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What GE’s Board Could Have Done Differently

Harvard Business Review

in early 2018, according to Moody’s. Before 2018, it had the three standard board committees — governance, compensation, and audit — plus a technology and risk committee to cover important areas such as product risk, cybersecurity, and technological innovation. In January of 2018, GE announced that it was taking a $6.2

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Carlos Ghosn, Nissan, and the Need for Stronger Corporate Governance in Japan

Harvard Business Review

As one accountant based in Japan during 2010, explained , “there was a big rush of inquiries about schemes that might be used either to split out salaries or defer part of it.” Nissan was among 11 companies in Japan’s TOPIX 500 to resist this reform.

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How Netflix Expanded to 190 Countries in 7 Years

Harvard Business Review

In the second quarter of 2018, its international streaming revenues exceeded domestic streaming revenues for the first time. before 2010, and in only 50 countries by 2015. For example, its earliest international expansion, in 2010, was to Canada, which is geographically close to and shares many similarities with the United States.

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How Netflix Expanded to 190 Countries in 8 Years

Harvard Business Review

In the second quarter of 2018, its international streaming revenues exceeded domestic streaming revenues for the first time. before 2010, and in only 50 countries by 2015. For example, its earliest international expansion, in 2010, was to Canada, which is geographically close to and shares many similarities with the United States.

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To Control Health Care Costs, U.S. Employers Should Form Purchasing Alliances

Harvard Business Review

As a percent of workers’ compensation, employers’ health care spending has held steady at between 8% and 9% since 2010. The proportion of workers with HDHPs (deductibles of more than $1,300/$2,600 for an individual/family) increased from 6% to 22% between 2006 and 2018.

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Brexit Could Deepen Europe’s Digital Recession

Harvard Business Review

A third of VC investments in Europe were focused on the UK in the first quarter of 2016, according to CBInsights. billion in the rest of Europe over the period 2010-2015. billion in the rest of Europe over the period 2010-2015. It is home to over 40 per cent of Europe’s unicorns. billion as compared to $4.4

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Where Both the ACA and AHCA Fall Short, and What the Health Insurance Market Really Needs

Harvard Business Review

Individual markets were troubled prior to the ACA’s enactment in 2010. In 2010, an estimated 9 million adults who had tried to buy a plan in the individual market over the prior three years reported that they were turned down, charged a higher price, or had a condition excluded from their plan because of their health.