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Connecting Unemployed Youth with Organizations That Need Talent

Harvard Business Review

It teaches young people the dress, demeanor, and collaboration skills expected in a professional setting as well as the technical skills for careers in IT, operations, finance, sales and marketing, or customer service. A 2015 study that we conducted with the U.S. Year Up, a large source of opportunity-youth trainees in the U.S.,

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8 Tech Trends to Watch in 2016

Harvard Business Review

More than once you’ve probably looked at some new digital or technological development and asked yourself, “How did we miss that?” Backdoors are lines of code developers intentionally install in firmware so that manufacturers can safely upgrade our devices and operating systems. Here are eight to note for 2016.

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How China’s Government Helps — and Hinders — Innovation

Harvard Business Review

As the era of China as the world’s low-cost manufacturer comes to an end, innovation has become the most important element in the state’s development blueprint. in 2015 and is on track to reach a targeted 2.5% By all accounts, the Chinese state is on all-out drive to move the country up the technological ladder.

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The 10 Most Important Sustainable Business Stories from 2014

Harvard Business Review

To help address this challenge, the French supermarket chain Intermarche developed an incredibly clever campaign to sell the “ugly” fruits and vegetables that growers and stores throw out because they don’t look perfect. And here’s what to watch out for in 2015: Political winds shifting. Tough choices.