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What to Know Before You Sign a Payment-by-Results Contract

Harvard Business Review

The UK’s Department for International Development uses “results-based” aid to improve the educational outcomes of young girls in Africa and Asia. ” Health care. And the Health Care Transformation Task Force , a newly formed coalition of private insurers and provider organizations in the U.S.,

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Stop Paying Executives for Performance

Harvard Business Review

Particularly in business schools, various Finance and Accounting professors have argued for including more long-term incentives, and for replacing variable pay packages that largely consist of stock options with a mix of bonds and stocks. On routine tasks where learning is not necessary, highlighting performance goals works great.

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Making Sense of the Many Kinds of Impact Investing

Harvard Business Review

Currently, impact can mean anything from venture investments in new health technologies to microfinance loans in Peru; from affordable housing in the US to renewable energy in India; from social impact bonds to private equity funds that create jobs. Ultimately, asset managers can develop a matrix with financial asset classes (e.g.,

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