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Developing Global Leaders Is America's Competitive Advantage

Harvard Business Review

As global companies focus their strategies on developed and emerging markets, they require substantial cadres of leaders capable of operating effectively anywhere in the world. economy, expands America's global trade, and attracts foreign companies to base operations in the U.S. Visa restrictions also limit U.S.

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You Don’t Need to Be a Silicon Valley Startup to Have a Network-Based Strategy

Harvard Business Review

Intellectual capital. For most companies intellectual property is something that sits on their balance sheet. But what if the value is not in the intellectual capital itself but in the connectivity of that IP? Operate : Deploy the platform to foster connections and the exchange of value at scale.

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Can Hewlett Packard Make its Own Luck?

Harvard Business Review

It can be easy to dramatically expand revenue and profits when you are the upstart in an emerging sector — but once you're on top, sustaining this leadership position isn't easy. It could also include sophisticated software based on the WebOS (the operating system HP leveraged from the Palm acquisition).