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The Value of Understanding Customer Profitability

The Value of Understanding Customer Profitability Author: Dr. Mark Manfredo, professor in the Morrison School of Agribusiness at Arizona State University As our competitive landscape shifts, it demands ag retailers sharpen their business acumen and hone their...



Measuring Return on Sustainability Investment

Reviewer Dr. Lourival Carmo Monaco Neto, Postdoctoral Research Associate Article How to Talk to Your CFO About Sustainability by Tensie Whelan and Elyse Douglas Source Harvard Business Review, January-February 2021  *This writing was inspired by insights from the...



Talent affects finance

Talent affects finance Agribusiness professionals seem to view the chief financial officer (CFO) as a no-nonsense type with a singular focus on the numbers. It is clear, however, that nothing is more important to a company’s financial performance than talent...



Marketing or sales: the executive decision

Article Hei-wai Lee Crystal J. Scott , (2015),”Marketing or sales: the executive decision”, Journal of Business Strategy, Vol. 36 Iss 5pp. 43–49 Reviewer Dr. Scott Downey, Associate Director and Professor Summary The authors looked at 246 companies to...