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New Report: We're Not As Connected As We Think

Harvard Business Review

We recently released the DHL Global Connectedness Index 2012 , which tracks the depth and breadth of trade, capital, information, and people flows across 140 countries that account for 99% of the world's GDP and 95% of its population. Countries' levels of global connectedness are impacted both by their domestic and their foreign policies.

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Funders Can Give More than Money

Harvard Business Review

The outlook is only marginally better for endowments , with returns on their invested capital hovering around 5 percent—as they did in 2011. It called for leveraging the profits of the global microfinance institution, and coupling them with private investments from the Allmans and their donor network.

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The Gulf Spill: BP Still Doesn’t Get It

In the CEO Afterlife

More recently, the BP-sponsored Gulf Coast tourism TV campaign has implied that everything is back to normal. As for public relations, I expected hundreds of press release updates from BP Global. No doubt, substantial reparative progress has been made. But does the latest ad make you feel any better about the offender?

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Why Greece and Cyprus May Be Better Off Without the Euro

Harvard Business Review

In fact, the island’s growth has been below the global average since 2009, with the gap widening since 2012. While the Troika has refused to budge on the austerity agenda, Greece’s GDP has shrunk every year since 2008, with the biggest contraction being 9% in 2011. Unemployment in Cyprus touched 16% last year, with 35.5%

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If You Think Fighting Climate Change Will Be Expensive, Calculate the Cost of Letting It Happen

Harvard Business Review

Record flooding in Thailand in 2011 severely impacted air travel, tourism, and one of the major regional airports in Asia. turning its back on climate change is clearly a global policy and diplomatic setback, this is also an opportunity for leaders to prove that values matter most when it is least convenient. Related Video.

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