Thought Leadership
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Seeking Growth: Three Private Equity Opportunities in China
Significant investment opportunities exist for private equity funds willing to spend the time and money to find companies with truly great potential
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Is Innovation a Process or an Outcome?
The Rotman professor and pioneer in the emerging field of strategic foresight explains why desire is the true driving force of innovation
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The Tortoise And The Hare? An Analysis Of China And India’s Long-Term Prospects
There are good reasons for China’s ability to pull so far ahead of India
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Rethinking Retirement Planning
We all know we should be saving for retirement, but how much should we be squirreling away?
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Blurring The Lines Between Business And Nonprofit
The end result will be a more inclusive and sustainable global economy as business leaders learn from social sector leaders, and vice versa
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Re-tooling The Microfinance Model in Asia
Microfinance is flourishing in Asia especially, with around 49 million borrowers
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Can There Ever Be Too Many Flowers Blooming?
A central aim of public policy in a democratic society should be improving the welfare of citizens. Even when resources are plentiful, this is an extremely challenging task, because of the difficulty of defining ‘welfare’
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Rocket Science Retailing: A Practical Guide
When it comes to implementing science in retailing, the 'missionary' is more important than the scientist
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Humanitarian Operations: The Challenges For Fleet Management
Transportation is the cornerstone of humanitarian programme delivery, and the second largest cost in terms of overheads for humanitarian organisations
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Why Full Disclosure in Securities Markets May Not Fix Finance
Creating securities with no details about the underlying mortgages "was a perfectly sensible thing to do. No greed was necessary," says economist Bengt Holmstrom. Investors often prefer investments with no publicly available information and may move on to other investments if security creators are required to disclose too much information.
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Lynda Gratton: Glow At Work
The psychologist and London Business School Professor discusses what it means to ‘glow’ at work, and how people come together to create ‘hot spots’ of innovation.