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Don't Blame Your Company's Poor Performance on Its Industry

Harvard Business Review

Between 2002 and 2012, the shareholder return of the average airline company rose an uninspiring 5.6% It was just lousy timing if you happened to be in one of these industries, which were all in the bottom quartile of total shareholder returns (share price change plus dividends paid) in the 10 years through 2012. Perhaps by a lot.

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Corporate Purpose: Monumental Change Starts With Your Leadership

CO2

Generation Z , which includes anyone born between 1997 and 2012, influences your business more each day as the generation enters the workforce and its purchasing power increases. It’s more likely that they set out to meet an unmet need in the market. greater annualized total shareholder return (TSR) 7.7%

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Corporate Purpose: Monumental Change Starts With Your Leadership

CO2

Generation Z , which includes anyone born between 1997 and 2012, influences your business more each day as the generation enters the workforce and its purchasing power increases. It’s more likely that they set out to meet an unmet need in the market. greater annualized total shareholder return (TSR). greater revenue growth.

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Should a CEO’s Bonus Be Based on Financial Performance Alone?

Harvard Business Review

” Take, as an example, the world’s largest mining company by market capitalization, BHP Billiton. Specifically, to help modify the bank’s culture to match its stated values, the Remuneration Committee and Board recommended a change to the reward split: TSR 50%, customer satisfaction 25%, and people and community 25%.

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How This Lingerie Store Boosted its Bottom Line, Despite the Downturn

Harvard Business Review

The results are staggering: same-store sales are up 55% from the first half of 2011 to the same period in 2012. The findings revealed that a group of companies emerged with higher total shareholder return (TSR) than their peers post-recession. Several companies came out of the recession stronger than they were when it started.

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How This Lingerie Store Boosted its Bottom Line, Despite the Downturn

Harvard Business Review

The results are staggering: same-store sales are up 55% from the first half of 2011 to the same period in 2012. The findings revealed that a group of companies emerged with higher total shareholder return (TSR) than their peers post-recession. Several companies came out of the recession stronger than they were when it started.

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