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Performance Appraisal & Rewards in Response to COVID-19

HR Digest

And the lessons from most recent events in the last 20 years like the relatively mild swine flu (H1N1) in 2009, the dot-com bubble of 2001, and the 2008-09 Great Recession, are nowhere near suitable to withstand the social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Household income and savings are ultra-low in most global markets.

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Shaping Performance & Rewards in Response to COVID-19

HR Digest

And the lessons from most recent events in the last 20 years like the relatively mild swine flu (H1N1) in 2009, the dot-com bubble of 2001, and the 2008-09 Great Recession, are nowhere near suitable to withstand the social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Household income and savings are ultra-low in most global markets.

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Five House Rules for Managing Risky Behavior

Harvard Business Review

The company's performance measurement and incentive systems, and the degree to which risk management is considered, will also have a profound impact on employee behavior. Jeff Skilling, as a condition of his employment at Enron, insisted the company adopt mark-to-market accounting. Leadership and culture are key drivers of behavior.

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The Vioxx Recall Tested Our Leadership

Harvard Business Review

They said that it might be possible to go to the FDA, add warnings to the label, and keep Vioxx on the market, but they believed that the most responsible course of action in the interests of the patient was to voluntarily withdraw the drug. We had done a restructuring in 2001 with a significant number of layoffs. billion in revenues.

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How Microsoft and Netflix Lost their Way

Harvard Business Review

Recently published reports on the slips and stumbles of two much-heralded companies provide a close look at some of the internal dynamics that can undermine optimal decision-making and effective execution — even within organizations that have a history of market-leading performance.

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Collaboration as an Intangible Asset

Harvard Business Review

Investors grapple daily in an effort to figure out how to value companies whose accounting assets — things like land, capital, products, and licenses — don't adequately express their true market value. Moreover, targeted questions can reveal different types of collaboration.

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The Book That Will Change Your Travel Life

CO2

In 2001, I was the State Department Correspondent for the Washington Times. Additionally, travels agents have contracts to support vendor partners that remove the incentive to find the best price or address comfort needs. What brought you to write this book?

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