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3 Ways Social Entrepreneurs Can Solve Their Talent Problem

Harvard Business Review

Even when funded, social entrepreneurs cannot compete head to head on that basis; in the survey, even entrepreneurs with a high level of funding continued to cite budget constraints as a top hiring barrier. Moreover, in many countries the prestige, pay, and job security of big companies are difficult to resist.

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The $2,000 Car

Harvard Business Review

Other companies still subscribe to a "glocalization" strategy of adapting their Western products to meet local needs, and will have to step up their game to get more from their innovation efforts. Phase 2: Glocalization. To meet the budgets of customers in poor countries, they de-featured existing products.