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The Dell Deal Explained: What a Successful Turnaround Looks Like

Harvard Business Review

In 2004, Michael Dell left the company, replaced by Kevin Rollins, a former Bain consultant who joined the company in 1996. Their aim was to determine if the companies in question became more or less innovative following the buyout. By the mid 2000s, much of Dell''s competition had faded. The Case of IBM.

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Using Supply Chains to Grow Your Business

Harvard Business Review

Global supply chains can cut across many “cultures”: national, industry, technology, market segment, and more. Innovative, proudly geeky Norwegian software company, Trolltech , an open-source pioneer, landed a contract with the mobile division of Sharp, the Japan-based consumer electronics global powerhouse.