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How Mature is Your Risk Management?

Harvard Business Review

For years, companies have been pouring money into people, processes, and technology that can help them manage risk. They clearly generate higher growth in revenue, EBITDA, and EBITDA/EV. Managers could keep the organization within acceptable tolerance ranges, driving performance to plan.

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We Can’t Study Short-Termism Without the Right Metrics

Harvard Business Review

Many compensation plans reward managers for higher earnings and higher stock prices, as opposed to rewarding them for adding long-term value to the firm. Acknowledging that the pension plan is severely underfunded would likely prompt timely steps to either cut pensions or lower the plan’s risk in other ways.

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The $300 House: The Urban Challenge

Harvard Business Review

Each post will examine the challenge from a different perspective, including design, technology, urban planning and more. This development plan can be scaled to build 3 million or 30 million units per year, if needed. The Use of Available Technology. Achieving Global, Low-Cost, Class-A Construction.

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