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If Data Is Money, Why Don’t Businesses Keep It Secure?

Harvard Business Review

Similarly, trust erosion triggered by Edward Snowden’s revelations of government surveillance in mid-2013 are estimated to have cost U.S. technology companies as much as $35 billion in potential business. At the same time, several technology platforms that do not collect or share personal data have emerged since mid-2013.

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Followership : Blog | Executive Coaching | CO2 Partners

CO2

Trust is a common factor in the cost-benefits analysis, compliance with authority, or loyalty to leaders hypotheses. Leaders who consistently make bad decisions, dither, or fail to quickly secure needed resources or follow through on commitments are not apt to create Self-Starters. from the University of Washington.

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Let's Be Realistic About Measuring Impact

Harvard Business Review

With a mission to fight poverty in New York City, the foundation puts each of its 200-plus grants through a cost-benefit analysis every year. It requires a level of research expertise, commitment to longitudinal study, and allocation of resources that are typically beyond the capabilities of implementing organizations.

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One Year After India Killed Off Cash, Here’s What Other Countries Should Learn from It

Harvard Business Review

Such processes are not easy to do and ought to be guided by experts in economics, business, and technology paired with experts in policy execution. A fact-based cost-benefit analysis is essential. Of course, it also helps that the term “disruptive” is frequently attached to such technologies.