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Beyond GDP, How the World's Economies Stack Up

Harvard Business Review

These days, many people agree that, just as the full measure of a man can't be taken by his banker, the full measure of a nation isn't reflected in its GDP. We write about all this in our forthcoming book, Standing on the Sun, but since our manuscript was copyedited in October, we went to press with 2010 numbers.

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As Emerging Markets Slow, Firms Search for “New” BRICs

Harvard Business Review

For example, on the Indonesian archipelago, supply chain and distribution logistics present serious challenges — with logistics costs at 24% of GDP, compared with the regional average range of 9-11%. Additionally, managing corrupt business practices often makes it difficult for MNCs to realize growth potential in the short term.

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What's Next For Guangdong?

Harvard Business Review

The province's exports growth rate, which was 26% in 2010, fell to 22% in the first nine months of 2011, and it has continued to decline ever since. That's why Guangdong's population of migrant workers declined by 3% every year between 2005 and 2010. It's difficult to say. The pressures are evident.

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Why Labor Protests in France Won’t Stop Macron’s Reforms

Harvard Business Review

GDP grew by 1.9% In other words, though they don’t have many members, the deals they make apply to every worker in the industry. Though managers in France tend to consider the quality of labor relations in France quite low, in 2010 43% of French citizens declared trust in labor unions , as compared with 25% in the United States.

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

Harvard Business Review

trillion, or almost 18% of its GDP , on health care — that’s $10,000 per person, twice as much as any other country in the industrialized world. But Forus placed its bets on the lower cost CEMOS technology which the mobile phone industry embraced. There is a healthcare crisis in the U.S. In 2016, the U.S.

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How to Quantify Sustainability’s Impact on Your Bottom Line

Harvard Business Review

We chose Brazil’s beef industry as the location of our case study , both for the size and complexity of the industry and for its impact on the planet. We found that sustainable and deforestation-free practices created significant financial benefits for all players in the industry’s value chain.

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Adopt an Immigrant Mindset to Advance Your Career

Harvard Business Review

According to another study , more than 40% of Fortune 500 companies operating in 2010 were founded by immigrants or their children — including some of the most well-known brands, from Apple and IBM to Disney and McDonalds. trillion — more than the GDP of most countries. You may not think of yourself as an immigrant.

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