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The Headquarters Checklist: How Do Companies Pick a Location?
If by announcing a search for a second headquarters Amazon intended to play one city against another and generate millions of dollars in...
Oct 25, 2017


Can Volkswagen Rebuild Its Brand?
The Volkswagen emissions scandal, which began unfolding in 2015, included 11 million cars and affected customers around the world who are...
Oct 24, 2017


Why Luck Is the Silent Partner of Success
Why do the rich underestimate the role of luck in their success? Why does that mindset hurt society? What can be done about it? These are...
Oct 21, 2017


How Pay Inequality Affects the Bottom Line
Most private firms have strict policies about salaries: Workers aren’t allowed to know how much money they make compared to their peers....
Oct 18, 2017


Local or Global: Who Should Be in Charge of Hiring New Employees?
There’s a trend in the marketplace these days to go local. Restaurants and grocery stores are touting locally sourced ingredients while...
Oct 14, 2017


How to Find Happiness on the Job
Happiness is in short supply at work these days. Deadlines, staff shortages, productivity pressures and crazy stress push even the most...
Oct 12, 2017


How Will McDonald’s Fare in India’s Burger Battle?
“Burgered,” headlined The Economic Times, India’s leading economic daily. The publication elaborated: “From worms to lizards to fungus to...
Oct 7, 2017


Can Toys ‘R’ Us Recapture Its Glory Days?
It has been an emotional time for Americans who were once, as the commercials would say, “Toys ‘R’ Us kids.” The Wayne, N.J.-based...
Sep 26, 2017


How Lego Can Rebuild Its Business
Danish toymaker Lego recently surprised its industry watchers when it announced plans to trim its 18,200-strong workforce by about 8% to...
Sep 15, 2017


Digital Growing Pains: Why Businesses Must Accelerate Change
Nearly every company realizes that shifting to digital is key to their future. But many struggle with the process. Anand Swaminathan,...
Sep 14, 2017
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