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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. In other words, diversity — especially gender diversity — unlocks growth. Many companies are already putting admirable efforts and resources into strengthening a diverse pipeline of women and minorities.

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IBM Focuses HR on Change

Harvard Business Review

We know, for example, that developing leaders is essential. In growth markets like Kenya and Malaysia, people needed to develop marketing and innovation skills. Prior to 2002, when Sam Palmisano became CEO, IBM had a series of feuding fiefdoms — 170 country units — each with its own policies, procedures, and processes.

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What GE’s Board Could Have Done Differently

Harvard Business Review

After studying meetings of various sizes, researchers have concluded that the optimal number of participants is seven or eight — small enough for good discussions, but large enough for a diversity of opinions. Similarly, the company overpaid for several problematic purchases — for example, $9.5

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Developing Global Leaders Is America's Competitive Advantage

Harvard Business Review

They are remarkably open to talented people from diverse backgrounds, and are highly skilled at giving future leaders the knowledge and experience they need to lead successfully in the global economy. companies actively promote executive officers with diverse geographic and cultural backgrounds.

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Finally, A Majority of Executives Embrace Experimentation

Harvard Business Review

While he was at Amazon from 1997-2002, Greg Linden prototyped a system for making personal recommendations for other products to customers as they checked out. For example , "Sony Ericsson has a policy where they don't want their designers to work more than a few hours before they build their very first physical model," said one respondent.

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The Big Picture of Business – What Business Must Learn: Putting.

Strategy Driven

For example, $125 of the cost of each new personal computer goes to reimburse companies for previous thefts. Congress enacted the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, corporate reform legislation, in 2002. The product’s former innovation and dominance has somehow missed the mark in today’s business climate. Cargo theft costs the U.S.

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How Cities Can Help High-Growth Companies Flourish - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM DELL AND INTEL®

Harvard Business Review

economy, according to white paper issued by 2015 Strategic Innovation Summit: Enabling Economies for the Future at Harvard University. Over the past three years, for example, the 10 fastest-growing companies in Ann Arbor, Michigan, created 26 percent of the job growth in southern Michigan. Access to Diverse Talent. Networks.