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BTS Group Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

In 2005, they acquired Strategic Management Group, Inc; a collection of investment companies with holdings in healthcare and biotech as well as other areas. In 2006, they acquired The Real Learning Company, which specializes in providing models, tools and programs for mapping, developing and managing performance for individuals and teams.

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How Chinese Companies Disrupt Through Business Model Innovation

Harvard Business

The American textile and apparel industries, for example, will tell you that the evidence can be found in the blood on the floor — their blood, on what used to be their floor. Experts continue to debate whether Chinese businesses are truly disruptive. For some industries in the West, this question appears a bit ridiculous.

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Producer Prices Decline More Than Expected, Services Disappoint; Oil Approaches $29

MishTalk

In contrast, prices for pharmaceutical preparations rose 1.1 In contrast, margins for apparel, jewelry, footwear, and accessories retailing fell 3.4 Mike "Mish" Shedlock Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management. percent in December following a 0.5-percent

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Why Boards Aren’t Dealing with Cyberthreats

Harvard Business

apparel, automobiles, retailing, media, hotels, restaurants & leisure); Consumer Staples (e.g., pharmaceuticals, biotechnology & life sciences, health care equipment and services); Industrials (e.g., apparel, automobiles, retailing, media, hotels, restaurants & leisure); Consumer Staples (e.g.,

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Innovation Should Be a Top Priority for Boards. So Why Isn’t It?

Harvard Business

In contrast, 70% of respondents think their boards have effective processes for staying current on the company; 69% for compliance; 66% for financial planning; and 55% for risk management — although we should note that managing risks is a crucial consideration when pursuing innovation.

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The 3 Essential Jobs That Most Retention Programs Ignore

Harvard Business

For example, in 2009 professors Brian Becker, Mark Huselid, and Richard Beatty estimated that in most companies less than 15% of jobs are what they call strategic positions and said management should focus “disproportionate investments” on finding A players for those jobs. Connectors in the middle. High-potential future leaders.

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A Tool to Map Your Next Digital Initiative

Harvard Business

We know that when IT projects fail, it is usually not because the technology didn’t work (although this can sometimes be the case), but because the changes required at an organizational and employee level weren’t managed effectively. In the apparel industry, the benchmark for inventory accuracy is somewhere between 60% and 70%.

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