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Research Shows That Smaller M&A Deals Work Out Better

Harvard Business Review

Mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures make up one of those variables, provided they average at least one deal per year in a program that cumulatively amounts to more than 30% of a company’s market capitalization over 10 years, with no single deal being more than 30% of market cap. Take marketing giant WPP.

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How We Think About Innovation at Cisco

Harvard Business Review

From drones to refrigerators, from massive industrial robots to tiny, implanted medical devices, machines already are communicating with other machines, sharing data and, without human guidance, accomplishing ever more sophisticated tasks. Experts from outside industries. No one doubts that the future belongs to the Internet of Things.

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3 Reasons Global Firms Should Keep Investing in India

Harvard Business Review

While India remains a formidably challenging market, there are at least three reasons why global firms cannot overlook India without consequences. Industrial companies like JCB, Cummins, AECOM, General Electric and investors like Brookfield have successfully capitalized on India’s infrastructure investments.