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Estonia Highlights The Progress Made With Government-As-A-Platform

The Horizons Tracker

When it comes to developing government as a platform, nations have generally taken slightly unique approaches. In the Netherlands, a number of key portals have been developed by central government agencies, such as Overheid.nl Bedding in innovation. ” Encouraging change. ” Growing interest.

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Fixing Pharma’s Incentives Problem in the Wake of the U.S. Opioid Crisis

Harvard Business Review

One place to start might be a fresh look at the incentive compensation structure in the pharmaceutical industry. ” The opioid epidemic is an extreme example of how development and marketing incentives drove sales, but ultimately raised the risk of potential addiction, overdose and death. And what can we learn from it?

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What U2 and the US Navy Have in Common: Connecting with Core Employees

Michael Lee Stallard

In addition to the negative impact on decision-making, diminished communications from the lack of connection reduces the marketplace of ideas inside the organization, which in turn reduces innovation. Leaders build the Vision bridge by developing and communicating a mission, set of values, and reputation that connect with employees.

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Price Gouging and the Dangerous New Breed of Pharma Companies

Harvard Business Review

I met Tony in 2001 when he was sent to me with severe muscle weakness. In 2001 Questcor bought the rights to Acthar Gel, which is used to treat infantile spasms, a rare form of childhood epilepsy. Pharmaceutical companies traditionally invest heavily in research and development.

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The Real Reasons Companies Are So Focused on the Short Term

Harvard Business Review

Some argue that profits are stagnant because of short-termism—that decades of focusing on current profits over long-run innovativeness has resulted, now, in companies that are hollowed out. Most attempts to combat short-termism are flawed because they focus on changing CEO behavior through some combination of pleading and incentives.

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Collaboration as an Intangible Asset

Harvard Business Review

So it is with most breakthrough innovations and banner financial years. There is no line on the balance sheet for "ability to innovate" or "skill at managing brand." And even if there were, it would have to be expressed as a probability statement: How likely is Apple to innovate or out-innovate its peers?

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Companies Should Take the Lead in Fixing the Middle-Skills Gap

Harvard Business Review

Unlike Germany, Singapore, and the United Kingdom, the United States has generally failed to develop widely accepted skills standards for particular sectors. public workforce-development system do. Boston-based SkillWorks , founded in 2001, has placed more than half of the 500 displaced workers it has trained in new jobs.

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