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Innovation Should Be a Top Priority for Boards. So Why Isn’t It?

Harvard Business Review

In contrast, 70% of respondents think their boards have effective processes for staying current on the company; 69% for compliance; 66% for financial planning; and 55% for risk management — although we should note that managing risks is a crucial consideration when pursuing innovation.

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Why Boards Aren’t Dealing with Cyberthreats

Harvard Business Review

Over 5,000 board members of companies headquartered in more than 60 countries responded to the survey between October 2015 and June 2016. Most responses (80%) were received between October and December 2015. pharmaceuticals, biotechnology & life sciences, health care equipment and services); Industrials (e.g.,

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What You Might Not Know About the Cuban Economy

Harvard Business Review

Cuba’s growth domestic product per capita in 2015 is approximately what it was in 1985. It could be an ideal location for healthcare organizations, but also for those in applied sciences, biotechnology, and pharmaceuticals. And secondly, the business model for Cuban biotechnology has been laughably bad. But, oddly, U.S.

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Understanding The Power Of Our Words

Tanveer Naseer

The talk in question is one given by Mohammed Qahtani, a security engineer from Saudi Arabia, which won him the 2015 Toastmasters International World Championship of Public Speaking.

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Why Mexico’s Economy Doesn’t Depend on the Next U.S. President

Harvard Business Review

In the last decade, the country has reached its highest levels of sophisticated goods from milk, growth that in 2015 helped boost the country’s per capita GDP to its highest level ever. Local leaders managed this by enhancing the value of the steel industry — not reducing it.

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7 Charts Show How Political Affiliation Shapes U.S. Boards

Harvard Business Review

Meanwhile, Democrats place greater importance on technology expertise and risk management. For this analysis, we focused on responses from about 1,000 board members of companies headquartered in the United States that were submitted between October 2015 and December 2015.