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What’s Missing from Annual Reports

Harvard Business Review

Take the example of Harvey Norman , an Australia-based household-goods retailer that operates under various brands and has stores in several countries. Its revenue comes from franchises ($AU4.77 The company’s 2013 annual report contained the usual statements on income, changes in equity, and cash flows — standard stuff.

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The Big Picture of Business: The Colonel and Me

Strategy Driven

The second was at what was the fourth KFC franchise to open in the United States. It occupied one counter at 2-J’s Hamburgers, an established Austin restaurant, owned and operated by Ralph Moreland. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. The KFC empire grew, and a burgeoning fast food industry engulfed it.

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How to Understand the EU-U.S. Digital Divide

Harvard Business Review

After two decades of failed efforts to spur innovation and competition in Europe’s lagging communications sector, the European Commission has promised “an ambitious overhaul” next year as part of its far-reaching Digital Single Market initiative. At least for voice services, the U.S. As a result, the U.S.

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The U.S. Media’s Problems Are Much Bigger than Fake News and Filter Bubbles

Harvard Business Review

Political campaigns are marketing campaigns, messages aimed at selling a product. Yet by 2004 its market share was down to 3%. It focused its efforts on earning a majority share of Europe’s digital classified advertising market (a product that connects buyers and sellers). Bigger marketing budgets may not pay off.

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