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An Experiment in India Shows How Much Companies Have to Gain by Investing in Their Employees

Harvard Business Review

In July 2013 we implemented a randomized controlled trial in five factory units in Bangalore operated by Shahi Exports Pvt. Nine months after program completion, we calculated the net rate of return to the company’s investment in PACE training for workers at roughly 250%. India’s biggest garment export firm.

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The Comprehensive Business Case for Sustainability

Harvard Business Review

This can disrupt a firm’s ability to operate on schedule and budget. Of the respondents, 72% said that climate change presents risks that could significantly impact their operations, revenue, or expenditures. ” Improving risk management. billion from reduced energy and wastewater consumption in manufacturing.

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Could a Four-Year-Old Do What Carl Icahn Does?

Harvard Business Review

billion in 2013, making him the fifth highest-paid fund manager in the land. r>g: Economist Thomas Piketty’s formula for spiraling wealth inequality, in which the rate of return on capital is higher than economic growth, has its critics. But Icahn’s campaign to get eBay to spin off PayPal succeeded last month.

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