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7 Ways to Improve Operations Without Sacrificing Worker Safety

Harvard Business Review

CEO Ellen Kullman came to see me and promised a top to bottom review of the DuPont safety program. ” When I read DuPont CEO Breen’s words “accelerating cost reductions,” my heart sank. Improved operational performance will result in fewer injuries. ” It worked. It doesn’t have to be this way.

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How Share-Price Fixation Killed Enron

Harvard Business Review

It appears that Enron''s final fatal mistake was to try to support its stock price instead of living up to key contractual obligations required to maintain its credit rating. What caused Enron''s bankruptcy was, quite simply, the loss of its investment-grade credit rating. What caused Enron to go bankrupt?

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