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Apprenticeship Levy flexibility and productivity

Chartered Management Institute

The cost per employee is half the EU average, and the number of days spent on training is at its lowest since 2011. Louise Timperley - Co-operative Group The Co-operative Group is a huge retail organisation with stores and funeral homes all over the UK. So, it gives me a lot more opportunity in the projects I can get involved in.

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Leveraging Silicon Valley — From Wherever You Are

Harvard Business Review

Many large, successful companies are creating offices in California’s Silicon Valley to spot big new trends and learn how they can transform their organization in ways they couldn’t otherwise imagine. Swisscom AG is the major telecommunications provider in Switzerland. Idea Scouting. Product Research and Development.

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The Top Six Innovation Ideas of 2011

Harvard Business Review

They'll increasingly be a source of, and resource for, innovation differentiation in 2011, if not for your organization, then for the firm you most dread competing against. Where professionals once wrote memos to be read, 2011 begins an era in which documents are written with touch both in mind and on fingertips. That's right.

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How eBay and Facebook are Cleaning Up Data Centers

Harvard Business Review

Data centers are quickly becoming a pressing issue for many executives as companies consider how to keep costs down and environmental impact to a minimum. According to a report put out by Greenpeace in April , the electricity demand of data centers and the telecommunications network is rivaling that of most nations. The solutions.

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