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Why Boards Aren’t Dealing with Cyberthreats

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Methodology This survey was conducted through a partnership between Professor Boris Groysberg and Yo-Jud Cheng from Harvard Business School; WomenCorporateDirectors Foundation, led by Susan Stautberg; Spencer Stuart, led by Julie Hembrock Daum; and independent researcher Deborah Bell. Inadequate processes.

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So Many M&A Deals Fail Because Companies Overlook This Simple Strategy

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As we’ve written previously , the best path to accelerated growth with limited risk often comes from creating new products and services that leverage a company’s existing resources, customers, and capabilities. Gillette dominated the men’s shaving market with its Mach series of razors.

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7 Charts Show How Political Affiliation Shapes U.S. Boards

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METHODOLOGY. food, beverage & tobacco, household and personal products); Energy & Utilities (e.g., pharmaceuticals, biotechnology & life sciences, health care equipment and services); Industrials (e.g., chemicals, metals & mining, paper & forest products).