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Three Cases of Better Corporate Philanthropy

Harvard Business Review

Be accountable for results : While many funders track service delivery, a 2010 report by the Committee on Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy notes that metrics measuring only output "offer little indication whether social improvement actually is occurring." Early results are encouraging.

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Zappos’ CEO on Using Corporate Relocation to Preserve Customer-Led Culture

Harvard Business Review

One of the most significant came in early 2004 when we decided to relocate from San Francisco to Las Vegas. But we were reluctant to relinquish control of something that is one of Zappo’s core competencies. In the years since Zappos was founded, we’ve had to make some big decisions. Culture That Drives Performance.

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