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Case Study: Should an Emerging-Market Incubator Help U.S. Businesses?

Harvard Business Review

They’d bonded over their Miami roots and their desire to make a difference in the world, and soon they began developing Helena’s idea into a fully fledged organization. He’d found a receptive chemical-company owner who was providing lab space and even some financial support. “I don’t think it should fly.

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Should a Woman Act More Like a Man to Succeed at Work?

Great Leadership By Dan

To help answer why there are not more women in the top ranks of leadership, scientists at Development Dimensions International (DDI) , the global leadership development consultancy, released two research studies aimed at finding the answers. Make sure your leaders have high-quality development plans.

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10 Sustainable Business Stories Too Important to Miss

Harvard Business Review

PwC’s annual Low Carbon Economy Index report concluded that we must lower global carbon intensity (the amount of carbon produced for every dollar of GDP) by 6% per year until 2100, a percentage point lower than last year’s report recommended. The short story is that we have less room than before. Watch this space. 2014 and Beyond.

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9 Sustainable Business Stories That Shaped 2016

Harvard Business Review

Climate change, building a clean economy, reducing inequality and raising wages, providing health care to support general wellbeing — all are big unknowns now. At the state level, New Jersey passed a big new gas tax , and Oregon , Illinois , and California developed robust energy and climate policies.

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