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New Research: Where the Talent Wars Are Hottest

Harvard Business Review

Given the forecasts of uncertain global economic growth, we might expect companies to hold off from hiring new employees and to limit whatever international hiring they do to emerging markets. banking & financial services, insurance, real estate); Health Care (e.g., chemicals, metals & mining, paper & forest products).

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

Harvard Business Review

In fact, her love of the city’s mingled cultures and vibrant local businesses was one of the things that had inspired her to cofound Unamano, now a world-renowned nonprofit that supported entrepreneurship in emerging markets. Unamano’s mission was to help entrepreneurs in emerging markets—not in the United States.

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Who's Really Responsible for P&G's Succession Problems?

Harvard Business Review

Is the problem that P&G produces outstanding specialists in marketing but not general managers who can run the business? banking & financial services, insurance, real estate); Health Care (e.g., pharmaceuticals, biotechnology & life sciences, health care equipment and services); Industrials (e.g.,

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The Company Outsmarting Big Pharma in Africa

Harvard Business Review

It has doubled its market cap in the five years and sales reached almost $1.5 What's more, these are markets that traditional developed market firms are increasingly targeting for their own growth goals. and other traditionally developed markets. and other traditionally developed markets.

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A Yahoo Break-Up Could Be the Start of Lots of Splits

Harvard Business Review

Bayer divested its chemicals and materials businesses and ended up a pharmaceutical and crop-science giant. At the same time, the two firms put their consumer health-care businesses into a new joint venture. This refocusing is often the other side of the coin in an acquisition strategy.

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The Buzz on Green Business in China

Harvard Business Review

The article shows how the Dutch firm AkzoNobel is growing in China, particularly through products that help customers reduce environmental footprint in the shipping and building sectors. China Hi-Tech Fair ready to highlight emerging industries ," which describes Chinas largest tech show going on this week in Shanghai.

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Joining Boards: It's Not Just Who You Know That Matters

Harvard Business Review

banking & financial services, insurance, real estate); Health Care (e.g., pharmaceuticals, biotechnology & life sciences, health care equipment and services); Industrials (e.g., chemicals, metals & mining, paper & forest products). banking & financial services, insurance, real estate); Health Care (e.g.,