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Surveying the Business Landscape

Tom Spencer

As part of the project, IBM made three surprising decisions: It allowed Microsoft the right to produce the operating system software and market it separately from the IBM PC; It chose to purchase the microprocessor from Intel; and. Surveying the Business Landscape. What is the sales volume and market share of major competitors?

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Why CEOs Can’t Dance Redux

Rick Conlow

They operate in a bubble and do not attend the party. Among CEO top priorities are sales growth and profit. Customer loyalty generates sales growth and profit. A finance executive said this of the decades-old corporate attitude, “We are GM. Too many do not dance because they have lost touch with reality.

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Survey Data Shows That Many Companies Are Still Not Truly Agile - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM CA TECHNOLOGIES

Harvard Business

A recent global survey of almost 1,300 IT and business leaders found companies are keenly aware of the importance of agile. However, the report found one group, the Agility Masters, who have been able to leverage agile throughout their company, reporting 60 percent higher revenue and profit growth than the rest of the organizations surveyed.

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The Sales Role Multinationals Need in Emerging Markets

Harvard Business

For many executives battling through economic headwinds in emerging markets, the answer tends to be wherever they think someone will provide the strongest boost to top-line growth, which usually means hiring an additional sales or marketing manager to support the commercial front lines. Somewhere else?

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Retail Sales Rise in Germany and France, Decline in Italy

MishTalk

Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Retail Sales Rise in Germany and France, Decline in Italy; Margin Squeeze in Germany and France. Italy: Sharpest drop in retail sales since April. In Italy, Markit reports Sharpest drop in retail sales since April. Minyanville Business and Market News.

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Synergy Unleashed: The Power of Great Teamwork

Rick Conlow

This inefficiency can lead to delays in project completion, missed deadlines, and ultimately, reduced output, poor customer service and lower sales. Poor Leadership: Many leaders at the top come from a finance background and this inhibits their focus on people. Others just do not care.

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Currency Lessons: Think a Sinking Currency is Always Good For Manufacturers?

MishTalk

But recall what Brazil''s finance minister said on March 3, 2012 in a currency war declaration on the US: " When the real appreciates, it reduces our competitiveness. How can a business operate when the currency is on a free-fall?" How Can Businesses Operate in A currency Freefall? There''s theory and then there''s practice.

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