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You Don’t Need to Be a Silicon Valley Startup to Have a Network-Based Strategy

Harvard Business

Retailers like Walmart and Macy’s manage a supply chain, buying and reselling their own inventory. In a traditional business, there is little connectivity or co-creation, so the enterprise value is equal to the “mass” of the company — its human resources, financial assets, intellectual property, and physical goods.

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Your Company Needs a More-Radical Board of Directors

Harvard Business

My guess is that while a poor balance sheet might cause restless sleep, it’s the thought of an incorrectly reported balance sheet that brings on night terrors. I’m not against benchmarking and norming. Letting your ETR slip to the benchmark could risk your customers’ trust.