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We Can’t Study Short-Termism Without the Right Metrics

Harvard Business

For instance, Home Depot, despite a painful housing market–led recession, retained most of its hourly workers and their benefits in 2008–2009. One way to gauge this is in how a firm treats its workforce in bad times. Home Depot’s stock performance in the subsequent years has been stellar.

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Winning Isn’t Everything: The Art of Playing Well

Tom Spencer

Michael Lewis: Prioritise playing the game ethically Similarly, Michael Lewis, the bestselling author of The Big Short , exposed the unethical and reckless behaviour of some players in the financial industry leading up to the 2008 financial crisis.

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What You Need to Know About Globalization’s Radical New Phase

BCG

For instance, the growth of global gross domestic product (GDP)—one of the traditional metrics of globalization—fell from a high of 6% in the 1960s to 3% in 2015. To succeed in this new era, companies need to think about globalization in a different way, using different metrics, and devise a new framework to develop winning strategies.

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Research: Objective Performance Metrics Are Not Enough to Overcome Gender Bias

Harvard Business

exchange over a six-year period (2008 to 2013). We analyzed 3,520 recommendations by 1,550 recommenders of buy and short-sell recommendations for stocks listed on a U.S. On the platform, members evaluate recommendations across two stages.

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Marketing Guidelines for Professional Services Firms During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Prudent Pedal

Prior to COVID-19, I have marketed through the Internet Gold Rush, Y2K, the dot-com bust, 9/11, The Great 2008 Recession, and any number of other “irrational” rushes. If ever there was a time to look at and discuss key metrics like open rates and click-throughs, now is the time. You’re spamming people. Monitor all communication.

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Why Companies Can’t Turn Customer Insights into Growth

BCG

On the left side, record each mention of an internal topic, such as financial or operational performance, plans, metrics, organization, employees, or culture. Consumer-facing companies in developed economies have experienced little or no growth since the global recession of 2008 and 2009.

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How to Be More Productive Without Burning Out

Harvard Business

According to a 2008 survey , the vast majority of professionals (94%) worked 50 hours or more a week, and almost half worked more than 65 hours a week. To give more rigor to our meetings, we decided to define a metric for our productivity: average weekly hours worked. Define a metric. For me, it was average weekly hours worked.