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The First Step to Fixing U.S. Manufacturing

Harvard Business Review

A few outlier industries (notably pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and computers) prop up the sector’s aggregate performance; most others have experienced flat growth or outright declines in real GDP over the past two decades. These costs are significantly higher for U.S. But the future trajectory of U.S.

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The 3 Things CEOs Worry About the Most

Harvard Business Review

Please note that titles used here reflect the positions the individuals held in 2013, when we conducted the interviews for a separate article ). Their concerns fell into three broad categories: talent, operating in a global marketplace, and regulation and legislation. Operating in a Global Marketplace. Ken Powell of U.S.

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What to Know About Doing Business in Iran

Harvard Business Review

Within weeks there was $50 billion in business deals involving foreign companies, including the Airbus agreement (worth $25 billion) to sell 118 planes, and Italy’s state rail company’s $5 billion pact to develop the local rail network. However, oil prices have dropped more than 60% since the interim nuclear deal in November 2013.

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6 Reasons Marketing Is Moving In-House

Harvard Business Review

This continues a trend The Association of National Advertisers first reported in 2013. ” Another brand manager told me that many agencies are creating social spin-offs but they still operate like traditional ad agencies. But these companies aren’t getting rid of marketing – they’re just bringing it in-house.

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Aligning Your Organization with an Agile Workforce

Harvard Business Review

Google and Intel rely on experts in social science and biomechanics to develop transformative products by better understanding how people think about and use technology. In 2013, Accenture suggested that 20 to 30 percent of the total workforce falls outside the organization’s traditional full-time, permanent employment relationship.

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What Is Organizational Culture? And Why Should We Care?

Harvard Business Review

Nor can we develop good approaches to analyzing, preserving and transforming cultures. If we can define what organizational culture is , it gives us a handle on how to diagnose problems and even to design and develop better cultures. Beginning May 1, 2013, I facilitated a discussion around this question on LinkedIn.

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How Company Culture Shapes Employee Motivation

Harvard Business Review

One 2013 study illustrates this well. Gore & Associates gives people free time and resources to develop new ideas. The Chief Talent Officer at UCB Pharmaceuticals told us how he recently started inviting patients to executive meetings, so the people making decisions can see how their work makes a difference. Insight Center.