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The Traits of Socially Innovative Companies

Harvard Business Review

We also found that the professionals we spoke with at Accenture, in offices on three continents, consistently lauded the firm for its willingness to support innovations, from Accenture Development Partnerships to professional programs for First Peoples in Canada and support for call centers in native communities.

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The Great Leap Generation F Needs to Make

Harvard Business Review

We can’t get jobs—much less careers. It’s roughly one in five in Europe, and it’s getting worse , not better: youth unemployment rates reached record highs in 2013 in Greece ( 65% ) and Spain ( 56.1% ). Think again. Opportunities for young people in many nations are somewhere between LOL and nonexistent. The jobs we can get are awful.