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Is Behavioral Economics Used in Business?

Steve Shu Consulting

” Broad conscious, concerted efforts to apply behavioral economics probably did not begin until sometime after 2008 with the release of Thaler and Sunstein’s book, Nudge. Back in 2010, I was part of a team that started one of the early behavioral finance centers with one of the investment manufacturing firms in the United States.

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Winning Isn’t Everything: The Art of Playing Well

Tom Spencer

This idea has been echoed by some of the most influential figures in the business and finance world, including Professor Michael Porter, Michael Lewis, and Warren Buffett. Sustainable long term success should be defined not by the immediate outcome of your actions, but by the journey and the principles that you uphold along the way.

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Jim Whitehurst on the Open Organization: A Conversation with the CEO of Red Hat

BCG

With a background in business development, finance, and global operations, Whitehurst has a reputation for helping companies flourish—even in the most challenging of times.

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Strong Economy – Strong Buy-Sell Market

Martinka Consulting

70% of medium sized companies will change hands (2008). Notice the same predictions from 2008-2015? There’s a reason we published the book Company Growth by Acquisition Makes Dollars & Sense. Magazine – 65-75% of small companies in the US – some 10 million – likely hang up a “for sale” sign in the next 10 years (2015).

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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Only Hope For Italy is.

MishTalk

Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Recommended Books. And in Italy in the last thirty years, the credit market has served to finance the public debt. There are so many resources that should be used to finance the growth of businesses, but only served to finance the growth of the state.

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Commercial Awareness – what is it and how do I get it?

Tom Spencer

If you feel the need to hit the books, there are some very informative and easy to understand books out there that are designed specifically to make the commercially unaware exactly the opposite. It has never been easier to be commercially aware, so take advantage of it!

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Mortgage REITs Clobbered as Leverage Forces Sales

MishTalk

Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Recommended Books. That means they benefited from cheap financing as the Fed kept short-term interest rates near zero for more than four years. December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78). October 2008 (108). September 2008 (140).

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