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Why Porter's Model No Longer Works

Harvard Business Review

It will help us decide what we make, how much we make, and how we finance that production. While social media doesn't shift Porter's model , the social era surely does. Most existing big organizations — the 800-pound gorillas — subscribe to Michael Porter's value chain framework. Big Isn't Enough.

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Get Your Boss Out of Your Bedroom

Harvard Business Review

As if it weren't enough that our polarized Congress nearly blew up the national economy several times last year, this year they're throwing employers right into the middle of a national debate about prescription birth control. Thanks, guys!). But this doesn't just apply to low-wage jobs.

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