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The Nasty Truth about CEO Pay

Harvard Business Review

Yes, the market is rebounding; the S&P 500 was up 13% over 2010. The S&P 500 (which represents 75% of US market capitalization) hit its all-time high of 1,565.15 Black-Scholes Valuation based on stock price at issue. The second CEO, who we'll call Steady Eddie, was able to buck the market trend. on October 9, 2007.

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Stop Trying to Predict Which New Products Will Succeed

Harvard Business Review

Is market performance predictable for a specific product or class of products? Worse still, we will punish employees even if they do everything right, and create incentives to avoid unpredictable products, even though these products are essential for growth. Look at the variance of your new-market products.