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Priorities for Jumpstarting the U.S. Industrial Economy

Harvard Business Review

This is the kind of technology—and the type of firm—that will make renewable energy more efficient and more cost-effective. Aquion is a modern success story for American industry. Average compensation in 2013 across the advanced industries sector was $90,000—nearly double that of workers in other industries.

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Businesses Can No Longer Avoid Becoming Political

Harvard Business Review

Over the last two decades, business leaders in the West have been responding to risks posed by profound changes in the global economy, in technology, and in demographics. The successful ones have, at least. When the public and politicians see businesses as agents or enemies of social policy, businesses cannot avoid becoming political.