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Minuscule Increase for Women in Canada’s Financial Post 500 Senior Officer or Top Earner Ranks in 2012

Women on Business

since the 2010 Catalyst Census. Fewer than one in four (21.7%) public companies have 25% or more women senior officers, showing no increase since the 2010 Catalyst Census. The finance and insurance, retail trade, and utilities industries have the highest representation of women senior officers.

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How to Advance Your Career in HR

HR Digest

The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts a 5% HR career growth rate between 2010 and 2020. Other common employers include healthcare facilities, insurance providers, financial institutions, and pharmaceutical companies. Retailers often hire recruiters who oversee salespeople and retail managers. Job Outlook . Final Words

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Disruptive Business Models | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

“Me Too&# companies fight to eek out market share in an attempt to survive, while disruptive companies become category dominant brands insuring sustainability. Why didn’t Folgers recognize the retail consumer demand for coffee and develop a Starbucks type business model? Why didn’t IBM see Dell coming? Our Freedom.

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StrategyDriven Editorial Perspective – Hiring Uncertainties.

Strategy Driven

The increase in private sector jobs suggests that retail and factory jobs will continue to climb. By no later than 2014, states will have to set up Small Business Health Options Programs, or “SHOP Exchanges,” where small businesses will be able to pool together to buy insurance. Unfortunately, few expect a change in the 9.6

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Breaking Up the Retail-Price Confusopoly

Harvard Business Review

The Conversation Blogs The Conversation Breaking Up the Retail-Price Confusopoly 8:25 AM Tuesday November 30, 2010 by Joshua Gans | Comments () Email Tweet This Post to Facebook Share on LinkedIn Print This years holiday shopping season improved somewhat over last year with sales likely to top $11 billion.

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The Innovation Health Care Really Needs: Help People Manage Their Own Health

Harvard Business Review

Whereas new technologies, competitors, and business models have made products and services more affordable and accessible in media, finance, retail, and other sectors, U.S. Employers and insurance companies — not end consumers — call the shots on what kind of care they will pay for. This shift is long overdue.

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How Big Data Brings Marketing and Finance Together

Harvard Business Review

Likewise, marketing wants to clearly quantify the impact of its long-term branding efforts while finance is more focused on macro-economic drivers of marketing performance, such as interest rates, employment levels, inflation and retail sales. Inside Intel. As an ingredient brand, Intel often struggled to link marketing to P&L impact.

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