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How Morale Changes as a Startup Grows

Harvard Business Review

One of the costs of a weak or negative culture is voluntary attrition, or employees choosing leave. By investing in culture early on, one would expect that voluntary attrition would be lower, and our research corroborates that. For example, if a CRO or CTO leaves a young company, it can cripple the organization.

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Which U.S. Companies Are Doing the Most R&D in China and India?

Harvard Business Review

Starting a global engineering operation “essentially doubles the expense for 6-12 months,” says former Informatica CTO, James Markarian. Markarian states, “You need strong company managers to set up remote sites.” In fact, costs go up initially. Pay the true cost and invest.”