And because workers can see information normally kept under wraps, they may weigh in on decisions, which can slow things down, company executives say.
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Company executives say they aim to tap into the booming middle classes in countries such as China and Indonesia that are clamoring for the same affordable but stylish furniture that made IKEA a hit in Europe after World War II.
Another insurance mutual, Alte Leipziger, has organised a joint-stock holding company which, executives say, may eventually be listed on the stock exchange.
One way for Sany to gain more exposure in the U.S. would be to buy all or part of an equipment-rental company, industry executives say.
Company sources say executives are discussing a wide range of options to shore up the company's business, including production cuts beyond those announced earlier this year.
Fewer than one in 10 executives say their company has no immediate plans to enter the cloud environment.
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According to the survey, improving information management is the number one action executives say their company is taking.
Lambasting company executives in public, they say, may damage share prices.
The company did not say how many executives could be replaced as part of the restructuring.
Executives say that the company expects to remain in compliance and has a plan to pay down debt through asset sales and joint ventures with other investors.
Trust-company managers, fund executives and analysts say China's four asset-management corporations have emerged as by far the biggest players in the distressed property market, and without their involvement trusts would be short the cash they need to repay investors by a lot.
The majority of middle-market company executives (three out of five) say that they are constantly evolving.
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They say they're not speaking to company executives they are legally entitled to for fear of coming under fire.
Hon Hai executives, and outside analysts, say the company has stayed nimble so far largely by splitting its operations among about a dozen smaller, semi-autonomous units.
What challenges they may face can be beat off using archaic legal doctrines that say if the executives are fraudsters, the company is, therefore, also a fraudster and has no standing to point fingers at their agents such as the auditors, even though they may be equally guilty.
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Sources say that EarthLink executives have privately expressed optimism that the company would be awarded the contract.
But Hershey executives say their "hand-to-mouth" products are boosting company sales because people eat their candy more often, not necessarily more each time.
Good's executives say that the new distribution model is a huge step in expanding the company's business.
The companies have tapped Coke exec Don Short as the new company's CEO, but say they haven't picked the rest of its executives.
Bernstein, wrote in a recent note to investors that executives at AstraZeneca, which stands to lose more of its sales than just about any other company, say they think they can cut more from sales and marketing than many investors might expect.
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