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Joint Ventures Reduce the Risk of Major Capital Investments

Harvard Business Review

The latest nuclear reactor designs, promising higher safety, longer operating life, and lower operating costs, cost up to $25 billion after factoring in the huge budget overruns. The common idea behind these models is that the company does not have to be the (full) owner of the asset to be its (sole) operator.

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How to Reverse-Engineer Criticism

Harvard Business Review

In my opinion, the following redress is a shortlist of measures Walmart managers might undertake to begin accomplishing this feat: Incorporate reputation risk management into the corporate strategy. Extending the above strategy to also reduce operational threats and improve efficiency across the board is one of them.