In Singapore, for example, the authorities have limited stock options to no more than 15% of outstanding shares, thus restraining the dilutive effect of options on earnings.

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HBO, for its part, is trying to undo the dilutive effect it caused by framing too many fringe fights as mega events worthy of pay-per-view status, only to see them flop.

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Alignment : Any new idea should preferably add value to existing initiatives, and if not, it should show a significant enough return on investment to justify the dilutive effect of not keeping the main thing the main thing.

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