business strategy
When Business Strategy Rhymes With Financial Reporting Complexity
Dr Cédric Poretti | May 19, 2023
An insightful exploration into how certain business strategies can enhance the flexibility of companies while simultaneously increasing their financial reporting complexity. The COVID-19 pandemic and the recent invasion of Ukraine are two prime examples of unanticipated shocks that have placed intense strain on companies’ financials. These events generated uncertainty and highlighted the importance of managing risks and being flexible. Financial flexibility can be achieved through retaining adequate cash reserves to handle any unforeseen obligation or constraint, or adopting a cost structure that allows the firm to withstand a sudden dec...
IDeaS Welcomes New Chief of Sales and Growth
IDeaS | July 7, 2022
Russ Stanziale returns to IDeaS to amplify the company’s ongoing innovative growth and commercial business strategies MINNEAPOLIS—July 7, 2022—IDeaS Revenue Solutions, the world’s leading provider of automated revenue management software and services, announced today the return of Russ Stanziale. Stanziale joined the company in the role of chief sales and growth officer, effective June 1, 2022. Stanziale spent more than 20 years leading successful marketing, sales, and software organizations, including four years at IDeaS as vice president of global sales. His new role will be key in expanding the company’s growth into new com...
To Pay or Not to Pay: When Dividend Policy Rhymes With Business Strategy
Dr Cédric Poretti | October 14, 2020
By Dr Cédric Poretti The current dividend drought The COVID-19 crisis is putting the global economy under pressure in an unprecedented way. Companies worldwide have been forced to cut their dividend payouts. Based on the Janus Henderson Global Dividend Index (August 2020), global dividends fell by 22% to $382.2bn in the second quarter of 2020. However, significant variations appeared across regions and industries. North American dividends barely changed on a year-on-year basis, while in Europe, 54% of firms reduced their dividend payouts. In France, payouts dropped by 57%, in Spain by 70%, in Germany by 19%, while no change appeared (on a ...
The De-Evolution of a Business
Shep Hyken | September 9, 2019
By Shep Hyken Not long ago I was with my friend, Nelson Griswold. He shared with me a phenomenon he referred to as the de-evolution of a business. It can mean the beginning of the end for a business, and it usually comes as a result of not listening to the company’s customers. This pattern mirrors one found in the entertainment business—the four stages of an actor. Let’s say our actor’s name is John Smith. Four questions and statements sum up what I’m talking about: At the unknown stage of his career, the question is: “Who is John Smith?” Once he is discovered and becomes a sensation, the director makes a request: ...
