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Diversification Putting Pressure on FinTech Executives

N2Growth Blog

The fast-paced expansion of FinTech companies into long-distance geographies has increased the Penrose effect , thus escalating the managerial constraints affecting organizational growth and development. The FinTech industry is not an exception and is yet to strike the right balance between timing and scope.

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Collaboration for Change: Multi-Sector Partnerships in Sustainable Medical and Sharps Waste Management

Strategy Driven

Advanced incinerators, autoclaves, and microwave treatments are just a few examples of how technology is redefining the industry. Overcoming Challenges: Navigating the Complex Terrain Financial Hurdles and Innovative Financing One of the most significant barriers to sustainable biomedical waste management is financial constraints.

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Ecosystem Economics: Navigating the Water-Food-Energy Nexus

Harvard Business Review

When we talk about natural resource constraints on business — such as shortages in water or increases in the cost of energy or agricultural products — we tend to forget how deeply intertwined these commodities are. Facing these clear resource constraints, businesses will need to adapt, and soon.

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What Younger Workers Can Learn from Older Workers, and Vice Versa

Harvard Business Review

They have learned that some of the constraints they thought were immovable could be reframed by thinking more creatively about how they perform their tasks and what they consider the boundaries of these tasks. So it makes sense for the old to share their insights about finances with the young. Take savings rates, for example.

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What GE’s Board Could Have Done Differently

Harvard Business Review

After studying meetings of various sizes, researchers have concluded that the optimal number of participants is seven or eight — small enough for good discussions, but large enough for a diversity of opinions. The Board Had No Finance Committee. GE’s board had another major structural defect: It lacked a finance committee.

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Is Your Company Ready for the Rise of Smart Cities?

Harvard Business Review

The right kind of shared minibuses, with Wi-Fi, folding work desks, and privacy screens or headrests, could work for business commuters, for example, while families with children and elderly or disabled riders would be more likely to take flexible vehicles with easy entry, generous storage space, and seats that can be reconfigured.

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Women as Microfinance Leaders, Not Just Clients

Harvard Business Review

This year my organization decided to give an award for "excellence in leadership," and among the elements of excellence we expect to see in the winner, we're putting one criterion front and center: the nominees' commitment to gender diversity in their leadership ranks.