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Support For Migration Grows Among The Young

The Horizons Tracker

Previous research has explored whether people become more tolerant of diversity when they’re more exposed to different races and nationalities, with the findings mixed, with some suggesting that indeed does occur, whilst others suggesting people feel threatened and therefore resist increases in migration. Diverse teams.

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?How to Make Diversity and Inclusion Real?

Harvard Business Review

I believe that when a CEO visibly stands for openness, diversity, and inclusion, it sends an essential message to the organization. But in my company's (Campbell's) case, diversity is about more than breaking glass ceilings — whether color, sexual, or generational. Perhaps these steps can be helpful to your company, too. ?1.

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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

Over the last decade, HR at IBM took a number of steps to help drive operational improvement: Delivered the new skills IBM needed at the front lines. 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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Developing Global Leaders Is America's Competitive Advantage

Harvard Business Review

As global companies focus their strategies on developed and emerging markets, they require substantial cadres of leaders capable of operating effectively anywhere in the world. economy, expands America's global trade, and attracts foreign companies to base operations in the U.S. to take advantage of America's talented leaders.

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The IT Challenge of the London Olympics

Harvard Business Review

It has been our responsibility to lead the consortium of IT partners involved in designing, building, and operating the massive, mission critical IT infrastructure and solutions that support the Games. Thus, London 2012 is reusing a lot of the IT operational procedures we implemented for the 2008 Summer and 2010 Winter Games.

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How IBM's Sam Palmisano Redefined the Global Corporation

Harvard Business Review

In 2002 Palmisano succeeded a legendary leader in Lou Gerstner, who saved IBM from being broken up and put it on a viable course. This meant abandoning IBM's existing organization, in which product silos and geographic entities operated independently and frequently were more competitive than collaborative. When the U.S.