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Research Highlights The Innovative Potential Of Immigrants

The Horizons Tracker

To shed light on the matter, the researchers analyzed the output of almost 880,000 Americans who patented inventions between 1990 and 2016. Furthermore, during the period examined, immigrants were responsible for a quarter of the total economic value of patents granted, as determined by the stock market’s response to new patents.

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Small Firms Shifting Horizons As A Result Of Brexit

The Horizons Tracker

It shows clear attempts to move exports away from EU markets to elsewhere in the world. The data showed that the smallest exporters were shifting up to 46% of their export growth from the EU to other markets since the referendum in 2016, with slightly larger firms shifting around 19% of their exports. Gravity defying.

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How Organic Wine Finally Caught On

Harvard Business Review

The paltry market for organic wine around the world belies the fact that over the past half century, countless organic winegrowers and vintners have dedicated great effort to creating a larger market for the category, without much success. While 6% of the wine sold at Systembolaget in 2011 was organic, by 2016 it was over 20%.

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Can Index Funds Be a Force for Sustainable Capitalism?

Harvard Business Review

It is tough to beat the market and over long periods of time indexing has been shown to outperform most active managers. On the other side, fans of active management see it as a trend that can damage market efficiency and lead to distortions in market prices. But what’s the role of investors?

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The Time to Think About the 3D-Printed Future Is Now

Harvard Business Review

Continuous light interface production , or CLIP, uses chemical reactions to better control the transformation of liquids into solids. This technology starts with a plastic or metal powder, but instead of solidifying the powder with a laser, it uses chemicals sprayed from 30,000 tiny nozzles at a rate of 350 million dots per second.

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Growth Needs to Come from the Entire Company

Harvard Business Review

Too many companies try to expand wherever rapid revenue opportunities lead them, diversifying into new products, entering new markets, expanding through mergers and acquisitions, or investing in organic growth (which often means stealing market share by releasing products or services similar to those of your competitors).

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The Political Issues Board Directors Care Most About

Harvard Business Review

With the 2016 U.S. Boards are clearly aligned with business leaders and executives on their outlooks for 2016. If their projections turn out to be right, we should get ready for a bumpy road ahead, with market volatility and negative surprises. chemicals, metals & mining, paper & forest products).