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Spotting a Modern Business Crisis — Before It Strikes

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There’s Still Profit Potential in Your Low-Profit Customers by Jonathan Byrnes, John Wass

They can amount to 50–80% of customers — and consume about 40–60% of a company’s costs.


Establish a Productive Private Equity Partnership by Navio Kwok, Katherine Alexander, Richard Davis

Deals ultimately succeed or fail because of the people involved.


Research: How Management Practices Impact M&A Outcomes by John Bai, Wang Jin, Matthew Serfling

A recent analysis of 35,000 manufacturing plants found that those with more-structured management practices were more likely to acquire ones with less-structured practices.


The Future of Contactless Commerce by Mark Purdy

From “pay by face” to AI-enabled assistants, next-generation digital technologies will have a massive impact.

 
 

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