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3 Mistakes in U.S. Health Care That Emerging Economies Can’t Afford to Repeat

Harvard Business Review

The health care system in the United States, with its technological prowess and massive infrastructure, often serves as a reference point for rapidly developing economies around the world while they build their own medical systems. Comparing the five years between 2012 and 2016 to the period between 2007 and 2011, U.S.

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Top 10 Sustainable Business Stories of 2012

Harvard Business Review

Individual companies are feeling the bite: analysts at Morningstar estimate that input costs at Tyson Foods will rise by $700 million — more than its 2012 net income. So with life-and-death consequences and vast costs, we must have moved quickly to tackle climate change, right? It wasn't just energy. Company Stories.

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Obama and Romney Are Ignoring Hispanic Voters

Harvard Business Review

As I learned during the 2012 Hispanic Voice Town Hall Tour my organization held earlier this year, Hispanics are a high-touch community and this level of interaction goes a long way toward earning trust and loyalty. Think profit center, not cost center. Hispanics have been facing for years.

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Obama and Romney Are Ignoring Hispanic Voters

Harvard Business Review

As I learned during the 2012 Hispanic Voice Town Hall Tour my organization held earlier this year, Hispanics are a high-touch community and this level of interaction goes a long way toward earning trust and loyalty. Think profit center, not cost center. Hispanics have been facing for years.