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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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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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To Make Better Decisions, Combine Datasets

Harvard Business Review

Companies have developed models that indicate which customers are likely to defect, what advertising pitches they will respond to, how likely a debtor is to default (and what can be done to avoid making loans to that person), what will prompt donors to up the ante on their giving, and even who is likely to pay more for services like car insurance.

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To Make Better Decisions, Combine Datasets

Harvard Business Review

Companies have developed models that indicate which customers are likely to defect, what advertising pitches they will respond to, how likely a debtor is to default (and what can be done to avoid making loans to that person), what will prompt donors to up the ante on their giving, and even who is likely to pay more for services like car insurance.

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How CFOs Can Take the Long-Term View in a Short-Term Economy

Harvard Business Review

In 2010, when Mark Bertolini, CEO of Aetna, began articulating a strategy to invest billions to transform from a health insurance company to a health care company, analysts grumbled. In 2012, John Deere CEO Samuel Allen began releasing long-term, aspirational revenue targets for 2018. “Then get out of our stock.”

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

Harvard Business Review

Employers are the largest single provider and purchaser of health insurance in the United States, covering over 150 million workers and their dependents and purchasing 34% of all health care dispensed in the country. As a potential force for change, only the U.S. government can rival America’s business community.

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

Harvard Business Review

The question of whether the United States will have functioning markets where individuals can buy health care insurance lies at the heart of the current debate about repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act (ACA). First, these insurance markets were distressed before the enactment of the Affordable Care Act. health care system.