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Charlie Ackerman on Winning A World in Flux

HR Digest

Bosch firmly believes that research is not an end in itself – a never-ending race to develop new technologies – but rather something that makes a tangible contribution to improving the quality of people’s lives. Our BRGs are voluntary and are typically developed by associates who want to drive and influence our workplace culture.

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Why Marketing Needs Closer Ties to IT

Harvard Business Review

As marketing continues to shift and improve, we’ve come to rely on IT to provide expertise on current technology and, perhaps more importantly, to provide a road map that shows where technology will lead, where integration is critical, and how to make the best use of increasingly sophisticated tools.

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The Internet Shouldn’t Run on Dirty Energy

Harvard Business Review

If the world is to become ever more efficient and reach global climate goals, internet power will need to play its part. Leading companies are learning that sourcing renewable energy for data centers is a low-cost way to demonstrate commitment to global climate goals while adding reliability and predictability to energy consumption.

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The First Step to Fixing U.S. Manufacturing

Harvard Business Review

But while the largest US firms have seen their domestic revenues grow more than twice as fast as the sector average even in the domestic market, their smaller suppliers—the firms that provide them with the materials and components they depend on—have experienced negative growth. manufacturers are taking notice.

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A Case for Why Health Systems Should Partner with Pharmacies

Harvard Business Review

We subsequently observed meaningful reductions in smoking rates in regions where we have a large market share. As providers increasingly participate in value-based purchasing arrangements, what used to be profit centers have become cost centers. Retail health care is good for health systems.

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Make It Easy for Decision Makers to Approve Your Deal

Harvard Business Review

For example, The Wall Street Journal might typically report something like the following: “Exxon Corporation has announced that it is moving forward with development of oil fields in Kazakhstan in order to meet the world’s demand for oil.” ” Fair enough: Exxon does want to find and sell more oil.

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