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The Irish Banking Crisis: A Parable

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Umair Haque Blogs Umair Haque On: Global business , Competition , Economy The Irish Banking Crisis: A Parable 4:33 PM Monday November 29, 2010 | Comments () Email Tweet This Post to Facebook Share on LinkedIn Print Once upon a time, there was a country where bankers disappeared.

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Preventing Another Bangladesh Tragedy: Three Ways to Transform Supply Chain Ethics

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In my 2010 HBR piece , I reviewed some of the ways in which firms are doing this, and the story continues. In the last year, Europe''s processed food industry has been overwhelmed with a crisis caused by substantial use of horse meat passed off as beef. Because the cost of not knowing product provenance is huge when things go wrong.

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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.

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In FCC's Report on Wireless Competition, an Agenda?

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In 2010, the Horizontal Merger Guidelines were revised to reflect this new thinking in competition analysis.). Part IV of the report, titled "Mobile Wireless Services: Provider Conduct," documents at least eight effective price cuts by wireless carriers in 2009 and 2010. federal antitrust agencies. (In

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The Top Six Innovation Ideas of 2011

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These six ideas emerged in 2010 as powerful "innovation invitations" and seem sure to intensify in power and influence. Even as the global financial crisis — and America's housing crisis — ever so slowly dissipate, state intervention and involvement in the marketplace is arguably the single biggest gating factor in innovation.

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Making Room for Reflection Is a Strategic Imperative

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Umair Haque Blogs Umair Haque On: Global business , Competition , Economy Making Room for Reflection Is a Strategic Imperative 11:52 AM Wednesday November 24, 2010 | Comments () Email Tweet This Post to Facebook Share on LinkedIn Print Business is, above all, busy. And maybe its too busy. Lets face it. And its those small steps that count.

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Europe’s Other Crisis: A Digital Recession

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You may have heard that Europe is in a state of crisis. The crisis we speak of has even more severe consequences for Europe’s global competitiveness. Telecommunications, marketplace platforms, payment services, and postal and logistics systems are balkanized. Oxford and Cambridge. Reforming immigration policies.

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