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In the competitive business atmosphere, corporations have made just as many bad decisions as they have good ones that backfire. From General Motors to Bank of America, mistakes from over-diversifying to covering up scandals have led many corporations to suffer for their mistakes. These examples of...
Microsoft communications chief Frank Shaw published a blog post Thursday accusing Amazon of attempting to “find a way to avoid the consequences of its own bad business decisions.” Microsoft claims Amazon Web Services (the company’s cloud arm) lost the Joint Enterpris...
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Examples of situations not included in a simple Form 1040 return: Itemized deductions claimed on Schedule A, like charitable contributions, medical expenses, mortgage interest and state and local tax deductions Unemployment income reported on a 1099-G ...
While Wes Moore was able to change his situation and begin to make better decisions, the other Wes Moore was never able to accomplish such task. During one of their conversations, the incarcerated Wes said, "From everything you told me, both of us did some pretty wrong stuff when we were...
In the ruins of the global financial crisis, we have plenty of examples of how to run a business badly. All too often, failed companies have allowed the demands of the bottom line to erode the core principles that form the foundations of their success. The same risks apply to universities...
There are some subtle ways sunk-cost fallacy sneaks into your everyday thinking, and itoften leads to bad shopping decisions. Here are a few of my own examples: I drove all the way to Best Buy and they didn’t have the phone case I wanted, but I bought one I didn’t really like ...
Inconsistent Decision-Making:A bad leader frequently makes arbitrary or inconsistent decisions, which can create a sense of instability within the team. This inconsistency can undermine trust and make it difficult for employees to understand what is expected of them. ...
Why do smart people make bad decisions?With Congress grilling bank CEOs Wednesday, it's a timely question. Regulators and business leaders continue to try to figure out how decision-makers' missteps may have triggered the economic meltdown.Sydney Finkelstein, a professor at Dartmouth's Tuck Schoo...