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Competitive Labor Markets Help Extract Community Benefits From Multinationals

The Horizons Tracker

The fruit exporter managed to secure dominance in its market due to a combination of land concessions and tax breaks, such that by 1930 the company had around 3.5 The researchers measured the economic wellbeing of people in the communities where the company operated between 1973 and 2011. million acres of land across Latin America.

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The Wisdom Wave: Preparing for the Surge of Senior Professionals.

Rich Gee Group

In an evolving job market, the value of older workers is becoming increasingly recognized. This is up from 16% in 2011. The industries expected to see the most significant growth in older workers include healthcare, education, and professional and business services. By 2030, 25% of the US workforce will be over the age of 55.

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My Best Blogs of 2011

In the CEO Afterlife

I began blogging about leadership, strategy, marketing and life last February. So, with the help of WordPress analytics and content judgment, here’s my list of the top ’CEO Afterlife’ blogs of 2011. You’re Not a Real Marketer until You Create a Brand [link]. ” Self-assessment is never easy.

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What Has 2011 Taught You About Business and Leadership?

Tanveer Naseer

As this is the last week of the year, many of us are understandably looking back at the past 12 months and discussing what we consider to be the significant events of 2011. In most cases, such discussions tend to focus on the numerous challenges and upheavals we’ve either watched from afar or witnessed first-hand.

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“Leadership is Marketing” – Peter Drucker Said What?

Tanveer Naseer

It was published shortly before the stock market crash which preceded the Great Depression. In a public newspaper column Drucker predicted a rosy future and a bull market. That must have been difficult for him and it was the last time he attempted to predict the stock market. He actually called leadership a “marketing job.”

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Leadership Development and Educating our Young :: Women on Business

Women on Business

There is lots of conflicting research about what really matters in the process to educate children. Education is not bringing forth from the core of the young the ability to learn and discern. We can and need to take part in the larger dialogue about education whether we have biological children or not.

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The Importance of Testing in an E-marketing Campaign

Women on Business

The same principles apply to e-marketing: before rolling out a campaign to a large audience, test it on a small one. How does their e-marketing supplement their traditional marketing? Create a Benchmark Traditional direct marketing always uses a control piece as the benchmark, generally with an A/B split test.

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