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The Comprehensive Business Case for Sustainability

Harvard Business Review

Michel Porter and Mark Kramer pioneered the idea of “creating shared value,” arguing that businesses can generate economic value by identifying and addressing social problems that intersect with their business. This can disrupt a firm’s ability to operate on schedule and budget. ” Improving risk management.

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The Big Picture of Business: Leadership for the New Order of Business Part 1

Strategy Driven

Business development. However, the manual writing of spreadsheets gave us the chance to digest and learn from the information, developing the skills to better program for our audience. Copyright 2007-2011 by StrategyDriven, Inc. Please consider the environment before and after printing this article. Running the business.

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Value-Based Health Care Is Inevitable and That’s Good

Harvard Business Review

To remain viable in today’s rapidly evolving environment, health care systems must reduce costs while continuing to improve quality and outcomes. Health care spending topped $2 trillion in 2011. It’s analyzing processes, measuring outcomes, and changing practices until you get it right. The Cleveland Clinic’s Journey. percent in 1960.

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18 of the Top 20 Tech Companies Are in the Western U.S. and Eastern China. Can Anywhere Else Catch Up?

Harvard Business Review

Indeed, from 2011 to 2017, the GAFAM companies (Google/Alphabet, Amazon, Facebook, Apple, and Microsoft) acquired more than 65 leading-edge European technology companies. Will Other Nations Develop Local Champions and Innovation Hubs? Many have tried but few have succeeded in developing substantial innovation hubs.