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The Ethics Conversation We’re Not Having About Data

Harvard Business Review

In July, the CEO of Whole Foods Markets issued a mea culpa after the supermarket was found to have manipulated product data, over-stating the weight of pre-packaged produce and meats. Business managers are missing the real issue: the people who collect, store, manage and process our data are not being held to any ethical standards.

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Cast the Net Wide – Make the Most of Your Promotional Time and.

Women on Business

For example, when my book publisher was hit by Hurricane Wilma, (thus my upcoming book was literally blown away), I turned to graphic design where I had received all my training and contacts—but with a much different business model. Similarly, make sure your OWN site has the best key words for the search engines.

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Why I Appreciate Starbucks

Harvard Business Review

Specifically, Schulz is out to prove the power of a different kind of business model — one that, in his words, "balances profit with social responsibility.". Over the next two years, as the company expanded at a blinding rate, its business went into something of a freefall. In 2000, he stepped down as CEO of Starbucks.

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Can HP Change its DNA?

Harvard Business Review

It's the company's deeply embedded belief system, its prevailing ethics, and the way people within the company interact with each other and with customers. In a company setting, that would be the economics of its business model. The DNA that has been in HP's bones from the start is all about excellence in hardware engineering.

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Does Your CEO Really Get Data Security?

Harvard Business Review

Nothing about markets or strategies — CEOs have canned answers for that kind of thing. The Social-Engineer Toolkit , a cyber version of the Anarchist Cookbook , openly provides tools and techniques for launching attacks and engaging in other malevolent behavior (though it''s also a useful tool for the security community).

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Binge TV and the Art of Creating a Committed Customer

Harvard Business Review

The binge viewing segment has played no small part in driving Netflix’s brand equity and market cap. Just as importantly, binge viewers are driving Netflix’s business model development, as well. Remember the $1 million prize Netflix offered to get people to improve its movies recommendation engine?

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The 6 Ways Business Leaders Talk About Sustainability

Harvard Business Review

Capitalists focus on the financial returns from capital invested, and most business leaders prioritize issues that are financially material. For anyone with a pension linked to market performance, that is a good thing. Meanwhile, Al Gore’s Generation Foundation sees sustainability as the new engine of economic growth.

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