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Is the Cost of Innovation Falling?

Harvard Business Review

If the cost of innovation is falling, that should enable more of it from poorer countries, companies or cooperatives. If it's not, the already big and already rich will dominate innovation. Those who say the cost is dropping often point to the dramatically falling costs of computing power.

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What the EPA’s Clean Power Plan Looks Like in Practice

Harvard Business Review

Americans — and American companies — have also connected the dots between clean energy and economic growth, with 87% last year saying that developing clean energy should be a priority for the President and Congress. In Colorado, the state renewable energy mandate was bumped up from 20% to 30% in 2010.

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Research: Self-Disruption Can Hurt the Companies That Need It the Most

Harvard Business Review

When innovations threaten to disrupt an industry by replacing an old business model with a new one, incumbents need to invest in that model in order to survive. But what if an innovation poses a threat, and you can’t yet tell whether it has genuinely transformative potential? Fuse/Getty Images. These are rarely studied questions.

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The Comprehensive Business Case for Sustainability

Harvard Business Review

These require sophisticated, sustainability-based management. Yet executives are often reluctant to place sustainability core to their company’s business strategy in the mistaken belief that the costs outweigh the benefits. ” Improving risk management. Fostering innovation.

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Sustainability in Financial Services Is Not About Being Green

Harvard Business Review

The next time we hear about a bank or insurance company''s "green program" — like using energy efficient light bulbs or operating out of a LEED Platinum building — we''ll either scream or throw up. This is in direct contrast to "financial innovation" that focuses on only one dimension of performance, putting the others at risk.

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The Public/Private Cooperation We Need on Cyber Security

Harvard Business Review

As importantly, an effective cybersecurity framework has to overcome barriers to continued economic growth — creating an environment that protects and nurtures innovation. Critical industry sectors from energy and banking to transportation and health care answer to different government agencies or regulators.

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Case Study: How to Integrate an Acquired Brand

Harvard Business Review

BusinessWeek had featured the firm in an article about companies that take speedy approaches to M&A while remaining sensitive to the human costs. Come on; we both know the costs of that," Henry said. Clearly a full integration is the most cost-effective approach. Think about it from a risk management perspective, Annabel.