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GM’s Stock Buyback Is Bad for America and the Company

Harvard Business Review

government sold off all of its GM holdings in December 2013, U.S. While the restructuring certainly helped GM return to profitability (its annual net income averaged $6.7 billion from 2010 through 2013), it would probably still be bankrupt but for the booming Chinese market. billion by the U.S. By the time the U.S.

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Know When to Kill Your Brand

Harvard Business Review

’ the questions must be asked, ‘WHY did we start doing WHAT we’re doing in the first place, and WHAT can we do to bring our cause to life considering all the technologies and market opportunities available today?’” In 1921, two brothers started the company to serve the ham radio market.

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When Did the U.S. Stop Seeing Teachers as Professionals?

Harvard Business Review

” This definition is echoed by a 2013 national survey of 20,000 conducted by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. To this end, teachers’ work has subsequently been the subject of major restructuring over the past three decades. Schools needed to function more like businesses and successfully compete for students.

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What Happened When Linkin Park Asked Harvard for Help with Its Business Model

Harvard Business Review

Technology has forced music artists to completely rethink the way they approach their businesses. They’re extending their brand into areas like technology, gaming, fashion, and lifestyle content — essentially becoming entertainment platforms. We’ve all had to adapt. Photo by Lorenzo Errico.

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The Reinvention of NASA

Harvard Business Review

Since the Apollo program, NASA has faced funding cuts, competition from other nations for space leadership, and a radical restructuring of its operating environment due to the emergence of commercial space – all of which have forced the organization to change its ways of thinking and operating. This model made sense for a few reasons.