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Information Technology's Dangerous Trend in Africa

Harvard Business Review

For the past few decades, emerging technologies such as biotechnology, microelectronics, information technology and communications technologies have become central to the socioeconomic development of nations. Yes, they know more about mobile operating systems and mobile payments than they do about farming! The farms are now IT labs.

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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. economy, expands America's global trade, and attracts foreign companies to base operations in the U.S. Visa restrictions also limit U.S.

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Companies Can Address Talent Shortages by Partnering with Educators

Harvard Business Review

operational headquarters in Lexington, Massachusetts, which has been working with nearby Quincy College for the past several years. We were founded in 1885, to work with industry, and that is still a core mission for Georgia Tech.” ” Yet another example of a business/education partnership is Shire, a biotech company with U.S.

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Technology Progresses When Business, Government, and Academia Work Together

Harvard Business Review

“But here, we can operate within the time frame of the next coffee break.” In 2011, he commissioned a report that called for an “innovation policy” rather than an “industrial policy.” ” That’s really essential, because the different players often have widely divergent incentives.

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It's Manufacturing's Turn for Special Treatment

Harvard Business Review

A number of economists howled against this so-called "industrial policy" and criticized the president's singling out manufacturing for "special treatment" — something they say no industry should get. The Right Policies. If we lose manufacturing, R&D eventually follows. It is knowledge work.

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7 Charts Show How Political Affiliation Shapes U.S. Boards

Harvard Business Review

Boards of companies operating in the consumer discretionary industry have a disproportionately high representation of Democrats, while boards operating in the industrials and energy and utilities industries skew more Republican. pharmaceuticals, biotechnology & life sciences, health care equipment and services); Industrials (e.g.,