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Too Big to Manage: JP Morgan and the Mega Banks

Harvard Business Review

Poor controls over risk and valuations. Manipulation of energy markets. It means “process mapping” the myriad business functions; assessing business, legal and ethical risks at various points; mitigating that risk through education, checks and balances; and ensuring that problems are discovered early and handled promptly.

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3 Emerging Market Risks Companies Should Watch for in 2018

Harvard Business Review

They devote far more time to internal execution and competitive risks than to external risks that can change the playing field. This means that many emerging market risks get cut from the senior leadership agenda. Leftist presidential candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador is well ahead in the polls.

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7 Charts Show How Political Affiliation Shapes U.S. Boards

Harvard Business Review

Boards of companies operating in the consumer discretionary industry have a disproportionately high representation of Democrats, while boards operating in the industrials and energy and utilities industries skew more Republican. Both Republicans and Democrats say the most effective board committee is audit/finance.