Loss of knowledge was not well predicted by how long a firm had been in another phase, but by how intensely firms had worked during that other phase.
For Cerberus, an intensely private firm, these were very public embarrassments.Some wondered whether the embattled firm would go the way of those two investments.
The more intensely the firms compete (s > 0 and increasing) the lower weight the firms can put on consumer surplus if they want positive profits.
While Gandhi was intensely moral, with firm views and rules by which he led his life, he was a shrewd politician as well, not a humorless ascetic.
Ms. Sotomayor fought back so intensely — against a Washington firm, now merged with another — that she surprised even some of the school's Hispanics.
Gristina's version of this red ($20) from the North Fork, reviewed favorably here in February, remains impressive: powerful, intensely fruity, smoky, sleek, firm, ageworthy.
Regardless of the outcome, the power dynamic at the top of Goldman, the world's most profitable investment bank, is intensely watched within the firm because it can make or break the careers of a number of professionals.
The role of chief financial officer is not considered nearly as pivotal as Mr. Craig's position, since the firm is intensely focused on its investment management group and is not public in its own right.
Firms that intensely value adaptability but have low agreement on their overall culture are typically more siloed in their orientation.
To retain assets that can judge their own market value so finely, firms need intensely creative compensation strategies.
New stores cost little to open and generate rapid sales, says Jürgen Elfers, retail analyst at Commerzbank in Frankfurt, so the discounters can expand during hard times more rapidly than any other kind of retailer.The two firms are intensely secretive and say little about their expansion plans, but new stores are opening all the time.
