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Build Your Bench Strength Without Breaking the Bank

Harvard Business Review

Year Up , a nonprofit that helps urban young adults to develop professional careers and pursue higher education, began using the matrix when it had only one site, a small staff, and annual revenue around $1 million. But it was growing fast. Today, Year Up is a $30 million organization with multiple sites, and it still uses the matrix.

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The Buzz on Green Business in China

Harvard Business Review

But dont count them out for long; if theres one thing Chinese companies are good at, its implementing a "fast follower" strategy. But dont count them out for long; if theres one thing Chinese companies are good at, its implementing a "fast follower" strategy. At the corporate level, theyre looking to the U.S.

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Five Questions Every Leader Should Ask About Organizational Design

Harvard Business Review

Dave didn’t advocate any particular design model, just one the leader knows how to employ and one flexible enough to be applied to the range of organizational situations a leader faces in the course of a career.

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