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“Interpersonal Connectedness” One Factor in Metric to Replace GDP

Michael Lee Stallard

In “ The Rise and Fall of GDP ,&# that appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Jon Gertner describes this effort. why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

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3 Entrepreneurs Who Made It Their Mission to Lower Health Care Costs

Harvard Business Review

which cries out for breakthrough healthcare delivery innovations that aim at significant cost reductions and wider coverage. trillion, or almost 18% of its GDP , on health care — that’s $10,000 per person, twice as much as any other country in the industrialized world. Innovation has the power to ratchet down U.S.

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Fixing the World's Infrastructure Problems

Harvard Business Review

In Jakarta, from 2005-2009, the number of cars rose by 22% annually, while the distance of usable roads actually declined (PDF). of GDP (PDF) is necessary to raise infrastructure in the region to the standard of developed East Asian countries. an estimated $100 billion per year. There are three routes to getting there: 1.

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Whose Capitalism is it Anyway?

Harvard Business Review

We already know the answer: the kind of innovation that comes from collaboration, not competition. On the national level there's sense that if we're not producing more GDP, we're losing a competition of some kind," says Chris. There's this complaint: 'I'd love to think and manage for the long term, but Wall Street won't let me.'

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Can the U.S. Become a Base for Serving the Global Economy?

Harvard Business Review

The evidence indicates that the United States is losing its ability to attract and expand the operations of multinationals and their significant contributions to productivity growth, innovation, and high-wage employment. In 2009, they accounted for 24.4% GDP while undertaking 40.9% private-sector jobs and produced 28.7%

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How One CEO Grows Her Business with Feeling

Harvard Business Review

In South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, another long-term study found that "more equal education between men and women could have led to nearly 1 percent higher annual per capita GDP growth" in each country. Managing Emotion Effectively Keeps Business On Track. I've found," says Scharpf, "that the common language is the one of emotion.".

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How to Quantify Sustainability’s Impact on Your Bottom Line

Harvard Business Review

The industry makes up approximately 6% of Brazil’s GDP. These and other benefits translate into better cost management, agricultural innovation, and increased land productivity and quality. Brazil is the world’s biggest beef exporter, with 19.6% of the world market, and the second-largest beef producer and consumer.