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How to Know If a Spin-Off Will Succeed

Harvard Business Review

In contrast, the capitalization of NOW, the former commerce unit of National Oilwell Varco, has been much less affected by the recent oil price collapse, which reflects the investor community’s confidence in the spin-off’s ability to prosper on its own. Does the business have a complete, balanced, and cohesive management team?

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New Research: If You Want To Scale Impact, Put Financial Results First

Harvard Business Review

Their fast-growing companies work in almost every industry, from online retail to manufacturing to professional services, and together they have created more than 200,000 jobs and generated revenues of more than $5B in 2011. In Chu's experience, motivations are also critically important. "We Or keep margins healthy? What We Learned.