Word: avoidance
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...woes must include the name Fiat. Not only did a 2000 partnership between the U.S. and Italian carmakers sputter badly - as the two companies struggled to find consumer-friendly models and integrate their production facilities - but also GM was eventually forced into an unprecedented $2 billion "divorce" payout to avoid having to purchase the then debt-plagued Fiat...
...executives. The Italian-born, Canada-raised Fiat chief told his American counterparts they would cough up the full value of the put option or battle it out in court. GM blinked, and the huge payout added to its accumulating troubles that today leave the American auto giant struggling to avoid bankruptcy...
What do you do when business is down? Tell your employees to take a vacation - an unpaid one. That's how Taiwanese companies are handling the tough economic times as they try to avoid layoffs and retain skilled workers...
...Indeed, despite India's economic slowdown, even companies not flirting with bankruptcy are being pressured to avoid staff cuts. When Jet Airways, one of India's biggest airlines, tried to lay off 1,900 employees in October amid a deepening financial crunch due to high fuel prices, India's Aviation Minister called Jet Airways owner Naresh Goyal, who rescinded layoff notices within 24 hours...
...foods to avoid...