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10 Companies Offering Work from Home

HR Digest

60 per cent were ready to go even part-time if it did not affect their career prospects too much. They offer hosting and management services, along with marketing and customer service management. From project leaders to software engineer to medical writers; the employment opportunities are diverse. Rackspace Inc. Anthem Inc.

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The Three Main Organizational Drivers

Great Leadership By Dan

seeks to make profits, but their primary actions are designed to increase their influence, their market share, their breadth. ? analyzes potential products, services, and markets carefully to identify the most profitable avenues, then pursues those avenues for as long as the profits meet expectations. ?

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Why Are India's Women So Stressed Out?

Harvard Business Review

Career opportunities for women in "the New India" are rapidly expanding, but family expectations and social mores remain rooted in tradition. Not surprisingly, the most stress is felt among women between 25 and 55 years of age, who are trying to balance demanding careers with obligations at home.

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The Rise of the COO

Harvard Business Review

COOs are relatively common in service industries such as financial services, energy, information technology and telecommunications, but in manufacturing sectors — such as automotive, chemical, and pharmaceutical companies — they are relatively rare. It still doesn't seem necessary to be a COO in order to take over as CEO, though.

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Four Reasons to Believe in a Second American Century

Harvard Business Review

Early in my career, a lot of commentators were sure Japan was on its way to becoming number one. I’ve been watching the global economy for decades, and it seems to me that growth in the United States is about to speed up, while growth in the emerging markets is slowing down. How’d that work out?) Now it’s China’s turn to pull ahead.

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The 3 Essential Jobs That Most Retention Programs Ignore

Harvard Business Review

The chief marketing officers at consumer products companies, the heads of design at luxury apparel companies, and the heads of logistics at large retailers are cases in point. They are not employees; they are contingent workers who are nonetheless vital to an organization’s R&D, marketing, and other key processes.

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When a Leader Aims to Please

Harvard Business Review

Roger, a vice president of sales and marketing in the pharmaceutical industry, was one such Pleaser. He reached out for coaching when one of his reporting senior marketing staff members was grabbing credit for other people's work and undermining his department's efforts.

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