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Research Suggests Firms Should Look Externally For New Bosses

The Horizons Tracker

New markets The data implies a lively market for CEOs, enticed by the prospect of elevated remuneration, reduced public scrutiny, and the operational proficiency that private equity (PE) firms offer. The study also noted that there were around 30,000 private equity deals with a total value of $4 trillion between 2016 and 2021.

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Avoid Doing the Wrong things Righter…But, “By What Method?”

Deming Institute

In one of his conversations found on YouTube and posted on January 11, 2010 (the year following his death), Dr. Ackoff provides the following insight about leaders doing the “right and wrong” things in the systems they lead: Peter Drucker said “There’s a difference between doing things right and doing the right thing.” 2010, January).

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The Best-Performing Emerging Economies Emphasize Competition

Harvard Business Review

More than half that reached the top quintile in terms of economic profit generation between 2001 and 2005 had been knocked off their perch a decade later, in 2010-15. While our research found that firm-level innovation is high, we also note that policy plays an important role.

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The Scale of the Climate Catastrophe Will Depend on What Businesses Do Over the Next Decade

Harvard Business Review

” We will need to cut CO2 emissions by 45% from 2010 levels by 2030, the report says, and get to no emissions by 2050. The list of actions companies take is well-developed and documented, and most large companies do the following: Slash energy use and emissions in operations. Getting to 1.5 Embrace renewable energy.

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Women on Boards: America Is Falling Behind

Harvard Business Review

A 2010 McKinsey study finds that across all industry sectors, companies with the most women on their boards of directors significantly and consistently outperform those with no female representation: by 41 percent in terms of return on equity and by 56 percent in terms of operating results. As of 2010, women held just 15.7

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China’s Economy, in Six Charts

Harvard Business Review

Foreign investors have flocked to the country’s shores as many of the world’s largest manufacturers have established operations there. Moreover, the population is aging and the size of the labor force is set to plateau in 2016 (See “China’s Labor Market” chart below). China, too, needs more technological innovation.

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Making Hospital Partnerships Work

Harvard Business Review

After much deliberation, we partnered with University of Chicago Medicine (UCM) in 2010. Five main factors make our clinical partnerships work: Joint operating committees that meet regularly. The committee recently held a half-day retreat to develop a three-year plan for the program and set strategic priorities for 2016.