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Artisans Must Balance the Books

Harvard Business Review

When I founded the nonprofit African Institution of Technology , I initially focused on helping African entrepreneurs or artisans, especially those with only primary education, develop new skills and market opportunities. People need at least a rudimentary understanding of finance to become good entrepreneurs or artisans.

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The Rise of the COO

Harvard Business Review

COOs are relatively common in service industries such as financial services, energy, information technology and telecommunications, but in manufacturing sectors — such as automotive, chemical, and pharmaceutical companies — they are relatively rare. It still doesn't seem necessary to be a COO in order to take over as CEO, though.

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Stop Waiting for Governments to Close the Skills Gap

Harvard Business Review

Examples of this phenomenon have emerged already: The world’s largest hedge fund is developing a capability for an algorithm to make hiring and firing decisions. Or consider leading accounting firms, such as KPMG, that are developing training programs for certified public accountants to better understand big data models and techniques.

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Google Changes the Playing Field on News

Harvard Business Review

Thus, the whole mechanism depends on the development of a norm of cooperation among publishers, just as similar norms have developed in academia. Thus, the whole mechanism depends on the development of a norm of cooperation among publishers, just as similar norms have developed in academia.

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The Buzz on Green Business in China

Harvard Business Review

The theme of the big event was "Technology-led Transition and Innovation-driven Development," which sounds broad. The theme of the big event was "Technology-led Transition and Innovation-driven Development," which sounds broad. He advises some of the world’s biggest companies on environmental strategy.

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What an Economist Brings to a Business Strategy

Harvard Business Review

Ask them if they apply much else from else from economics in their actual business careers, and you’re likely to hear “not much.”. Consider first the increasing use of auctions, which have a distinguished history in the development of economics. Economists and finance. Here a few notable examples.

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The Right CEO Personality for Process Improvement

Harvard Business Review

Drawing on her work with business leaders, she has developed the following categorization of how people prefer to think: Conceptual : Reads signs of coming change; sees the "big picture"; recognizes new possibilities; tolerates ambiguity; integrates ideas and concepts; communicates through analogy and metaphor; inspires with visions of the future.

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