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Glamorous Celebrity Deaths and Minimal Taxes in 2010 :: Women on.

Women on Business

However, since the new tax changes are only in effect from January 1, 2010 until December 31, 2012, we may face another estate tax controversy down the road. So at least in the short term, we have a solution to the estate tax dilemma. If that’s truly the case, let’s shoot for a glamorous, easy death– and minimal taxes.

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The Fastest-Growing Cause for Shareholders Is Sustainability

Harvard Business Review

To gain further insights into the sustainability and financial outcomes associated with shareholder advocacy efforts, Jody Grewal, Aaron Yoon, and I analyzed 2,665 shareholder proposals submitted between 1997 and 2012 in a new paper. In contrast, fair marketing and advertising of products are very important for companies in these sectors.

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What Greece Has to Do Now: Fix Its Economy

Harvard Business Review

To be sure, the proposal set forth by the Greek finance minister is less detailed than that of his predecessor, and leaves some room for maneuvering, but this is a mixed blessing, as the EU, the IMF, and the ECB will need to sign off on specifics. Will an advertised collaboration with the OECD bear any fruits?

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Tough Dilemmas for Companies on Campaign Spending

Harvard Business Review

These are some of the most salient issues of campaign finance facing CEOs and boards of directors as the nation heads into what will certainly be a bitter election year, with both houses of Congress and the Presidency up for grabs. The chances of Congressional action on this issue in 2012 are zero. 5,000 per election).

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In Product Development, Let Your Customers Define Perfection

Harvard Business Review

In an era of high-stakes innovation, there is no clearer illustration of how to develop new products the right way (and the wrong way) than a tale of two car companies. The second company is Fiat Chrysler, which introduced the Dodge Dart compact in 2012 with great fanfare, and even greater expectations. In the U.S.,

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The Real Reasons Companies Are So Focused on the Short Term

Harvard Business Review

Quarterly profits have only increased 5% since 2012 , but investors’ valuations of those profits (as measured by earnings per share) has increased 59% over the same period. CEOs from rival firms); conversely not all inside CEOs have it (CEOs promoted from finance). The S&P and the Dow indexes are up 18% and 19%, respectively.

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The Secrets to TripAdvisor's Impressive Scale

Harvard Business Review

When he saw TripAdvisor.com start to pick up traffic, he decided to pursue an online advertising based business model with banner ads. Advertisers are brought to the site and driven mainly through self-service channels, so there is no need for a large sales force or account management team.

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