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When to Restructure | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

This is so much the case that some CEOs will avoid restructuring initiatives at all costs. There are even some business theorists that warn against undertaking complex restructurings because of the great risks involved. That is the question that many a business is forced to ask at some point during their life cycle.

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Followership : Blog | Executive Coaching | CO2 Partners

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In addition, because of the successive generations entering the workforce, rising education levels, globalization, the flattening of organizations, and an increased willingness to change careers and companies, employees have come to understand they can add more value doing meaningful work.

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China’s Slowdown: The First Stage of the Bullwhip Effect

Harvard Business Review

While the contractions in business activity along global supply chains will cause companies to cut capital investments and inventories, we should remember that this is only the first leg of the phenomenon. Consequently, although companies should cut costs now, they should be on the lookout for the quick rebound that is likely to follow.

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Interview: Rebel Brown

N2Growth Blog

For me businesses are as much or more about the people than they are about the products and markets …so those tough restructuring calls (or sometimes the shut it down calls) are the hardest things ever. Rebel Brown : Best examples would be any of the Zero Gravity Companies I profile on my website.

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The CEO of Coca-Cola on Using the Company’s Scale for Good

Harvard Business Review

Recent research shows spending money on corporate social responsibility is no longer seen as a detriment to a company’s profitability. Stock analysts now view such expenditures as essential to a company’s long-term brand and value. How has Coca-Cola integrated these CSR principles into your operations?

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The Great Recession Drastically Changed the Skills Employers Want

Harvard Business Review

In boom times, companies may face adjustment costs that deter them from adapting to technological change. These patterns are consistent with a restructuring of labor demand towards these skills. production and operatives). Recessions, in contrast, can produce large enough shocks to overcome these frictions.

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What Greece Has to Do Now: Fix Its Economy

Harvard Business Review

Greece did have some good arguments going for it: It had achieved the biggest fiscal adjustment any developed country had mustered so far , stabilized its economy, and restructured its private debt. This is precisely what it did with Greece in the first place, by not allowing it to restructure in 2010, and thus building this mountain of debt.