The commission also said there was a "clear focus on generating value and legacy for the people of Glasgow and Scotland".
Even successful firms generating value for customers can be knocked off balance.
That is the C-Suite bottom line to generating shareholder value.
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"You don't want to have excess cash tied up in the company that's not generating any value, " said Nick Fanandakis, chief financial officer of the manufacturing and science company.
Most probably because these firms, while focusing on generating shareholder value and profits, have forgotten the need for the organization to have a purpose which is bigger and more inspiring than simply making money.
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This consists, first, of paying too much attention to the upstream development of new inventions and technologies by scientists and engineers, and too little to the downstream process of turning these inventions into products that tempt people to part with their money, and, second, of the belief that national leadership in upstream activities is the same thing as leadership in generating economic value from innovation.
Focus on generating the most value and building a product people want and will use: the rest can be dealt with as it comes.
We also want to take some strategic surgical steps in areas that are going to generate the greatest number of jobs while generating the greatest value for our economy.
So today, I want to outline some of the broader steps that I believe should be at the heart of our effort to accelerate job growth -- those areas that will generate the greatest number of jobs while generating the greatest value for our economy.
They must also sell the product, build brand equity, create differentiation and produce value by generating demand and securing future earnings for the business.
Wristwatches accounted for the major share of exports, generating 94 percent of total value.
In this admittedly narrow domain, it appears there is value in first generating a belief, and then testing it analytically.
This saving is more than paid for by the value of the saved generating capacity, so the net cost of saving the gas itself is less than zero.
They claim to bring the pricing and risk management strategies of the financial commodities markets to cloud computing via revenue-generating services that add convenience and value to the cloud user.
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The world isn't big enough for China to rise up the value-added chain without generating domestic consumer spending.
This is the difference between generating short-term profits and long-term shareholder value.
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Managers Don Yacktman and son Stephen are Buffett-like value hunters, picking companies with strong managers, generating lots of excess cash.
And we want to pay college football players because one-half of one percent might individually be generating more revenue for their school than they receive in scholarship value?
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This can create an environment where energy is focused on what is generating the most buzz as opposed to what will provide the most value for your business.
He also said Nasdaq's management changes, coupled with concerns about generating growth in down markets, shows investors the stock could decrease in value.
One reason is that European countries have value-added taxes, which are a disturbingly efficient way of generating more revenue.
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If the job generating companies and life enhancing products which result utilize assets efficiently while sufficiently adding value, profits come.
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While millions of American homes are under water because their value has fallen below the amount owed on them, most commercial buildings are generating enough cash to pay off their loans.
If it is not crystal clear already, this is all going in a direction where we will not be generating content for our own pleasure and that of our friends, but for the machines that can extract value from it.
It is tempting to seek commercial vehicles that hold the promise of generating revenue, but it would be unwise to take on such a venture in this economy if it offers little value with respect to its mission.
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