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Givers give without expectation of immediate return.

Coaching Tip

This 'law of love' is identified in many different ways--for example, in Wayne Baker's bestseller, " Achieving Success Through Social Capital " (Jossey-Bass), this law of love in the workplace is described as the "law of reciprocity.". Sources: The New York Times Magazine, March 31, 2013 and www.LawofReciprocity.com. Grant Ph.D.:

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How to Compete Like the World’s Most Innovative Leaders

Skip Prichard

1] He also worked hard to build his social capital with other talented inventors, but also with wealthy families and financiers like J. Human capital: who you are as a leader of innovation . Social capital: who you know with key expertise and resources. Morgan, the Vanderbilts, and the Rockefellers.

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When Selling Digital Content, Let the Customer Set the Price

Harvard Business Review

David Carr, at The New York Times , summarized the industry’s precarious position as follows: “Producing serious news is an expensive enterprise with a beleaguered business model, one that remains tied to the tracks as a locomotive of splintered audiences and declining advertising hurtles toward it.” ( The New York Times ; October 20, 2013).

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Don’t Write Off the (Western) Focused Firm Yet

Harvard Business Review

In his article “ Why Conglomerates Thrive (Outside the U.S.) ” in the December 2013 issue of the Harvard Business Review , J. The rise of Tata in India, Koç Holding in Turkey, and Grupo Carso in Mexico have some management thinkers contending that the conglomerate is back at the expense of the focused firm. in the U.S.,

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From Zipcar to the Sharing Economy

Harvard Business Review

The digitization of social brings real-world trust and social capital online. In 2013, corporate America will need to pay very close attention to this new paradigm. Today, a decade after the launch of the iPod, consumers are starting to reach the same realization.

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Do You Know Who Holds Your Office Together?

Harvard Business Review

A 2013 HBR article by Christine Riordan likewise reported the many ways that workplace friendship increases job satisfaction and engagement. Social capital also counts. According to a 2006 SHRM report, increasing employee engagement not only saved one of Caterpillar’s European plants $8.8

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People Are Angry About Globalization. Here’s What to Do About It.

Harvard Business Review

executives feel that they do not generally seem to have the kind of social capital that would cushion against a big sociopolitical backlash. A 2013 Pew Research survey found that business executives ranked ninth out of 10 professions in terms of social contribution, only placing ahead of lawyers. Perhaps U.S.