("The Ides of March," directed by George Clooney and released by Sony on Oct. 7, was also about campaign operatives; but its tale of ruthless tactics cuts in both directions).
The furloughs that popped up during the recession are being replaced by a highly unusual tactic: actual cuts in pay.
"They are using these tactics to cut off communication for the people," said Dr. Radwan Ziadeh, director of the Damascus Center for Human Rights Studies.
With sales falling, Ford Motor, General Motors and DaimlerChrysler have curtailed production and offered zero-interest financing to draw buyers, a tactic that cuts into profits.
Here, it's not technology, but a business tactic that cuts payroll expenses by trimming the service provided to customers — and prolongs the time those customers spend rambling around inside the store.
In the meantime, the public accounts committee report accusing companies such as Amazon, Google and Starbucks of using "immoral' tactics to cut their tax liabilities is dominating the headlines.
So do these tactics have cut-through?
The Montreal Police, who themselves are in the process of mounting pressure tactics protesting cuts to their pension plan, have found little to no sympathy for protesters, instead meeting them with tear gas, stun grenades and other chemical irritants.
Results show that while managers feel competing pressure to resolve a profit gap using both tactics aligned with their strategy and tactics designed to cut costs, they are biased toward short-term cost cutting tactics in such situations – often resulting in misalignment with the firm's focal strategy.
Their first tactic was to cut all of our satellite communications and then they attacked.
