N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Evaluating founding and leadership teams of portfolio companies and acquisition targets has become crucial for investment and operating partners. The Human Element in Due Diligence Due diligence in the venture capital ecosystem is no longer solely focused on financial metrics or product-market fit.

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Human Capital Metrics Due Diligence Team 221

HR Digest

JANUARY 13, 2020

All this is achievable if you plan ahead and do due diligence on what not to do and what to expect. David Pernall, a communication coach and legal consultant says in an interview to weforum , “ It’s easy, even tempting, to passively ride along with the human resources tour that usually sets off the first day of employment.”

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HR Digest

JANUARY 9, 2021

A new IBM report shows that half of CHROs identified for the study recognize the possibilities for innovation in HR operations and the acquisition and development of talent. This is ethically wrong if people analytics leads to job replacement, job restructuring and job description changes, among other things.

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How To Due Diligence Leadership Pipeline Stress 111

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2014

While M&A may improve the efficiency of shared services such as human resources and finance, it may actually make it more difficult to improve the coordination of care. When a request arose for a new service that was not operational within our own system (e.g., But consolidation does not ensure integration.

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Health Care Mayo Due Diligence Human Resources 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

business units and functional groups like marketing or human resources set out “challenges” that they’d like employees to work on. Skunkworks often need to be protected from the business units, so that they have the freedom and resources that their ideas need to get out into the market.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

In November 2003, after due diligence, we announced our agreement to purchase 3721 for $120 million. By mid-2004, however, the operation was mired in conflict over control and differences in management style. In the media and internet industries, it turns out to be very important when operating in China.

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