify in various ways, such as across asset classes, industries, regions, currencies, or management styles. He studied Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University.

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Trucker's Pay, Falling Demand for Trucking Jobs Provide Reasons Self-Driving Trucks Will Reshape Industry

MishTalk

This has created a shortage in drivers and in turn Rising Pay is Reshaping the Trucking Industry. The shortage of truck drivers has grown to nearly 48,000 and could expand further due to a combination of industry growth and a retiring workforce, according to the American Trucking Associations' Truck Driver Shortage Analysis for 2015.

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Destruction of French Manufacturing Placed Squarely on Euro

MishTalk

Inquiring minds are digging into a 23 page report by Dr Eric Dor, Directeur IESEG School of Management, Université Catholique de Lille, regarding the consequences of monetary union on the destruction of French manufacturing industry. Since the launch of the euro, French and German industrial productions have extremely diverged.