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What Economists Know That Managers Don’t (and Vice Versa)

Harvard Business Review

But what many economists generally gloss over is a notion that I will argue is highly complementary to market failures: management failures. Businesses and management experts, in contrast, tend take the opposite position. For an example, reconsider the financial crisis. banking assets and as such are “too big to fail”).

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What Economists Know That Managers Don’t (and Vice Versa)

Harvard Business Review

But what many economists generally gloss over is a notion that I will argue is highly complementary to market failures: management failures. Businesses and management experts, in contrast, tend take the opposite position. For an example, reconsider the financial crisis. banking assets and as such are “too big to fail”).

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Three Unexpected Ways to Help with Disaster Recovery

Harvard Business Review

Further, once the immediate crisis or disaster has subsided, Thomson Reuters Foundation provides lawyers and legal resources for free to NGOs through two programs, Trustlaw and Trustlaw Connect. EIS provided critical information on how to contact search-and-rescue teams, where to receive food and water, and how to register missing loved ones.

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The Big Trends Changing Community Development

Harvard Business Review

I can’t imagine, recalling my days at Rio Tinto, the managers of a copper mine measuring and proudly reporting how much dirt was moved, how deep the hole was, and how many trucks they had procured – while staying mum about how much copper was produced. Corporate social responsibility Generational issues Global business'

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The $300 House: A Hands-On Approach to a Wicked Problem

Harvard Business Review

The rising tide of New Capitalism, what Michael Porter calls " shared value " and what Umair Haque calls " thick value ," is perhaps the most important reaction to the corruption and greed that spurred the most recent global economic crisis. The $300 House project is a housing ecosystem project.

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Sharing Data Is a Form of Corporate Philanthropy

Harvard Business Review

Ever since the International Charter on Space and Major Disasters was signed in 1999, satellite companies like DMC International Imaging have had a clear protocol with which to provide valuable imagery to public actors in times of crisis. Porter and Mark R. Over time, we could design responsive cities that react to this data.

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