Remove Finance Remove GAAP Remove Innovation Remove Operations
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Why We Need to Update Financial Reporting for the Digital Era

Harvard Business Review

This notion, that risk is a desirable feature, can seem like sacrilege to anyone who’s taken an introductory finance course. Furthermore, the operating managers cannot take their eyes off day-to-day operations to focus on innovation. Analysts increasingly rely on non-GAAP metrics.

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You Can't Impress Stock Analysts.and Shouldn't Try

Harvard Business Review

Who declared 7 or 10 or 15 percent growth in earnings a sacrosanct pursuit, above all other corporate goals — like the innovation that leads to novel solutions that address customer needs? It's a strategic and operational straight-jacket. Sustainability is about the real long-term health of both the planet and enterprise.