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You Can’t Pizza Party Your Way to a Great Corporate Culture

Harmonious Workplaces

Pizza parties (with dietary alternatives), happy hours, and office games like ping pong or video games can foster team bonding and employee engagement (Müceldili & Erdil, 2016). The uncertainty of the market, unstable cash flow, and the seemingly never-ending threat of recession may force companies to make tough decisions.

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2016 ECS Value Creators Report: Building Endurance

BCG

Report Wednesday, October 26, 2016. lthough the engineering, construction, and services (ECS) industry continues to lag substantially behind the broader market, a doom-and-gloom outlook is by no means warranted. Japan and China are robust markets for ECS value creation. Companies in developed markets are struggling.

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Strong Economy – Strong Buy-Sell Market

Martinka Consulting

More businesses sold after being advertised on bizbuysell.com than any other year, and 2017 was 25% higher than 2016. Second question: is there similar activity with larger companies, small, mid-sized, and lower middle market firms? Barlow research – Two-thirds of lower middle-market business owners are expected to retire.

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Why Life Insurers and Asset Managers Must Join Forces to Win

BCG

Article Thursday, December 15, 2016 Life insurers are feeling the squeeze. Yet that income stream is weakening, as low-risk investment yields dip toward 0% and central banks continue to drain the bond markets. The industry’s overall business growth has stalled, and investment income has become a critical mainstay.

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Stench from Chicago so Bad, Fitch Finally Smells It

MishTalk

Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction. Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific. The rating has been placed on Negative Watch.

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How Incentives for Long-Term Management Backfire

Harvard Business

Four hundred seventy-one companies in the S&P 500 bought back stock last year, and 372 companies expanded their dividends — actions undertaken in spite of the need to invest heavily to keep up with global market changes. For example, one large technology company embraced a strategy to win through new digital businesses.

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How Companies Can Use Investors to Their Advantage

Harvard Business

By 2016, the rise of smart phones seemed to have made the company less relevant: Its revenues were at almost the same level they had been a full decade earlier. Commented one: “I’ve seen many transformations, but if the market is shrinking at 10% you really need to cut costs at a faster rate to maintain your margin.

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