Thought Leadership
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Social Media And The Price Of Perception
Once you get a certain critical mass, it gets really, really difficult to beat that company
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Do We Need More Ecological Intelligence?
Daniel Goleman, the author of the bestselling Emotional Intelligence, says that the growing field of industrial ecology can give us simple ways to evaluate the relative environmental impacts of consumer products—and help us restore a lost capacity for understanding our surroundings.
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Leaders And Challenges
The challenge is to be innovative, to be entrepreneurial, to meet customer needs
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The Influence Of Social Networks On Outsourcing Longevity
The initial outsourcing contract duration reflects a level of trust between both client and vendor
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Time to Rethink Expatriate Assignments in Emerging Markets
Global companies need trusted managers on the ground in emerging markets who can gather intelligence and discern trends
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When Is Financial Sustainability The Wrong Goal?
Should mission-driven nonprofits put money aside for a rainy day or spend what they have meeting the present needs of the people they serve?
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The Link Between Good Governance And Green Firms
New insights into the benefits of being ‘green’ have coincided with a much stronger public awareness of environmental problems, an urge to counter environmental destruction, and work towards a more ‘sustainable’ economic model
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What is Ecological Economics?
Robert Costanza is one of the founders of a trans-disciplinary effort to understand how economics is embedded in the broader ecosystem that supports all human activity. From this perspective, he sees both limits for economic growth and opportunities to improve long-term human well- being.
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It Pays to Hire Women in Countries That Won't
It appears that increasing your female managers leads to higher profitability over time
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Corporate Models For Corporate Governance: Johnson & Johnson Trust
There are some paradigms of companies that not only create strong wealth - creating incentives for top managers – but seem to sustain that, seem to do it year after year
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Mental Maps and Reality
Donald Sull, The London Business School professor and author talks about stubborn mental maps and the ‘upside’ of turbulence.