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Complimentary Resource – Economist: Smart SMBs Fine-Tuning the Engines of Growth

Strategy Driven

In the latest forecasts from The Economist Intelligence Unit, global GDP growth for 2013 has been revised down to 3.1% – only slightly up on GDP growth for 2012 (2.9%). Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Complimentary Resource – Going Green With Content Management.

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Invest in Tomorrow’s Workforce, and World

Harvard Business Review

But as good managers have discovered in so many realms of human need, pure philanthropy is not the only means for addressing social challenges. So what can the rest of us do to spur the development of better finance, and take investment and corporate involvement to the next level? Corporate social responsibility Education Finance'

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Your Board Should Be Full of Activists

Harvard Business Review

Its directors have turned over many times, of course, but Trian Fund Management, led by activist Nelson Peltz, is pressing for far more than a routine remake, demanding four seats of its own choosing at the table. Much the same occurred at Canadian Pacific Railway in 2012, when Pershing Square Capital Management acquired control of its board.

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What to Know About Doing Business in Iran

Harvard Business Review

sanctions are delaying these projects being financed. However, oil prices have dropped more than 60% since the interim nuclear deal in November 2013. Focusing on data such as population growth, inflation, and GDP growth is a way to anticipate market developments. However, remaining U.S. The Opportunities.

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Why Greece and Cyprus May Be Better Off Without the Euro

Harvard Business Review

Although the Eurozone’s 19 finance ministers recently threw Greece a much-needed economic lifeline , and the latter repaid the first of four loan installments that it owes the IMF in March 2015, there’s no long-term relief in sight for the troubled economy. in 2013; and by an estimated 2.8% billion in 2012. in 2012; 5.4%

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How Israeli Startups Can Scale

Harvard Business Review

As a result, tech-sector employment has declined as a percent of the workforce, from 11% in 2006–2008 to 9% in 2013. At nearly 4% of GDP , Israel spends more on R&D — public and private combined — than any nation in the world.) billion in 2013. But is all of that changing? billion, compared to just $1.2