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The Dell Deal Explained: What a Successful Turnaround Looks Like

Harvard Business Review

You''re CEO of a once great company, now beleaguered on all sides by competitors and a rapidly changing industry. Competitors like IBM and Compaq struggled with the politics of managing their various channel partners and lagged Dell in inventory management. How do you get back on top? The Case of IBM.

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How Companies Can Help Rebuild America’s Common Resources

Harvard Business Review

Every company needs infrastructure – roads, bridges, ports – and every company benefits from the new technologies made possible by basic scientific research. Starting around 1980, however, shifts in technology, geopolitics, and governance changed the game. Every company benefits from an educated populace.