Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 27, 2015

Economywide ROIC has trended downward since the 1980s, falling from above 6% in the mid-1960s to 5% in 1980, then to 3% in 1990, and to only a bit more than 1% by 2010. The comparison is imprecise, of course, but nevertheless suggestive. But this phenomenon of rising competitive intensity does not, evidently, apply to all firms.

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ROIC McKinsey GDP Company 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2014

And, according to CTI’s recent research into women in science, engineering, and technology , women in these male-dominated industries feel they have to change the way they communicate, dress, and behave in meetings to survive in a testosterone-suffused environment.

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EPS Hypercompetition Diversity Constraint 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

The airline industry has experienced great volatility from deregulation, takeovers through mergers and acquisitions, and, as always, unpredictable forces of nature. There can be a lot of stress in this industry. “The learning curve in any industry is steep, but it is particularly so in the airline industry.

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