Sentences with phrase «change of strategy in»

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The slower hiring isn't a sign of trouble at small businesses, but instead a change in strategy from before the Great Recession.

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any 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.

And Savage says he and other officials within Alberta Environment have been asked to prepare more research in anticipation of talks to consider changes to the province's climate strategy.

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You'll have a monthly record of all your transactions which will show you if you need a change in business strategy to increase your profits.

«While this might make Putin look like a tough guy flexing new nuclear muscles ahead of upcoming undemocratic elections in Russia that will coronate him again, the new systems don't change the essential deterrence equation between the US and Russia,» Barry Pavel, a senior vice president and director of the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security at the Atlantic Council wrote.

The purchase of the stake means Starboard will become the second activist investor within months to push for a change in strategy.

When the pressure's on in the workplace, the Alignment Express can go off the rails: shrinking budgets, org changes, and shifting strategies force teams to do whatever it takes to keep trains on time... often at the expense of culture and values.

Yeah, the one thing that's galvanized this change of strategy globally is that we're seeing small dents in our market share.

It could be along the product axis or the market axis, but it has to be enough of a change that it really requires an adjustment in strategy and a corresponding adjustment in resource allocation.

A true pivot is a change in course of direction that results in a material change in the product - market strategy.

After a two - year investigation by Canada's antitrust agency, Amazon Canada has agreed to change its pricing strategy in Canada and pay a fine of Can $ 1.1 million (about US$ 840,000) for displaying misleading prices about savings.

After taking the helm as CEO in 2013, one of the first things he did was change up GoDaddy's advertising strategy to show women in a more positive light, often as business owners.

The national security strategy the Trump administration released in December made no mention of climate change whatsoever, despite the fact Defense Secretary James Mattis has acknowledged it as a threat.

Take note of which strategies work, which ones don't, and any changes you can make to expand your network and improve your reputation in the field.

Taking dangerous quantities of the otherwise safe loperamide is one strategy being used by people addicted to opioid painkillers and other drugs since it can increase opioid absorption in the gut; the FDA says it is now working with loperamide manufacturers to change its packaging so that it comes with fewer doses and is thus harder to abuse.

As Jason Cole, CEO of Da Primus Consulting, puts it, «The leadership is unable to set a clear strategy for the company and stick with it long enough to succeed, resulting in a lot of wasted money and energy from constant changes in direction.»

Just keep the above strategies in mind and you can keep up with the changing hearts and minds of customers as this new era of consumerism takes shape.

And while you might think you have nothing in common with Brian, think again: he took over the family business from his father (who took over from his father, the legendary Bill France, Sr.), needs to balance the needs of current customers while making smart changes to his product, must constantly work to build better relationships with partners, and must constantly revamp digital and social offerings and strategies to communicate with customers the way they want to engage.

It was a transparent attempt to boost interest in the social network, and Google's change of heart now proves that forcing people to use an inferior product is not much of a business strategy.

Many reasons can include but aren't limited to a bad strategy, a weak culture lacking trust and accountability, poor communication, low levels of buy - in, change fatigue and competing priorities.

With revenue sliding from existing games and most new titles failing to break through the app store clutter, Glu will change its strategy resulting in lower expected revenue and larger losses for the rest of the year.

While their strategy hasn't been to open the most locations in the shortest amount of time, their plans have changed over time.

The co-founder of OrigAudio Jason Lucash discusses how listening to customers led to a change in product strategy and a major bump in revenue.

However, he explained that the so - called Internet of things, in which everything from cars to home appliances to factory equipment are connected online, has made companies want «to fundamentally change their business strategy through technology.»

When a CEO's vision depends on radical change in the company's strategy, it's a judgment call whether to keep most of the employees.

One of the potential unintended consequences of a US exit from the Paris accord could be a change in OPEC's current strategy of production cuts to drive crude prices higher.

«This Petrov probe could change the narrative of Putin in the West — from being a Stalinist tyrant defending the interests of his country to being a product of gangster Petersburg who united authorities with organized crime,» Stanislav Belkovsky, a Kremlin adviser during Putin's first term who consults at Moscow's Institute for National Strategy, told Bloomberg.

According to a 2013 survey of more than 22,000 business executives by the Katzenbach Center at Strategy &, most leaders understand the key point I just mentioned — that culture plays a critical role in achieving great financial performance - and successfully leading and managing change.

But many companies fall significantly short in doing four things: (1) clearly defining their culture, (2) managing that culture, (3) aligning culture with strategy and desired results, and (4) leveraging culture during times of change.

They can help executives determine if the strategy's soundness in light of changes within the organization, industry and economy.

The result is a radical change in the practice of strategy at this big company, letting market response to cheap experiments prevail over a battle of managerial egos.

«HDR... certainly [has] the potential to offer a real step change in the TV - viewing experience akin to going from black and white to color,» says David Watkins of Strategy Analytics.

Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the following: (1) worldwide economic, political, and capital markets conditions and other factors beyond the Company's control, including natural and other disasters or climate change affecting the operations of the Company or its customers and suppliers; (2) the Company's credit ratings and its cost of capital; (3) competitive conditions and customer preferences; (4) foreign currency exchange rates and fluctuations in those rates; (5) the timing and market acceptance of new product offerings; (6) the availability and cost of purchased components, compounds, raw materials and energy (including oil and natural gas and their derivatives) due to shortages, increased demand or supply interruptions (including those caused by natural and other disasters and other events); (7) the impact of acquisitions, strategic alliances, divestitures, and other unusual events resulting from portfolio management actions and other evolving business strategies, and possible organizational restructuring; (8) generating fewer productivity improvements than estimated; (9) unanticipated problems or delays with the phased implementation of a global enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, or security breaches and other disruptions to the Company's information technology infrastructure; (10) financial market risks that may affect the Company's funding obligations under defined benefit pension and postretirement plans; and (11) legal proceedings, including significant developments that could occur in the legal and regulatory proceedings described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2017, and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10 - Q (the «Reports»).

Though the US Navy has far more submarines in active service both in SSBN's and attack submarines, the Russian Navy's recent moves and its newest submarine plans, show a sign of changing strategy, with a new focus placed on challenging the US Navy's dominance — particularly underwater.

However, the Pan Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change lays out a number of policies that will compel more clean tech innovation in Canada, he said, including a price on pollution with a carbon price, to be in place across Canada by the start of next year, as well as a promised national clean fuels strategy, better energy efficiency standards and limits on greenhouse gases like methane.

«The people who are at the vanguard of the investment community in and around San Francisco are starting to come to grips with the fact that there's a gaping hole in the strategy that investors are using today, and are now looking at things that are disruptively world - changing, fundamental technologies that will take five to 15 years to develop and are extremely capital intensive,» he says.

Scientists have told an Australian government committee that the current strategy to protect the reef — the Reef 2050 Long - Term Sustainability Plan — is unachievable in light of recent mass bleaching events, especially since the plan doesn't include steps to counter climate change.

This data shouldn't change the Fed's interest - rate strategy, as a rising labor force participation rate will put a lid on inflation regardless of how it's done, but it should lower our confidence that the Fed can solve the problem of a bifurcated workforce, in which a large chunk of workers are getting left behind, simply through interest rate policy.

Anyway, on Sept. 11, the New York Times published an article that noted the increasing frequency of extreme market gyrations has regulators «looking at changes in the markets and automated trading strategies.»

In their best - selling book Change the Culture Change the Game, Roger Connors and Tom Smith detail the reasons and strategies for creating a culture of accountability within any organization.

As with many things in ecommerce, one size does not fit all, so it is important to measure and test the success of changes you make to your online store's pricing strategy.

David Solomon, president and co-chief operating officer of Goldman Sachs, discusses how the significant growth of tech giants in 2016 and the pace of technological change is leading to «significant strategic shifts» as companies reevaluate their business strategies.

Wise talent officers will wake up and realize that while they may be the overseers of a larger social recruiting strategy, the agents who will make the most change are the very people they attracted in the first place.

The report is based on Gallup's in - depth research and study and was created to help business leaders optimize their attraction, retention, engagement and performance strategies in a time of extraordinary change.

Secondly, just on the backlog conversion guidance, the lower spec — is the lower spec mix a function of the market or a change in your strategy?

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Highlights include discussion of company's Shipt deal and approach to M&A; curbside drive - up and fulfillment option strategy; the future of labor; and how TGT aims to manage profitability in the face of change

The North American Strategy for Competitiveness (NASCO) announced its 2018 tri-national conference will be held in Vancouver next fall, to address issues and discuss solutions to the rapidly changing state of international business and its impact on global trade.

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