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How to Seize Opportunity in a World of Disruption

Skip Prichard

In sharp contrast to Hurricane Katrina, the collaboration between military organizations, federal authorities, and state and local agencies during Sandy led to purposeful and decisive support to victims and infrastructure. Risk management is now a fully-developed rich scientific discipline.

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Using Supply Chains to Grow Your Business

Harvard Business Review

Innovative, proudly geeky Norwegian software company, Trolltech , an open-source pioneer, landed a contract with the mobile division of Sharp, the Japan-based consumer electronics global powerhouse. Collins worked primarily on IT related work, such as systems integration and software development.

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How HR and Judges Made It Almost Impossible for Victims of Sexual Harassment to Win in Court

Harvard Business Review

But it did foreshadow later legal developments, beginning in 1986. The Meritor decision, in turn, led to a sharp increase in employers arguing that they should not be liable if they had an anti-harassment policy and complaint procedure in place. In fact, this was not accepted law at the time. That’s when the U.S.