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Carlos Ghosn, Nissan, and the Need for Stronger Corporate Governance in Japan

Harvard Business

These disclosure problems are rooted in the company’s weak governance procedures, and they offer a lesson to investors in Japan’s other listed companies about the need for much stronger governance protections than those brought about by recent Japanese reforms.

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Consultant Ninja: Signs of Crunch Time: Management Consulting Blog

Consultant Ninja

Tuesday, February 17, 2009. Countdown metric unit shrinking. ["96 I wonder if it has a governer?"] February 17, 2009 at 11:25 AM. February 17, 2009 at 6:00 PM. Tuesday, February 17, 2009. Signs of Crunch Time. Vision narrowing. 96 hours until were done."] Cursing off the chart. ["f**k." Isnt it lovely!

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Greece Needs to Be Honest About the Numbers

Harvard Business

Georgiou’s crime was that back in 2009, he strictly applied globally accepted international rules in reporting the Greek government’s budget deficit, which had the effect of increasing it by just under 3% to a whopping 15% of GDP. You would be wrong. Calculating this debt in “present” (i.e.,

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4 Ways CEOs Can Conquer Short-Termism

Harvard Business

Great stories are credible, simple, consistent, and use both financial and nonfinancial metrics to link a long-term vision and firm values with a distinctive business strategy and focused operational priorities. Bertolini observed that many of his peers had been promising 15% earnings per share (EPS), even during the financial crisis of 2009.

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KPMG Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

In addition to its private clients, Peat Marwick’s growth was also fueled by the government contracts it won. OpRisk’s Top 2 overall in Consultancy Rankings (2009). Diversity Advisory Board Scorecard – Developed to set meaningful diversity metrics for the firm. DiversityInc Magazine Top 50 Companies for Diversity (2013).

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What the Data Tells Us About Immigrant Executives in the U.S.

Harvard Business

As of 2009, U.S. This is important as research has shown that organizations with the highest quality leaders were 13 times more likely to outperform their competition in key competitive metrics including financial performance, quality of products and services, employee engagement, and customer satisfaction. Yet, stricter U.S.

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Finally, Proof That Managing for the Long Term Pays Off

Harvard Business

After all, “short-termism” does not correspond to any single quantifiable metric. And isn’t the focus on quarterly results a natural outgrowth of the rigorous corporate governance that keeps executives accountable? With this metric, the gap between long-term companies and the rest is even bigger.