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Developing Global Leaders Is America's Competitive Advantage

Harvard Business Review

As global companies focus their strategies on developed and emerging markets, they require substantial cadres of leaders capable of operating effectively anywhere in the world. economy, expands America's global trade, and attracts foreign companies to base operations in the U.S. Visa restrictions also limit U.S.

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Case Study: Is a Promotion Worth Hiding Who You Are?

Harvard Business Review

.” Hanguk was a large, fast-growing company with diversified interests spanning electronics, biotechnology, shipping, construction, and chemicals. Hanguk’s leadership would be watching the project closely, because expansion to the Arab world was one of its top strategic objectives. “That’s great news!”

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

Harvard Business Review

Boards of companies operating in the consumer discretionary industry have a disproportionately high representation of Democrats, while boards operating in the industrials and energy and utilities industries skew more Republican. pharmaceuticals, biotechnology & life sciences, health care equipment and services); Industrials (e.g.,