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8 Reasons Companies Don’t Capture More Value

Harvard Business Review

But in truth businesses rarely focus on only profitability; most strive to satisfy various stakeholders and meet the goals of balanced scorecards. Business models Pricing Balanced scorecard' Then, as the focus shifts specifically to value capture, everyone should be reminded of some basic truths.

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To Create Long-Term Shareholder Value Start with Employee Satisfaction

Harvard Business Review

Engagement with employees was poor; there was little internal communication and no surveys of employee loyalty or efforts to improve it. Some boards attempt a "balanced scorecard" approach , considering more than current year financials , with mixed success. Measures of employee loyalty climbed steadily.

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Turn Customer Care into "Social Care" to Break Away from the Competition

Harvard Business Review

Then feed the appropriate metrics into a Balanced Scorecard that includes customer-centric measures such as customer satisfaction and productivity measures, including the time it takes to resolve customer issues. Tie your metrics to their impact on behaviors such as customer loyalty and increased sales that drive value.