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The Rise of the COO

Harvard Business Review

Of the 97 largest listed companies in the UK and the Eurozone in 2010, only 37 had a COO in their executive ranks. That's what we found when we studied the top management teams of companies in Europe over the past three years. Few European companies have COOs, although their numbers appear to be growing.

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The Buzz on Green Business in China

Harvard Business Review

He advises some of the world’s biggest companies on environmental strategy. Follow him on Twitter at @GreenAdvantage. The article shows how the Dutch firm AkzoNobel is growing in China, particularly through products that help customers reduce environmental footprint in the shipping and building sectors. All rights reserved.

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Joint Ventures Reduce the Risk of Major Capital Investments

Harvard Business Review

This is the virtual network operator (VNO) model used by the telecommunications sector. For example, in 2010, Corelio and Concentra, two European media companies, established Coldset Printing Partners, a joint venture (JV) for their newspaper printing assets. The integrated carrier gets incremental revenues from its excess capacity.