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Currency Lessons: Think a Sinking Currency is Always Good For Manufacturers?

MishTalk

But recall what Brazil''s finance minister said on March 3, 2012 in a currency war declaration on the US: " When the real appreciates, it reduces our competitiveness. Bhatia, head of the enterprise business at television maker Videocon Industries, said in an August 21 interview. Mike "Mish" Shedlock.

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Organizational Fitness for Growth: Five Insights for CEOs

Kates Kesler

We recently completed a study for the CEO of a very well known, global sports-apparel brand company. Our sports-apparel CEO had the right idea in challenging his team to think about the organization and ask: are we fit for growth, given our strategies going forward? Learning from Big Companies. How will we choose to compete?

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Maximizing Agility and Leverage in the Global Organization

Kates Kesler

In foods, beverages, health, beauty, and apparel local variations really do matter. Enterprise leadership has to make choices across investment possibilities. Finance and IT systems have to support consistent analysis across organizational boundaries. Three enablers are critical, and often overlooked.

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How Digital Leaders Get the Right Work Done - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM WORKFRONT

Harvard Business

And we surveyed over 2,000 individuals who do modern work inside of large enterprises. So, these are enterprises with over 1,000 employees. What they realize is that they’ve always treated finance and financial management as a tier-one asset. Let’s say it’s an apparel company, right.

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