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Don’t Neglect Your Customers During a Merger

Harvard Business

In many cases, integration efforts can take up so much time, energy, and attention that managers and employees are distracted from their day-to-day roles. Sponsored by Accenture Strategy. They will also likely be hypersensitive to every process change. After all, during a merger, that’s where all the action is.

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How the U.S. Can Rebuild Its Capacity to Innovate

Harvard Business

From automotive to semiconductors to pharma to clean energy , America’s innovation centers have shifted east, offering growing evidence that the U.S. While few SMMs entertain offshoring strategies, they do, increasingly, compete globally. The common denominator to all these strategies is patience. This can be corrected.

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What a Changing NAFTA Could Mean for Doing Business in Mexico

Harvard Business

With the confirmation of Robert Lighthizer as United States trade representative, the long-delayed start of the formal process to begin renegotiation of NAFTA with Canada and Mexico can move forward. Congress of its intent to begin the process. Indeed, on May 18 the Trump administration notified the U.S.