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How the New U.S. Tax Plan Will Affect Health Care

Harvard Business Review

The tax bill will be the most important health care legislation enacted since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010. from 2006 to 2014 and are projected to grow at an average of 4.2% from 2014 to 2023. from 2014 to 2023. trillion after allowing for predicted economic growth.

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What Companies Have Learned from Losing Billions in Emerging Markets

Harvard Business Review

In 2014, according to the latest United Nations estimate, direct foreign investment (FDI) in emerging markets reached more than $700 billion — accounting for over half (56%) of all global FDI flows for the first time. Our survey found that the vast majority (83%) of these companies have suffered significant losses since 2010.

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How Pharma Can Fix Its Reputation and Its Business at the Same Time

Harvard Business Review

The estimated return on these (fewer) products has itself declined substantially since 2010, from 10.1% According to a Credit Suisse analysis of 20 leading global pharma companies, 80% of their growth in net profits in 2014 stemmed from price increases in the United States. citizens have a positive opinion of big pharma.

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Research: Firms Give More Stock Options When They’re Committing Fraud

Harvard Business Review

This may be why the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act encourages employee whistleblowing: Section 922 of the Act promises to protect whistleblowers from retaliation and offers monetary awards for disclosure, which range from 10% to 30% of monetary damages collected from the company.

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Who’s Running Your Business in China?

Harvard Business Review

The work ethic of Chinese employees is still fierce. million between 2000 and 2010, China is churning out a workforce with an inconsistent quality of education and with white-collar expectations in an economy most in need of top technicians, skilled production workers and executives who can run global operations.