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Private Equity Can Make Firms More Innovative

Harvard Business Review

And a recent working paper out of the Dusseldorf Institute for Competition Economics ( DICE ), a think tank of sorts, focuses on the latter by exploring whether leveraged buyouts (LBOs) make firms more innovative. PE investors don’t typically invest in firms known for innovation.

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Why Estonia Is Letting Entrepreneurs Become “E-Residents”

Harvard Business Review

in 2011 to 2.9% If the public sector is to realize the full potential of digital technology to transform public finances and even kickstart national economic growth, governments will have to move beyond streamlining services and cutting red-tape for entrepreneurs. The Singaporean economy’s growth rate went from 6.2%

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Why Some of the Most Groundbreaking Technologies Are a Bad Fit for the Silicon Valley Funding Model

Harvard Business Review

We’re now entering a new era of innovation , one that the model doesn’t quite fit, and we will have to develop new approaches to build the future. In 2014 a graduate student at Stanford named Etosha Cave and two colleagues began their entrepreneurial journey. The Silicon Valley Model. The Hard Road of Hard Tech.

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What’s Wrong with the FAA’s New Drone Rules

Harvard Business Review

In fact, the FAA had originally promised the rules by 2011, but it proceeded to miss every deadline it set for itself , as well as those established by Congress. According to the Consumer Electronics Association , drone shipments will increase from 250,000 units in 2014 to nearly a million by 2018.

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Research: Could Machine Learning Help Companies Select Better Board Directors?

Harvard Business Review

Advances in machine learning have led to innovations ranging from facial recognition software to self-driving cars. corporations between 2000 and 2011. Institutional investors often are critical of CEOs’ influence over boards and have made efforts to help companies improve their governance. Could technology help?

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What the Best Transformational Leaders Do

Harvard Business Review

Whereas most business lists analyze companies by traditional metrics such as revenue or by subjective assessments such as “innovativeness,” our ranking evaluates the ability of leaders to strategically reposition the firm. Matthew Eyring , Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer of Vivint Inc.

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Education Needs to Factor In Entrepreneurship

Harvard Business Review

Value creation doesn’t mean creating individual wealth for our grads; it means empowering our grads with the know-how to innovate, create jobs and contribute to long-term economic growth. And yet, year after year, many of our top-tier grads continue to end up in the same three sectors: finance, consulting and law. This must change.