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Rookie Talent: Avoiding a Kodak Moment

Leading Blog

In 2012, the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The Kodak name became synonymous with a resistance to change, but it’s not just innovation the company lacked. Human Resources' Her latest book is Knowing Y: Engage the Next Generation Now.

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Building a Software Start-Up Inside GE

Harvard Business Review

Key selection criteria included experience in innovative software and service (versus product) development, and an ability to manage a start-up in a very large, complex company. GE started on one floor of a large office building in 2012 and has grown to take over all five floors. By June of 2012 we were close to 100.

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How Labor Standards Can Be Good for Growth

Harvard Business Review

Nike is a leading example of how both anti-sweatshop campaigns and labor standards in trade agreements can be good for innovation and growth in developing countries. In May 2012, as part of our research , we gave out the new dies randomly to 35 of the 135 producers in Sialkot and sat back to watch. We asked owners why not.

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How to Negotiate Your Parental Leave

Harvard Business Review

According to the Families and Work Institute's 2012 National Study of Employers , the average policy allows 14 weeks for the primary-care giver. Organizations innovate or update policies by having people challenge them and set new precedents," says Rousseau. In the U.S., Some organizations go beyond this requirement.

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