Negative cash flow or not, the purchase of the GM Building is a clear-headed endorsement of the value of a trophy building from a blue-chip public real estate company known for its own high-stakes gambles on leading-edge properties.
Another survey revealed that 78 percent of managers would reject an NPV (net present value)-positive project if it would lower quarterly earnings below consensus expectations, and 80 percent would focus on this short-term metric at the expense of building long-term shareholder value.
After axing Mr. Woodford, senior Olympus executives explained that the Briton did not understand the Japanese business culture and the value of respect and consensus-building.
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One can envision these new players in the industry will assume leadership in specific roles within the value chain: Intel-like semiconductor companies building the LED chips, and equivalents of a PC motherboard manufacturer like ASUS packaging the chips into devices that will be used in a variety of end-use lighting applications.
University of Ulster economist Mike Smyth has said he thought it was "far too premature" to say the Titanic building project would not be value-for-money.
So, automakers should imagine how to put themselves smack in the middle of all the value in the car market, rather than building cars on razor-thin margins while letting others reap most of the profits.
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That's why it's so important to train our folks more effectively and that's why it's so important for us to find new industries -- building solar panels or wind turbines or the new biofuel -- that involve these higher-value, higher-skill, higher-paying jobs.
It also said that the value-for-money of the building is currently open to question.
We will continue to focus on building long-term shareholder value by leading the commercialization of carbon fibers.
Adding to the value-investor type strategy MDH pursues in building its portfolio, it should benefit from improving trends in economic activity and improved corporate profitability and cash positions, which ought to facilitate more business trips and conferences.
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For example, on any given day 300 or more police officers, often drawn from every precinct in the City, are ordered to converge on some previously undisclosed, but high-value locations (such as the Empire State Building or Times Square).
The Pilot Institute will focus on additive manufacturing and aims to demonstrate the value of collaborative problem-solving and asset-building that could occur on a broader scale if the Network were to be established.
Today LinkedIn has more than 3, 000 employees focused on building a highly integrated, compelling, value-oriented social network which meets the needs of business professionals and employers.
He is likely to stress the value of Catholic social teaching and link it with ideas of community-building contained in David Cameron's concept of the Big Society.
The campaign will provide unique, in-game value to players by offering them the opportunity to build a CENTURY 21 Office building and earn virtual currency (Simoleons), helping them grow their cities by buying new homes, businesses and land, while interacting with our brand in a seamless and relevant way.
Construction is poised to return as a growth area in the U.S., but can be even more value-added if focused on environmentally efficient building retrofitting.
Sharing the savings incentivizes developers to find as many cost-effective efficiency measures as possible, maximizing both building and developer economic value.
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