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Why the TSA Screening Revolt is Like Poison Ivy

Harvard Business Review

Kinsley points out that society could not regulate safety at a rate of anything like $50 million per life saved "without grinding to a halt." Now back to the subject at hand; reporting. And clear reporting in this sphere is so rare that I am aware of only one example.

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The Big Picture of Business – What Business Must Learn: Putting.

Strategy Driven

Often, it is assumed that some protector or regulator will adequately address the issues. Ives Sharon Drew Morgen Hank Moore Jamie P. When business news gets on Page 1 of every day’s newspaper and every evening TV newscast, then the public notices and cares. Therefore, it does not fully grow and bloom.

Ethics 59
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“Goodbye Mr. Jones”: The End of the Dow as an American Index

Mills Scofield

This is all bad news for American corporate tax lawyers because, with their official headquarters overseas, companies will no longer be subject to American’s convoluted corporate tax code. Is the concept of national corporations and financial indices outdated? This is the case for much of the Dow and corporate America in general.

Finance 131
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The Ex-Im Bank Fight and the Future of Global Competitiveness

Harvard Business Review

The fight over Ex-Im's future in Washington is between laissez-faire conservatives who decry corporate welfare, and Bank proponents who say government has a role to play in international competitiveness. If Congress doesn't act soon, the U.S. must face in the future. In 2011, according to Bank numbers, it used $32 billion to finance U.S.

Banking 11
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The 10 Most Important Sustainable Business Stories from 2014

Harvard Business Review

So here is my admittedly subjective look at the top 10 sustainability stories and themes of the year, with sustainability broadly defined as encompassing people, planet, and profits: 1. And citizens, using new social media tools and old-fashioned marches, rose up to drive change. The bad news — climate change is now.