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Making Matrix Organizations Actually Work

Harvard Business Review

For example, the French global energy player ENGIE recently tilted its primary dimension from product (such as power, services, and infrastructure) toward region in order to better serve its clients in the territories in which it operates. When a company reorganizes, it’s often because the strategy has also changed. Don’t pretend.

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An Online Medical Database Is Reducing Doctor Error

Harvard Business Review

Our organizations are involved in the efforts to expand global access. Given that most developing countries do not record medical errors, the global magnitude of the problem is not well documented. We encourage others to join us in this effort and offer three recommendations for accelerating this drive. This was grossly insufficient.

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The Olympics as a Story of Risk Management

Harvard Business Review

In the run-up to the London 2012 Olympics, for example, the global financial crisis caused private developers for the Olympic Village project to withdraw, requiring a refinancing package backed by government. These risks can emanate from the realm of security, public health, natural ecology, technology, or economics.