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Social Networking for Business: Does it Really Work? :: Women on.

Women on Business

Example 1: During the 2004 election season, I connected with a new friend through a grassroots Asian Pacific Islander political group. EVEN MORE: Yet another example: a good friend of mine from the 2004 Dean campaign, who was active in the 2008 Obama campaign as well, put in a request for web developers through his Facebook e-mail.

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Tough Dilemmas for Companies on Campaign Spending

Harvard Business Review

The issues arise in the wake of the Supreme Court's 2010 decision in Citizens United v. But underneath the contentious issues of corporate free speech lie equally fundamental questions for each company about its positions on first order public policy issues which affect the strength of American society and the American economy.

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Health Care Reforms That Work

Harvard Business Review

Diseases like diabetes, heart disease, cancer, chronic kidney disease, and stroke are on the rise in both the developed and the developing world, and they have a few things in common. First, they are responsible for contributing a large chunk of patients into the health care system, especially in developed countries like the US.

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Value-Based Care Alone Won’t Reduce Health Spending and Improve Patient Outcomes

Harvard Business Review

Despite spending twice what other developed nations spend on a per capita basis for health care, the United States has a longstanding trend of having lower life expectancy, greater prevalence of chronic disease, and overall poorer health outcomes.

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In FCC's Report on Wireless Competition, an Agenda?

Harvard Business Review

This might not seem like a stop-the-presses moment for everyone in the media, but it's a big deal for the companies involved—and their customers—because the contents of the report will influence regulatory policy. Or, if not, what negative effect its dubious conclusions might have on regulatory policy in wireless markets.

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An Insider’s Account of the Yahoo-Alibaba Deal

Harvard Business Review

In May of 2005, Yahoo CEO Terry Semel, cofounder Jerry Yang, corporate development executive Toby Coppel, and I — I was then chief financial officer of the Silicon Valley internet company — went on what would turn out to be a fateful trip to China. We were optimistic about Yahoo’s future in China as the deal closed in January 2004.

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The U.S. Economy Is Suffering from Low Demand. Higher Wages Would Help

Harvard Business Review

Economic growth has been stuck in low gear for almost a decade now, averaging around 2% a year since 2010 while productivity growth, the key to increasing living standards, has been languishing near historic lows since the financial crisis. in the United States and Western Europe in 2000 to 2004 to 0.5% percentage points.

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