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HP Headed to Hotel California?

Women on Business

HP has not had a stellar track record when it comes to leadership and their choices have often gotten them into sticky situations. HP Has Decreasing Product Quality. HP used to be synonymous with great products, but lately quality is not the immediate adjective you would jump to when you describe HP Products.

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How Merck Is Trying to Keep Disrupters at Bay

Harvard Business Review

EB operates Ilum as a separate business, while still drawing on Merck’s established corporate resources in IT, finance, privacy, compliance, and legal. It’s not just products. With the right interactions, large companies can add customer value and augment products with recurring revenue businesses.

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What Investors Need to Know About Zimbabwe After Mugabe

Harvard Business Review

Zimbabwe’s new leadership faces a challenging task. Tobacco production, the country’s main foreign exchange earner, slumped dramatically between 2000 and 2008.) Mnangagwa’s first actions in office underscore how important he views economic recovery.

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7 Charts Show How Political Affiliation Shapes U.S. Boards

Harvard Business Review

Our limited sample suggests that both groups agree that board leadership should serve as champions of board diversity, but they differ on the policies they advocate to increase board diversity. Both Republicans and Democrats say the most effective board committee is audit/finance.