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We Can’t Study Short-Termism Without the Right Metrics

Harvard Business Review

However, higher accruals can reflect either innocuous aspects of certain business models, such as in the construction industry, where the time lag between earning income and realizing cash is long, or that growing firms retain higher working capital to meet greater current and future customer demand. Corporate culture.

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Telecom's Competitive Solution: Outsourcing?

Harvard Business Review

The telecom industry has changed, and the industry dynamics will continue to shift under the pressure from social media and the power of the consumer. Due to huge capital requirements, these investments could exert considerable pressure on the working capital of the carrier company. In the U.S.,