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US Car Makers Crank Out Cars Around the Clock; Who is Buying the Cars?

MishTalk

Nearly 40% of car factories in North America now operate on work schedules that push production well past 80 hours a week, compared with 11% in 2008, said Ron Harbour, a senior partner with the Oliver Wyman Inc. Toledo factory managers recently changed break schedules to squeeze out even more production.

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Why Germany Still Has So Many Middle-Class Manufacturing Jobs

Harvard Business

However, 48% of the mid-sized world market leaders come from Germany. Nearly all of them survived the great recession of 2008-2009. Flexi, for example, makes only one product — retractable dog leashes — but has the claim to make them better than anyone else. But focus makes a market small. Only about 1.1%

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A Simple Way to Test Your Company’s Strategic Alignment

Harvard Business

Strategic alignment, for us, means that all elements of a business — including the market strategy and the way the company itself is organized — are arranged in such a way as to best support the fulfillment of its long-term purpose. But corporate leaders today seem to agree that strategic alignment is high on the list.

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Best 15 Podcast Editing and Production Companies

Buzzsprout

And if you have the budget, investing in a production company can be a huge time-saver that lets you focus on other aspects of your podcast's content and promotion. Here are the top 15 podcast production companies organized by category!

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How Many Versions of a Product Do Consumers Really Want?

Harvard Business

Consumers almost always tell researchers that they prefer to have many versions of a product from which to choose. For retailers, that difference has big implications for the problem of assortment — how many variations of a single product to offer. Holger Weitzel/Getty Images. They will therefore prefer a large assortment.

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Leading Innovation Is the Art of Creating “Collective Genius” - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM HBS EXECUTIVE EDUCATION

Harvard Business

Determined to feature a global perspective, the authors include narratives of executives within India-based IT company HCL Technologies, the German division of online auctioneer eBay, and the marketing division of automaker Volkswagen in Europe. How to Brand a Next-Generation Product. Willing to Take Chances.

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Leading Innovation Is the Art of Creating “Collective Genius” - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM HBS EXECUTIVE EDUCATION

Harvard Business

Determined to feature a global perspective, the authors include narratives of executives within India-based IT company HCL Technologies, the German division of online auctioneer eBay, and the marketing division of automaker Volkswagen in Europe. How to Brand a Next-Generation Product. Willing to Take Chances.