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Expedia Layoffs To Affect 9% Of Workforce In a Bid To Refocus Resources

HR Digest

With a goal to drive efficiency forward this year, Expedia layoffs are moving ahead with a target of 9 percent job cuts in the upcoming weeks. Their full-year GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) saw a 127 percent growth compared to 2022, one of their highest growth numbers to date.

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On Creative Accounting: Two Creativity Myths

Harvard Business Review

An idea, behavior, or product is creative if it is both novel and appropriate to some goal. They were appropriate to the artist's goal of creating "a contemplative space that encourages participants to linger and experience an all-encompassing art environment.". And it quite effectively served its murderous goal.

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Reclaiming the Idea of Shareholder Value

Harvard Business Review

The first believes the company’s goal is to maximize shareholder value. The problem with the term “maximize shareholder value” is that it has been hijacked by those who incorrectly believe that the goal is to maximize short-term earnings to boost today’s stock price.

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The Dangers of Digital Protectionism

Harvard Business Review

The ministry’s argument is that, unlike strict data localization, a mirroring approach would achieve both goals better — enabling the central bank access to payments data while also enabling Indians to benefit from integration with the global fintech sector. In contrast, the U.S.

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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? What all senior executives seem to have forgotten — in some mass delusion — is that these growth targets are arbitrary.

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