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SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

A FTER THE TERRORIST ATTACKS on September 11, 2001 and on the eve of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Major General James Mattis needed to connect with every member of the 1st Marine Division. Chemical attack, treachery, and use of the innocent as human shields can be expected, as can other unethical tactics. Take it all in stride.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

A label may read, for example : “WARNING: This product contains a chemical known to the state of California to cause cancer.” ” Many consumers regard this cancer warning as comparable in severity to cigarette warnings, even though the risk levels depend on the chemical present and often differ markedly.

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Chemicals Mass Marketing System Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2016

Before Mark Zuckerberg wrote a line of Facebook’s code, Kodak made a prescient purchase, acquiring a photo sharing site called Ofoto in 2001. ” For Kodak, that’s the difference between framing itself as a chemical film company vs. an imaging company vs. a moment-sharing company. And Kodak totally missed that.

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Technology Film Gilbert Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

From the 2001 launch of the iPod to the fiscal year end of 2014, Apple’s market cap surged more than 75-fold as its sales and profits exploded. Forward-thinking executives understand that the real business they are in is not cosmetics or foods or chemicals or computers. It is the business of creating.

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Productivity Products Blue Ocean Strategy Price 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 5, 2011

export lobbies want emerging markets and industrialised countries to sharply reduce tariffs on chemicals trade and several other major sectors of the world economy. 50, February 2001). These calls are never balanced by the recognition that the U.S. would have to cut its payouts to farmers. Complicating negotiations even more, U.S.

Strategy 9

Strategy Globalization Politics Telecommunications 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Chairman and CEO, the Dow Chemical Company , and Executive Chairman, DowDuPont. Several years later, in 2001, I was working as chief of staff to then-Harvard University President Larry Summers when we unveiled Harvard’s Sustainability Principles. Andrew Liveris. More than anything, I learned that sustainability is local.

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Project Energy Policies Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2017

With all of the changes and uncertainty, companies in a wide range of industries – from autos and chemicals to electronics and appliances – are moving quickly to rethink supply chains and make them more resilient. However, they are encountering some formidable challenges. Bureau of Labor Statistics and U.S. Census Bureau data.

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