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29 Fortune 500 Companies Have No Women on Boards

Women on Business

The report also states that in 2010 the number of women on corporate boards of Fortune 500 companies dropped by 0.6% 6. Diamond Offshore Drilling, Houston, TX. Joy Global, Milwaukee, WI. Linear Technology, Milpitas, CA. The same industry has the lowest percentage of women directors (9.6%). to 16 percent. Peters, MO.

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World Business Forum – Day 1 Recap | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Carlos is responsible for more than 300 brands globally, and it’s no wonder why – he has a plan and he’s sticking to it. Social Media is not about technology – it’s about communication. Following are a few of the thoughts David shared in closing out Day 1: Start-ups begin here, but are scaling offshore.

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A Promising Year for Technology and Innovation

Harvard Business Review

In many ways, the biggest business developments of 2010 were the things that didn't happen. Gulf region didn't destroy the company, didn't stop offshore oil drilling for very long, and didn't produce the political will to push for alternative energy sources. Big companies with cash didn't spend it. Banks with cash didn't lend it.

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The U.S. Can’t Count on Technology to Revive the Job Market

Harvard Business Review

These have multiple causes including the shift of the economy to services and information-intensive activities, productivity growth, the appearance of new products and services, demographics, and continued offshoring that now includes services ranging from call centers to medical procedures. Technology to the rescue?

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Diversity & Leadership | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

This blog was recently nominated for Kevin Eikenberry’s Best Leadership Blogs of 2010 , and I noticed recently that Kevin was taking heat from the gender police for having only one woman on the list of nominees. I will onshore, offshore, outsource, insource, or execute whatever business strategy I implement without regard for diversity.

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Where Trump Does (and Doesn’t) Have Leverage with China

Harvard Business Review

relationship with China, it’s important to recognize that global macroeconomic headwinds are moving against Trump and his efforts to generate jobs for a working-class constituency. Low-wage economies like Mexico’s and China’s absorb American technology and build industrial capability more easily today than ever.

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America's Innovation Shortfall and How We Can Solve It

Harvard Business Review

as global hegemon. economy as a whole, rather than the narrow, specific slices of technology or communication, the first decade of the 21st century did not generate expected growth in jobs, revenues, profits, or stock prices. innovation, in terms of jobs, income, revenue, and taxes, has gone offshore.