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The Answer to Short-Termism Isn’t Asking Investors to Be Patient

Harvard Business Review

Too many companies prioritize quarterly earnings over long-term innovation, human capital investment, and brand development, and many people believe short-term shareholders are to blame. An influential 1992 HBR article by Michael Porter advocated the Japanese model of long-term illiquid stakes.

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Retail Revolution: We Ain't Seen Nothing Yet

Harvard Business Review

The panel made one thing clear: just when any sensible person might have concluded that e-commerce business models had finally reached maturity, we are witnessing a veritable explosion of new ones. I suspect that the nearly 4,000 registrants attending our "intimate" session would have agreed. Zulily has been adding 40 to 50 new brands a week.

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