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"ref": "2004, Sydney Finkelstein, Why Smart Executives Fail",
"text": "Mostly, though, the people in a zombie company will be blissfully unaware that they are in the middle of a major business disaster until after it has unfolded.·",
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"ref": "(Can we date this quote?), Branko Radulović, Stefan Dragutinović, “Did COVID-19 Relief Programs Reanimate Zombie Companies?”, in Marko Mihić, Sandra Jednak, Gordana Savić, editor, Proceedings of the XVIII International symposium Symorg 2022, page 211",
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"A company that requires bailouts in order to operate, or an indebted company that is able to repay the interest on its debts but not repay the principal."
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"(business, finance) A company that requires bailouts in order to operate, or an indebted company that is able to repay the interest on its debts but not repay the principal."
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