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Will Moneyball Analytics Kill Loyalty and Leadership?

Harvard Business Review

That's the new quantitative consensus reshaping professional sports worldwide. After looking hard at the numbers and algorithms, the smartest — and richest — general managers and franchises have made up their collective minds: They're not paying a premium for yesterday. We have a luxury in sports," says Morey.

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What an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Actually Is

Harvard Business Review

It should come as no surprise, however, that as any innovative idea spreads, so do the misconceptions and mythology. For corporations, innovation, product acquisition, talent retention, and supply change development may be the benefits. Family businesses squash entrepreneurial initiative in order to protect their “franchise.”.