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New Research: Where the Talent Wars Are Hottest

Harvard Business Review

Given the forecasts of uncertain global economic growth, we might expect companies to hold off from hiring new employees and to limit whatever international hiring they do to emerging markets. With the war for talent taking place on all fronts, companies must have great talent management practices and systems in place. Methodology.

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Developing Global Leaders Is America's Competitive Advantage

Harvard Business Review

As global companies focus their strategies on developed and emerging markets, they require substantial cadres of leaders capable of operating effectively anywhere in the world. America's higher education system is a magnet for talented leaders from all over the world. Coca-Cola has been a pioneer in developing global leaders.

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Joining Boards: It's Not Just Who You Know That Matters

Harvard Business Review

Both paths are problematic — neither is particularly transparent or relies on objective measures and given that many boards are stubborn bastions of white masculinity, pursuing the "right" network can be fraught, especially for women and other diverse candidates. banking & financial services, insurance, real estate); Health Care (e.g.,

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India Remakes Global Innovation

Harvard Business Review

Chirotech specializes in biocatalysis and chemocatalysis, two important subspecialties of biotechnology and chemistry that help develop key biological and chemical intermediates needed for the efficient production of medicines. It is commonly believed that emerging market companies tap Western R&D talent in order to 'move up the value chain.'

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Give Impact Investing Time and Space to Develop

Harvard Business Review

An estimated 250 funds are actively raising capital in a market that the Global Impact Investing Network estimates at $25 billion. Second, in addition to time, the sector needs a framework to measure success, one that makes sense of the sector’s inherent diversity. Impact investing has captured the world’s imagination.

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Which Nation Has the Best 'Technik'?

Harvard Business Review

The West defeated the Soviet Union not through warfare but by maintaining a superior economic system with higher technological standards. trillion in government support for seven "strategic emerging industries," including alternative energy, biotechnology, next-gen IT, high-end manufacturing equipment, and advanced materials.