The consulting firm McKinsey suggests that the pace of technological and demographic changes have so transformed the business landscape that the probability of a high-performance business toppling out of leadership has tripled in a generation.
Over the summer, venture capital firm Emergence Capital looked at the post-IPO performance of business-to-business technology stocks versus those of business-to-consumer companies.
Essentially, it became a health-focused business that happens to make high-performance blenders.
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Damage was also reported to a Hawker Beechcraft building, which manufactures high-performance business jets and turbo-prop planes.
The Council's report, Business Travel - A Catalyst for Economic Performance, also finds that business travel yields a return on investment of ten to one (in the US, the return is larger - 12 to 1).
It also offers application performance services, on-demand managed services and business performance management services via its EdgePlatform technological platform.
Small-business optimism is limping along and is consistent with sub-par GDP performance and employment growth, according to the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) and its most recent monthly review of trends.
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For business-to-business Web applications, the risks of lagging performance can be even greater.
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Also new from HP are the HP LV1911 and LV2011 LED Backlit LCD Monitors, which provide business performance at budget-friendly prices.
The same is true of Italy's Fiat, a group owned by the Agnelli family, which is also struggling with heavy debts and poor day-to-day performance, notably in its car-making business.
AMD's processors have always done well in integer performance, which is important for common business tasks, but have lagged in floating-point performance, which counts most in elaborate financial models, engineering, and games.
The changes have been breathtaking and comprehensive, quickly impacting every part of the team's business, perception and on ice-performance.
Although there would be little direct competition for business between operators, their performance--in reducing costs per passenger mile, say--would provide information that a regulator could use when setting price caps.
Although GE currently makes engines for several U.S. fighters, the future of the high-performance military engine business is the F-35 joint strike fighter, which will replace most of the tactical aircraft in the joint fleet over the next 30 years.
The 3.7-pound high-performance LIFEBOOK S762 subcompact notebook, perfect for business travelers, offers an array of full-sized features in a thin and light system.
He aimed more squarely at business travelers, with better on-time performance coupled with fare boosts.
But access without performance--in business as in sports--isn't worth much.
The statements in this news release regarding the business outlook, expected performance and forward-looking guidance, as well as other statements that are not historical facts, are forward looking statements.
As expected, Intel said troubles in its memory business dragged down earnings by 12% from the year-ago quarter, despite a strong performance by the company's processor business.
As expected, Intel (nasdaq: INTC - news - people ) said troubles in its memory business dragged down earnings by 12% from the year-ago quarter, despite a strong performance by the company's processor business.
We live in time that has moved well beyond competency driven models, yet organizations still primarily use competency-based interviews, competency-based development, competency-based performance reviews, and competency-based rewards as their framework for doing business.
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An ESCO provides energy-efficiency-related and other value-added services and for which performance contracting is a core part of its energy-efficiency services business.
The higher-than-expected full-year business outlook for operating margin and earnings is primarily driven by higher-than-expected revenue performance.
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Far more than presenting a return-driven justification for ethical business practices, Driven describes a comprehensive, rank-ordered summary of what drives higher performance and valuation.
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In these discussions, companies would do well to stay out of the technical weeds of next year's performance metrics or industry-specific business strategies.
The trend has been more or less the same for the past few quarters, and Time Warner Cable has grown its profits despite a dismal performance in its pay-TV business.
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Business aviation means private jets, turboprops and high-performance pistons.
Chairman Kim's show-stopping summit performance suggests he means business.
If performance is vital, like running a business-critical database, then we would suggest a physical dedicated managed hosting environment.
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