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What Tomorrow's Leaders Are Learning in Africa Right Now

Harvard Business Review

In this way, the interns will build practical knowledge while making a significant contribution to the firms' success. And companies in Accra include venture fund Oasis Capital and agricultural private equity house Injaro Investments.

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Getting Smarter about Google's "Brain Drain"

Harvard Business Review

A few weeks ago, Silicon Valley was abuzz with reports that Google had granted across-the-board raises of 10 percent to all 23,000 or so of its employees — a bracing reminder of just how much money Google makes, and of its willingness to share the spoils of success with its people. But companies work by different rules.