By the same token, the geo-political challenges that the region presents requires action, thought and re-evaluation of business as usual.

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Encourages ongoing evaluation of your company and business model on a monthly and quarterly basis.

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It adds a pay for performance overlay that allows the agency to earn up to a 23% margin when meeting a performance criteria that includes Agency Evaluation Score, Specialist Metrics, MarCom Metrics, and Business Performance Metrics.

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The company, which in August said it was considering spinning off or selling the business, known as the Personal Systems Group, now says it has completed its evaluation of alternatives and decided to keep the status quo.

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