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changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate
changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or
at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of
changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and
changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the
Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such
changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse
changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.
Nonetheless, expect to see less place for every day items
at CVS stores eventually and more room for the higher value health care services, a move telegraphed by the
company in 2014, when it
changed its name from CVS Caremark to CVS Health.
A Snap employee told the Times that the
company was looking
at ways to educate employees on financial management before the IPO, such as bringing in professors from Stanford to talk about how employees» lives can
change after working for a
company that goes public.
The one virtue of startups that these big
companies do seem to value and appreciate above all (and one that makes acquisitions so attractive rather than internal R&D efforts) is the freedom we have to embrace rapid
change, the ability to adapt and pivot, and the understanding that things may never be perfect
at the start, but that you'll never get started
at all if you wait until they are.
At the same time, the value that they see and gain from the technology is being able to cryptographically prove to third parties that they're not manipulating data; no one in their
company has manipulated any data — intentionally or accidentally; no hackers have
changed any state.
Nearly one year after Jack Dorsey retook his position as CEO of Twitter, very little has
changed at the tech
company.
The chairman of Neptune Marine has promised wholesale
changes at the
company after the engineering contractor recorded an operating loss of $ 6 million in the September quarter.
On Tuesday, the
company said the environment ministry wants it to
change the way it manages the disposal of mine waste, or tailings,
at the world's second - biggest copper mine.
The head of personal investing
at a $ 1.2 trillion fund manager says she plans to rescind investments in
companies that haven't worked
at reducing climate
change — and she's lobbying other fund managers to follow suit.
However, it's important to not just recognize
change when it occurs, but to understand what is
at the root of it so the
company can choose the right course of action.
With products and technology
changing rapidly, you need to look long and hard
at your business and consider if there might be other
companies or technologies on the horizon that could ultimately supplant your business.
In December 2016, Erickson set out to
change that and introduced Gilmour
at a
company meeting.
Take a look
at the Unicorn Club and think about the
changes in customer segments, revenue, pricing and channels all those
companies have made since they began: Facebook, LinkedIn — new customer segments; Meraki — new revenue models and customer segments; Yelp — product pivot.
Now, says Tatarko, this is finally
changing at her
company as well as
at others.
Craig Corbett is a senior writer
at Publicize, a startup aiming to
change the way
companies approach PR.
And somehow those meetings lead to partnering with a 25 - year veteran of the CIA's Director of Operations, a Lockheed Martin Program Director for Advanced Systems
at Skunk Works, and a former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Intelligence to start a
company to explore «exotic science and technologies» and turn innovative ideas into world -
changing products and services.
A trip to South Korea is an eye - opening look
at how
companies there are achieving positive social
change while turning a profit.
Perhaps most exciting of all, shortly after launching the
company, Zidel was honored
at the White House as a champion of
change for her contributions to child care.
Research by the Bank of Canada that Poloz unveiled in his lecture suggests that if Canada's
companies have spread out across the globe, rather than simply doing the bulk of their work
at home, then the domestic economy will be much less responsive to subtle
changes in borrowing costs and the exchange rate.
There were reports that pressure from Jana was behind the recent
change of CEOs
at Time, although the
company's former CEO denied that this was the case.
In 2017, after years of failure, shareholders
at my former employer, Exxon Mobil, passed a resolution calling for the
company to outline its plans for dealing with climate
change.
Months of deliberations behind closed doors
at Shell headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands, had led the top brass
at the world's largest non-state-owned oil
company by sales to conclude that the energy industry was
changing fundamentally — in a way that could turn the profitable oil - sands operation into a liability.
While the International Mobility Program will certainly help a few American
companies to «park» their foreign employees in Canada during this tumultuous time, it's the broader policy
changes that will tangibly impact the tech community
at home, as well as foreigners seeking a safe and stimulating place to innovate.
Here's a look
at three entrepreneurs who have
changed company names and the lessons they learned.
The franchisees say that the
company has effectively
changed the rent and royalty structure by saddling franchisees with increasing costs and requiring them to renovate stores
at their own expense.
It's coming between the news
companies and their readers, and those organizations are playing entirely by Facebook's rules, which can
change at any time.
But the use of this story is anything but: «One of the great things about the catalyst story is it's a great way to help your people understand some of the
change you want to surface
at your
company,» Gittins said.
A CEO
change at a
company is often a source of stress for investors.
Whereas large
companies can probably handle big shocks better because they have more and bigger resources, small
companies have the advantage of being in a better position to understand legislation
changes and being faster
at adapting to a new framework, he noted.
«It's about how do you leverage the diversity you bring into your
company for the benefit of your products, for your work force, for your culture,» she told Inc.'s Salvador Rodriguez onstage
at the
Change Catalyst's Tech Inclusion conference in October.
Only
at one
company did pay rise substantially without a commensurate rise in shareholder value, and several
companies showed phenomenal growth in value with no
change in CEO compensation.
In a further sign of
change at the beleaguered BlackBerry maker, former co-CEO Jim Balsillie departed from the
company's board just two months after he and Mike Lazaridis stepped down as co-CEOs.
Chinese
companies changing direction and expanding rapidly overseas should «raise red flags» to global investors, one asset manager
at a China - based investment firm told CNBC.
Among other
changes at the firm, Jon Rubinstein, who joined the
company less than a year ago, will step down from his co-CEO position.
McDonald's executives apparently read Entrepreneur — or just looked
at the
company's sales figures — and realized it was time to make some big
changes.
«When I was able to make that
change, I went from a salary of zero, which was really disheartening, to being able to bring in a salary of six figures for myself,» says Burke, whose
company posted annual revenue of $ 1.1 million and employed 15 people
at its height in 2010 before being acquired by competitor Booksfree.com.
Harrison says the biggest operational
change was shedding approximately 450 locomotives and
at least 10,000 railcars from the
company's fleet.
While Monsanto's culture has remained consistently nurturing, the business has
changed so much he «feels as if he's worked
at a wide range of different
companies.»
But times have
changed,
at least
at the studios and major production
companies.
The idea that running a
company could be a vehicle for social
change has been part of Vermont's business culture
at least since the 1940s, when a New Yorker named Lyman Wood moved to Burlington and founded Garden Way, a mail - order gardening supply business.
But the Pi, much like open - source software or the launch of Amazon Web Services,
changed the economics of building software
companies, has kicked off a movement of building new devices
at a lower cost.
As I have written about before, the rate
at which Americans start new
companies has been on a downward trajectory since the late 1970s, driven by
changing industry composition and the growth of multi-outlet businesses like Starbucks and Walmart.
Tesla's sudden
change in fortune stands in marked contrast to Fisker Automotive, a competing alternative car
company now on the verge of bankruptcy and
at the center of controversy over $ 192 million in federal funding that it's unlikely to pay back.
It does mean that entrepreneurs have to look
at a shifting landscape that could
change the way they create and grow
companies.
Last month, the
company changed its corporate name to Snap, Inc.
at the same time it unveiled an upcoming pair of video - recording sunglasses designed to let the wearer capture short video clips and post them on Snapchat.
He said that though the vast majority of creators respond to
changes at YouTube in a reasonable fashion, a fringe element always sees conspiracies and plots in every move made by the
company's leadership.
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey should continue to lead the
company, as
change at the top would delay a turnaround, says UBS analyst Eric Sheridan.
Although
companies like Netscape and Google are almost always presented as radically innovative start - ups, out to
change the world from day one, the fact is, they began as incremental improvements, executed
at opportune moments.