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Would a Bund by any other name smell as sweet?

Tom Spencer

ON WEDNESDAY November 23rd, an auction of German government bonds (known as “Bunds”) managed to sell only €3.6 Thirdly, European banks are currently focused on building their balance sheets not on lending. Leadership. Would a Bund by any other name smell as sweet? in Economics. How could Dexia fail?

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The 3 Company Crises Boards Should Watch For

Harvard Business

Problem-finding boards understand the three drivers of ungoverned incompetence — a collapse of competence, shortcomings in self-governance, and inadequate corporate governance — and why they can be so hard to detect. To restore its balance sheet, it had to sell half the business. Collapse of Competence.

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Simple Ethics Rules for Better Risk Management

Harvard Business

But as more organizations fall prey to complex intangible risks, from unwanted disclosure due to rampant cyber threats to breaches of conduct driven by skewed incentive systems, the aperture of risk management is expanding from protecting the balance sheet to promoting ethical leadership and values-based decision making.

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How Companies Can Use Investors to Their Advantage

Harvard Business

For its part, Nikon focused on cost optimization opportunities and balance sheet management when communicating to value-oriented investors and on long-term structural changes when communicating to growth-oriented investors. It would implement targets linked to shareholder value, including ROE and ROIC.

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What is a Healthy Company?

Markovitz Consulting

In 2019, the organization announced that corporations should be governed to benefit all stakeholders— customers, employees, suppliers, communities and shareholders. Barry-Wehmiller, a $2B manufacturer of capital equipment, is committed to what it calls “ Truly Human Leadership.” Whittenberg Elementary School of Engineering.

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

Harvard Business

Others, like Morning Star and Zappos, are taking a more networked approach to the way the company is managed and governed. For most companies intellectual property is something that sits on their balance sheet. Everyone on the leadership team has a role to play in making this pivot. Intellectual capital.

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Midsize Cities Are Entrepreneurship’s Real Test

Harvard Business

Entrepreneurship ecosystems are composed of many different stakeholders and include large companies, universities, banks, media, and the government, all of whom push and pull more local companies to grow more rapidly. When it comes to stimulating new entrepreneurial growth in cities, it takes an ecosystem.