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

Harvard Business Review

In 2016, the U.S. Or so he thought, until one interaction changed the trajectory of his career. Competitors used the expensive CCD technology for cameras. But Forus placed its bets on the lower cost CEMOS technology which the mobile phone industry embraced. baranozdemir/Getty Images. spent a staggering $3.2 Add to Cart.

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What If All U.S. Coal Workers Were Retrained to Work in Solar?

Harvard Business Review

The global economy is in a massive transition from a fossil-fuel-based energy system to one using sophisticated renewable energy technologies. Energy Information Administration notes that between 2010 and 2012, 14 gigawatts (GW) of coal-fired capacity was retired and that a total of 60 GW will be retired by 2020.

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When More Women Join the Workforce, Wages Rise — Including for Men

Harvard Business Review

women’s participation in the labor market has nearly doubled, from 34% of working age women (age 16 and older) in the labor force in 1950 to almost 57% in 2016. Looking at Census data from 1980 to 2010, I studied how women’s participation in the workforce influences wage growth in approximately 250 U.S. In the U.S.,

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What Tech Companies Can Do to Become a Force for Inclusion

Harvard Business Review

. “You know, I believe that technology is the great leveler. Technology permits anybody to play. And in some ways, I think technology — it’s not only a great tool for democratization, but it’s a great tool for eliminating prejudice.” of employment in those occupations in 2016.