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What Apple Should Do with Its Massive Piles of Money

Harvard Business Review

In 1993, Apple distributed $273 million in buybacks and $56 million in dividends, even as profits plunged from $530 million to $87 million, compelling the company to do a $297 million long-term bond issue in 1994. I agree and ask you to consider what public shareholders and stock buybacks have to do with innovation at Apple.

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You Can Be a Great Leader and Also Have a Life

Harvard Business Review

“It’s enabled me to have a bond with my daughter now that’s really amazing,” he said. In 2004, Hickox was a certified public accountant in Texas and at a crossroads in her career. “The culture in the bank’s accounting and finance team has changed totally since I got here,” she said.

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