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LeadershipNow 140: April 2013 Compilation

Leading Blog

Here are a selection of tweets from April 2013 that you might have missed: Ariens CEO outlines Seven Skills of a Lean Leader. Decide, Learn, Adapt – A Mantra for Avoiding Analysis Paralysis by @RandyConley. Economists know a lot about efficiency but almost nothing about innovation–yet innovation drives growth @mattyglesias.

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How Startups Benefit From Experimentation

The Horizons Tracker

They examined over 35,000 tech startups that were founded between 2008 and 2013. The founders can now think about more radical changes, like innovation and new products… You make more changes overall, so [adopting A/B testing] doesn’t come at the cost of big ideas.”.

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Using AI And Big Data To Judge Our Happiness In Nature

The Horizons Tracker

The analysis revealed that visitors appeared happiest when the urban park was furthest away from the downtown area of the city, with female visitors typically more inclined to show happy emotions in such a setting. They gathered just under 1,000 faces, which between them had 7,480 different scores for facial expressions.

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What Prompts Entrepreneurs Into Social Entrepreneurship?

The Horizons Tracker

In total, the researchers analyzed 673 Indian entrepreneurs who had secured an exit from their startups between 2003 and 2013. The quantitative analysis was then supplemented with qualitative interviews to try and understand what it was about the entrepreneurs’ backgrounds that could make them good social entrepreneurs.

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Are Firms Becoming More Short-Termist?

The Horizons Tracker

The researchers analyzed the strategic focus of publicly listed firms from 1980 to 2013 and found a number of factors that contribute towards this shift in mentality, including the types of investments made by the firm, the compensation paid to the CEO, the patience levels of investors, and the external pressures faced by the firm.

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The Biggest Firms Are Most Likely To Commit Fraud

The Horizons Tracker

The researchers assessed the corporate profiles of 250 firms that were involved in financial securities fraud between 2005 and 2013. A number of clear trends emerged from the analysis. ” The analysis showed that Fortune 500 companies were four times as likely to commit fraud than their peers in the control group.

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The Health Risks Posed By Immigration Detention Facilities

The Horizons Tracker

The researchers examined health data from over 500 people detained in US immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities between 2013 and 2014 in California. The analysis found that 42% of those detained had at least one chronic condition, with this often combined with other health issues.