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High Expectations: Managing For Value In The Automotive Industry

Chief Executive

During this time, the industry’s EP growth was challenged as margins were squeezed by declining global volumes and high fixed costs. However, from December 2020 to December 2021, investors raised their outlook for OEM EP growth as supply tightened and pricing firmed, reflecting an expected rebound in U.S.

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The Crisis in Child Care: A Tri-Sector Solution?

UVA Darden

The conversation was initiated at a TSL event in 2021, and the dialogue continues. Once you add fixed costs to those wages, it gets very expensive to run a quality program with skilled providers. Fraga: For generations, we have operated from a scarcity perspective when it comes to early childhood. A Crisis of Imbalance.

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Recession-Proof Your L&D Strategies and Budget For Future Success

AIHR

Similarly, L&D professionals have also struggled to provide an informed perspective of the risks associated with not developing individuals, and specifically how this will impact the ability of business to operate. Instead it will drive up the cost of scarce and critical talent in a market that is already suffering from a lack of supply.

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