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How to Advance Your Career in HR

HR Digest

They manage employee relations, recruit new employees, train them, and provide benefits. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts a 5% HR career growth rate between 2010 and 2020. As of 2015, Fortune 500 companies are hiring more HR professionals than ever before. How Do I Get Started As A Human Resources Manager? .

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Unilever’s Big Strategic Bet on the Dollar Shave Club

Harvard Business Review

million Series D in November 2015 — Dollar Shave Club had been valued at $630 million, according to Pitchbook. In 2015, the company’s shifting portfolio was even reflected in its re-classification on the S&P and MSCI indexes from “packaged food” to “personal products.”

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Finding the Sweet Spot Between Mass Market and Premium

Harvard Business Review

Persuading consumers to pay more for a product by introducing some kind of “premium” element into it has always been a challenging task—but it was one that big, established brands had managed with a reasonable amount of success until recent years. Smaller brands have been picking up the slack.

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As Emerging Markets Slow, Firms Search for “New” BRICs

Harvard Business Review

Additionally, managing corrupt business practices often makes it difficult for MNCs to realize growth potential in the short term. For example, Peru’s rising middle class offers an increasingly attractive choice for consumer goods and retail MNCs looking to diversify their investments beyond established markets. Latin America.

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What Inclusive Urban Development Can Look Like

Harvard Business Review

metros that increased their productivity, average wages, and standard of living from 2010 to 2015, only 11 metros achieved inclusive economic outcomes. Even smaller cities like Portland, Nashville, and Austin are attempting to curb their own deep-seated divides. A recent Brookings analysis found that of the 30 U.S.

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Gun Manufacturers Need to Lead Change, Not Just Follow the Law

Harvard Business Review

Investors also did well: A $100 investment in Ruger in late 2010 was worth $443 in late 2015, while the equivalent investment in the S&P 500 yielded only $163 over that time frame. Remington sells to both federally licensed wholesalers and directly to some federally licensed retailers (Walmart being its largest retail account).

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China’s Economy, in Six Charts

Harvard Business Review

This is the overarching goal of China’s 2010-2015 plan. As the impact of the labor bonanza and capital-led phases begins to fade, productivity growth in China must increasingly come from the quality of innovation and management expertise at the organizational level. Such investments might not be sustainable in the long term.

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