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Saving RadioShack

Tom Spencer

When the business landscape changes, how can you turnaround a failing company? Assuming this leads to successful refinancing, what should the strategy be to turnaround and save this iconic company? When faced with a broad turnaround question, it is important to ask a variety of questions to determine the source of the problem.

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Best 15 Podcast Editing and Production Companies

Buzzsprout

And if you have the budget, investing in a production company can be a huge time-saver that lets you focus on other aspects of your podcast's content and promotion. Here are the top 15 podcast production companies organized by category! So if you choose this company, make sure to get Premium Editing.

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How Volvo Reinvented Itself Through Hiring

Harvard Business

Volvo’s turnaround over the last decade offers a great example. Under new ownership (Volvo was sold to China’s Geely by Ford in 2010), the Swedish automaker decided to transform its product line by becoming a premium player. “Once, you needed mechanical engineers. .

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The consulting case study: What you need to know

freshminds

Consider how they make money, do they follow an “operational improvement” model (a more strategic approach) or do they follow a “financial engineering” model (an investment banking approach). Operational Cases: Operations Case, Increasing Sales, Reducing Costs, Improving the Bottom Line, Turnarounds.

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Digital Growth Depends More on Business Models than Technology

Harvard Business

A digital platform, or a digital solution, may enable a new epoch of transformative growth, but when you get under a company’s hood and look to see what’s really driving it, the engine of transformation turns out to be its business model.

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The Decline of Yahoo in Its Own Words

Harvard Business

Plenty of theories have been put forth to explain Yahoo’s failures, as the company seeks a buyer following a failed turnaround attempt. Some analysts argue that Yahoo’s products were inherently less adaptable to a mobile world. “Rather, Yahoo’s existing products didn’t work on mobile.”

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How Avaya Turned Around Its Customer Ratings

Harvard Business

(Disclosure: Although Avaya currently has no ties with Innovators International, my interest in Avaya’s remarkable turnaround was initially kindled by the dozens of conversations I had with many people at Avaya when the company was a partner with our organization.).