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StrategyDriven Editorial Perspective – The Government has Created a Monster

Strategy Driven

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has served as an integral part of the nation’s financial system since its inception in 1933. With both banks highly concentrated in the weak Texas real estate market, the deal ended up helping neither bank. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC.

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Writing Your Résumé When Your Job Title Doesn’t Reflect Your Responsibilities

Harvard Business Review

And she wrote her summary headline — a prime piece of résumé real estate — to immediately show that she had the experience these new positions require. Create and improve systems to manage staff’s and students’ needs — schedules, records, facilities, personnel, and budgets.

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Universities Are Missing Out on an Explosive Growth Sector: Their Own

Harvard Business Review

The National Association of College and University Business Officers Study on Endowments reveals that endowments are performing enviably — with returns of near 12% in 2013. There’s a systemic Catch 22, one outsourced endowment manager told me. It’s a game of responsibility hot potato. a better place to be.

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Behind China's Roaring Solar Industry

Harvard Business Review

Earlier this week, China's National Energy Administration announced its intention to add 10 gigawatts of solar power capacity in 2013 , more than twice its current level. More than 15 percent of the country's investment goes into real estate, and around 12 percent of GDP comes from property-related industries.

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Why Do App Developers Still Live with Their Moms?

Harvard Business Review

The reward system for app developers follows a familiar “winner take all” pattern described by Cornell economist Robert Frank , where a few outstanding successes capture huge returns while those not lucky enough to reach the top see very little. Facebook had 2,400 employees in 2011; 3,500 in 2012; 4,900 in 2013; and 6,300 today.

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Africa’s Companies Need to Become More Like Training Schools

Harvard Business Review

In June 2013, some Harvard Business School classmates and I launched a social enterprise ( WAVE: West Africa Vocational Education ) targeted at the youth unemployment issue. In the hospitality sector, for example, they invest upfront into luxury real estate and equipment, but rarely into training programs.

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Early Lessons from India’s Demonetization Experiment

Harvard Business Review

The existence of this parallel economy is a substantial drag on the Indian economy: According to recently released data , only about 1% of Indians paid taxes on their earnings in 2013. The remaining was invested in business, stocks, real estate, jewelry, or “benami” assets, which are bought in someone else’s name.

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