Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Five years later, under the banner of "The Girl Effect," Nike Foundation and its many partners, such as the NoVo Foundation the World Bank, DFID and the UN Foundation, have successfully influenced the global agenda and helped launch multi-million dollar programs to empower adolescent girls around the world. Early results are encouraging.

Core Competence 15

Core Competence Market Segmentation Globalization Reputation 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

When the Chinese Communist Party’s central committee wraps up the Third Plenum on November 12, 2014, a shift from efficiency to innovation will likely be one of the major planks in its vision for China. by 2020, according to the World Bank. The “input” indeed appears impressive: China’s R&D expenditure increased to 1.6%

Innovation 8

Innovation Globalization Venture Capitalist GDP 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 19, 2013

In a 2010 survey, for example, only 25% of French employers said they were "strongly interested in hiring mothers," and 41% feared there would be "less flexibility in the schedules of mothers who worked" (they didn''t have this fear when it came to men). BONUS BITS: What''s in the Piggy Bank. —Andy O''Connell.

Committee 8

Committee Content Price Organizational Behavior 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 7, 2014

The boom-bust tendencies of Wall Street mean we need tougher capital requirements for banks, Greenspan now says, and maybe even a forced return to the partnerships that once dominated investment banking. The technology-stock bubble of the late 1990s and its subsequent deflation were among the defining events of Greenspan’s tenure.

Long-term 11

Long-term Banking Short-term Finance 11