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Innovation Thrives Despite Piracy

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When Napster was released in 1999 pretty much all the way through until its demise in 2002, considerable unrest swirled around the platform. After all, when people could get your core offering for free, not only would that harm your income but it would discourage the industry from producing content and stifle innovation.

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Management Innovations Only Work When No One Else Is Doing Them

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” Management innovation. By 2002 it was catching on and three teams had adopted it, but by 2013, a whopping 75% had done so. The research highlights the value management innovations can bring to you, but only if your organization is the one of the few to utilize it.

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Sustainable Investment Funds Can Encourage Worse Behavior

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Sustainable behaviors The researchers scrutinized the emissions records of more than three thousand major corporations spanning the years 2002 to 2020. Alternatively, investors could direct funds to firms that are developing innovative green technologies, such as carbon dioxide removal.

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The Evolution of the Executive, C-Suite, and Boardroom

N2Growth Blog

Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The Executives and Boardrooms of years gone by had radically changed, paving the way for new ideas, innovation, and equality. This was still, however, a largely ‘hush hush’ environment until 2002 when the Sarbanes-Oxley Act came into play, an act passed by U.S.

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Gender Influences The Salaries We Demand At Work

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In 2002, women earned 80% of what men earned. While sharing pay information can help reduce the gap in how much men and women are paid, it might not fix everything. Gender pay gap According to the Pew Research Center, women have been earning a bit more compared to men over the past 20 years. In 2022, it went up to 82%.

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Servant-Leadership 101: Nonpartisan Lesson (Moneyball Movie Example)

Modern Servant Leader

During their 2002 season, general manager Billy Beane, played here by Brad Pitt, knew he needed a new approach to building his team, if they were to compete for a national championship. How are you looking to others for innovative ideas? BEN: The Oakland A’s baseball team has never been known to have a major budget.

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Academic Reputation Matters When It Comes To Getting Published

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The researchers used Vernon Smith, the winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2002 to help prove their point. Recent research from the University of Innsbruck confirmed that better-known researchers had a much easier time getting published than their lesser-known peers.