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You Can't Impress Stock Analysts.and Shouldn't Try

Harvard Business Review

Who declared 7 or 10 or 15 percent growth in earnings a sacrosanct pursuit, above all other corporate goals — like the innovation that leads to novel solutions that address customer needs? Nobody writes a paean to the search for 9 percent EPS growth. It's a strategic and operational straight-jacket.

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