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The New Economic Revolution

Strategy Driven

Enterprises with over 1000 employees lost over 1 million employees between 2002 and 2012 while enterprises with less than 25 people gained over a 1.5 In 2010, he was named one of Business Insider ‘s Silicon Valley 100 and in 2011, as one of BusinessWeek ’s 30 under 30 Best Tech Entrepreneurs.

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What Europe Can Teach the US About Gender in the Boardroom

Harvard Business Review

Norway has had a quota since 2002, and women now make up more than 40% of board members. since 2010. Set up a talent bank and clearinghouse for women and men who want to "on-ramp" their careers after voluntarily off-ramping for childcare, eldercare, or other personal obligations.

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What Brazil's New President Faces

Harvard Business Review

growth in the Gross Domestic Product in 2010. Dilma will presumably maintain the independency of the Central Bank. There are many reasons to be optimistic about Brazil's post-election future. Dilma is likely to preserve the macroeconomic policies consolidated in the last 16 years and accountable for delivering an estimated 7.0%

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The New New International Economic Order

Harvard Business Review

The choice of who will lead the World Bank has been made. It was a much-watched contest, as many had thought it might turn out otherwise—that the old boys' bargain, under which an American gets to lead the World Bank and a European gets the IMF, would cave in to pressure from everyone else.

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Carlos Ghosn, Nissan, and the Need for Stronger Corporate Governance in Japan

Harvard Business Review

As one accountant based in Japan during 2010, explained , “there was a big rush of inquiries about schemes that might be used either to split out salaries or defer part of it.” Since 2002, listed Japanese companies were permitted to have three board committees— audit, compensation and nominating.

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The Cure for the Not-for-Profit Crisis

Harvard Business Review

have dropped by billions — down 11% in 2010 alone, according to a recent report from the Chronicle of Philanthropy. For more tightly focused not-for-profits , such as the Cleveland Clinic and the network of Food Banks around the country, the decline is not nearly as sharp. There is a crisis in the not-for-profit sector.

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China Can’t Be a Global Innovation Leader Unless It Does These Three Things

Harvard Business Review

in 2002, and should touch 2.0% by 2020, according to the World Bank. China is well on its way to doubling the number of patent applications filed with the State Intellectual Property Office, from 1 million in 2010 to 2 million by 2015. The “input” indeed appears impressive: China’s R&D expenditure increased to 1.6%