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Case Study: Play it Safe at Home, or Take a Risk Abroad?

Harvard Business Review

Editors' Note: This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. His business development team had gotten some good market data about the border cities — Matamoros, Ciudad Juárez — and some leads on potential partners.

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Social Media Influence | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Validating proof of concept around social media ROI is a discussion that may have had a bit of relevance 24 months ago, but unless you’ve been stranded on a desert island for the last couple of years you know that numerous case studies abound which validate social media beyond any reasonable doubt. What more proof does one need?

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The $300 House: A Hands-On Approach to a Wicked Problem

Harvard Business Review

From the start we asked: What are the complexities of financing these homes? Bhalla used the case study of the chulha stove, co-created by businesses, NGOs, and slum dwellers, to make his point. And David Smith's entry on the financial challenge shows that flexibility can be born out of financing options as well.

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How Companies, Governments, and Nonprofits Can Create Social Change Together

Harvard Business Review

Developed alongside business magnate Nandan Nilekani, “ the biggest social project on the planet ” relies on community-operated Common Service Centers (CSCs) and local entrepreneurs to deliver programs and share in the profits. Develop portfolios of financing to offset risk and achieve greater scale.

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Case Study: Should a Female Director “Tone It Down”?

Harvard Business Review

ran, a Florida-based shopping-center-development group, and she was devoted to both him and his firm. Sarah, an experienced real estate consultant, had always been happy to help. It’s that board I’m on — the real estate company.” Finally , Sarah thought. Offutt, the CEO, had named a time when they could meet.

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Attitude Reflects Leadership

N2Growth Blog

If you struggle with recruiting, team building, and leadership development you likely have a bad attitude. Barbers, plumbers, real estate agents, and almost all trade personnel are required to meet established levels of trade skills and be licensed; none will have as bad an impact on a customer as a bad manager or supervisor will!