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Competitive Labor Markets Help Extract Community Benefits From Multinationals

The Horizons Tracker

The phrase “banana republic” is commonly used today, but its origins are perhaps less well understood, yet at the time, the behavior of the United Fruit Company was sufficiently infamous to coin the term we know and love today. What’s more, this impact persisted even after the company went bankrupt in 1984.

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My Best Blogs of 2011

In the CEO Afterlife

I began blogging about leadership, strategy, marketing and life last February. So, with the help of WordPress analytics and content judgment, here’s my list of the top ’CEO Afterlife’ blogs of 2011. In this blog, I am not arguing against a clear definition of where a company is going and what sets it apart.

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What Has 2011 Taught You About Business and Leadership?

Tanveer Naseer

As this is the last week of the year, many of us are understandably looking back at the past 12 months and discussing what we consider to be the significant events of 2011. In most cases, such discussions tend to focus on the numerous challenges and upheavals we’ve either watched from afar or witnessed first-hand.

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Leadership Development and Educating our Young :: Women on Business

Women on Business

There is lots of conflicting research about what really matters in the process to educate children. Education is not bringing forth from the core of the young the ability to learn and discern. We can and need to take part in the larger dialogue about education whether we have biological children or not.

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Learn How to Pitch Your Company to the Federal Government – Free Webinar

Women on Business

In fact, the Kauffman-RAND Institute for Entrepreneurship Public Policy estimates that the program could benefit approximately 684,000 of these companies. Give Me 5 110: Pitching your company to the federal government. Date: Wednesday, June 29, 2011. government. Time: 3-4pm EST/ 12-1pm EST. Where: Virtual.

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The Essence of Strategy (Part 2) | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

by John • October 30, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 4 Comments. Years ago I had the displeasure of consulting for a Canadian natural gas company. acquired this misguided company. Leadership , Marketing , Strategy. October 31, 2011 at 11:12 am. Main menu Home.

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Changes In Job-Related Training Since Covid-19

The Horizons Tracker

This broad trend has worsened during a pandemic that has forced many companies to tighten their belts, even while also demanding more from employees as they adapt to their new circumstances. in 2011 to 6.4 in 2011 to 6.4 “The total number of days trained per trainee in the UK has fallen by 18% from 7.8 A sticking plaster.