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Kodak’s Downfall Wasn’t About Technology

Harvard Business Review

Kodak was so blinded by its success that it completely missed the rise of digital technologies. So, another explanation is that Kodak invented the technology but didn’t invest in it. Maybe in 2010 it would have lured a young engineer from Google named Kevin Systrom to create a mobile version of the site.

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The Buzz on Green Business in China

Harvard Business Review

The theme of the big event was "Technology-led Transition and Innovation-driven Development," which sounds broad. The Ministry of Commerce was showing how some companies "have made use of technology to.promote a low-carbon economy and environmental protection." Follow him on Twitter at @GreenAdvantage. And on and on. In the U.S.

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The Comprehensive Business Case for Sustainability

Harvard Business Review

Today’s executives are dealing with a complex and unprecedented brew of social, environmental, market, and technological trends. For example, Bunge, an agribusiness firm, reported a $56 million quarterly loss in its sugar and bioenergy segments due to drought in 2010. billion in mining projects since 2010.

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Gloominess About the US Economy is a Choice

Harvard Business Review

You can read about it in recent issues of The Economist , The New York Times , and in the book The Second Machine Age by Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Yet, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, around 4 million people earned their living working with computers in 2010.

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Top 10 Green Business Stories of 2011

Harvard Business Review

Ok, this one is cheating a bit, but on a fundamental level, the top themes in green business haven't actually changed too much ( see the 2010 list ). From relentless demand for resources to bamboo-like 9% growth to vicious competition for the technologies and industries of the future, China will be the big story for a long time.