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What GE’s Board Could Have Done Differently

Harvard Business

During Jeff Immelt’s tenure as CEO of General Electric, from 2001 until 2017, the company’s stock price fell by over 30%, a decline of roughly $150 billion in shareholder value. Fortunately, in December of 2017 GE’s board downsized from 18 members to 12. The Board Had No Finance Committee.

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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. Gallup recently released a five-year-long study showing the variance between high and low productivity is 70% attributable to the manager. Synergistic product line firm. Contract manufacturer (of your product).

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Hospital Budget Systems Are Holding Back Innovation

Harvard Business

Nearly 800 digital health startups were funded in 2017, an all-time high. Instead, the finance office can allow the department to keep some of the savings it created, in excess of the original acquisition cost, in future year budgets. Gillian Blease/Getty Images. health care system. Heads of the various service lines/IPUs (e.g.,

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Subscription Businesses Are Booming. Here’s How to Value Them

Harvard Business

Previously dominated by the likes of newspapers, magazines, gyms, utilities, and telecommunications firms, more products and services are being offered to more people through subscriptions than ever before. subscribers in 2017, and the industry as a whole has been growing at 200% annually since 2011.