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Morning Advantage: A Serious Attempt at "Pay What You Want"

Harvard Business Review

But, that didn’t stop two successful Division I women’s basketball coaches from venturing into the bedsheet business, hoping to disrupt the industry with their innovative idea for “high performance” sheets. BONUS BITS: Telecommunications Takedowns. Why I’m Cutting the Cord, and How Cable Can Get Me Back (Wired).

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Study: Firms with More Women in the C-Suite Are More Profitable

Harvard Business Review

While successful female leaders have made headlines in recent years — Marissa Mayer, Sheryl Sandberg, and Indra Nooyi all come to mind — they remain the exception to the rule. Success is also correlated with the relative absence of discriminatory attitudes toward female executives. Yet in the U.S.

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How Company Culture Shapes Employee Motivation

Harvard Business Review

Business leaders believe a strong organizational culture is critical to success, yet culture tends to feel like some magic force that few know how to control. One 2013 study illustrates this well. We saw this play out in retail, banking, telecommunications, and the fast food industry as well. Insight Center.