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8 Certifications Worth Pursuing in 2024

Strategy Driven

Covering areas such as auditing, financial accounting, and taxation, the CPA credential opens doors to a myriad of career opportunities, from public accounting firms to corporate finance roles. This certification focuses on management accounting principles, risk management, and business strategy.

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What’s at Stake in an Economy with Low Oil Prices

Harvard Business Review

The risks in lower energy prices have a lot more to do with sustainability of some of the governments around the world that are really dependent on commodity revenues for their own legitimacy and power. The growth and energy demand in China is immense. They’re not going to stop doing that because energy prices are low.

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Joint Ventures Reduce the Risk of Major Capital Investments

Harvard Business Review

For instance, the cost of building and equipping a leading-edge semiconductor fab has climbed to $7 billion, as the technology required to make more advanced chips is getting more complex. For example, the global energy player ENGIE and its local partners apply it in the independent power production business in the Middle East.

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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. These business leaders must, however, be aided by highly competent legal, financial, risk, compliance, audit and technology staff. Boards Ethics Risk management' Deceptive communication within the company and to the board.

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Make Sure Your Team’s Workload Is Divided Fairly

Harvard Business Review

“You are managing the energy and brainpower of an entire group,” she says. “There needs to be a clearly articulated and repeated value that everyone ought to be equally contributing his or her talents, skills, and energy,” she says. Have a plan. You must devote time to it.” What help do you need?’”

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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. Together, these diverse players will help governments, companies and communities work together to manage the nexus.

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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.