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Rising Above the Stage Show

Chris Brady

We are invited to participate, but in order to do so we have to 'choose a side.' A small amount of 'speculators' is allowed in so a 'ready market' is available at all times for both buyers and sellers (who therefore don't have to wait for each other to make a sale or purchase).

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How Shameless Copycatting Can Save Europe

Harvard Business Review

These days, the country is widely considered a role model for successful labor market reforms. The official answer is a series of labor market reforms initiated in 2003 under the " Agenda 2010 " framework. It has improved our economy's responsiveness to the vagaries and challenges of the global market.

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Research: Board Directors Are More Likely to Leave When a Firm Is Getting Criticized

Harvard Business Review

When Baker Hughes and Halliburton were both downgraded by equity analysts following an Obama administration oil drilling ban in 2010, several of their long-serving directors decamped to take up seats at other firms. The second area is understanding how reputation influences the market for director talent.

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How Singapore Became an Entrepreneurial Hub

Harvard Business Review

If you had asked Singaporeans in 2010 to identify a successful local start-up, they might have paused for a few minutes before mentioning Creative Labs. That company was a pioneer in the audio component market, having entered the MP3 market before Apple. With the cautionary notes in mind, I arrived in Singapore in March 2010.

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What Alan Greenspan Has Learned Since 2008

Harvard Business Review

Not long after Alan Greenspan stepped down as Federal Reserve chairman in 2006, global financial markets began to unravel. Greenspan was never a hardline believer in the rationality of financial markets. It’s true of all commodity markets. Almost everybody is bullish, expects the market to go up, and is fully committed.