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Why Reducing Stress Stabilises Your Profits

Tom Spencer

The American Institute of Stress in 2014 estimated that around $300 billion is lost each year in America due to stress related absenteeism and health costs. Thanks to technological advancements, this is now very cost effective with companies like Process Street or SweetProcess specialising in standardising operating procedures.

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For Some Platforms, Network Effects Are No Match for Local Know-How

Harvard Business

On March 25 mighty Uber bowed out of Southeast Asia by selling its operation in several countries to local rival Grab. Uber’s setback in the international market, however, wasn’t its first. In 2016 the company sold its China operation to Didi Chuxing because of the fierce competitiveness of the local player.

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Research: When Retail Workers Have Stable Schedules, Sales and Productivity Go Up

Harvard Business

In study after study for over a decade, operations researchers have found that retailers understaff during peak hours. per year between 1987 and 2014. Retailers today invest millions of dollars on marketing campaigns to drive customers into stores but don’t invest in labor planning to ensure that traffic is converted into sales.

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