Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2013

The conventional narrative of India's educated women tends to emphasize the tectonic collisions between "India Inc.," A little over one-third (36%) of the 775 college-educated women surveyed off-ramped, that is, voluntarily quit their jobs for a period of time. This is on par with the U.S., Japan, and Germany.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2017

Even for experienced deal makers, a first digital acquisition is bound to be an education. However, only 11% described themselves as being either “mature” or “advanced” on the learning curve. For example, some companies use tools that can assess the perception and market recognition of the target.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 29, 2015

Similarly slow progress was seen in steam engines, factory electrification, and petroleum refining. These measures by the mill owners might seem surprising because even today factory workers with little education are often considered “unskilled.” However, this process took a long time.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

The transformation that started in retailing, music, and movies in the 1990s has now spread to education, financial services, cars and trucks, transportation services, energy and the environment, hotels and lodging, life sciences, all types of manufacturing, and even shipping, to name just a few.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 29, 2013

New workers are not entering the market as fast as veterans — particularly engineers — are retiring. Traditional vocational and technical education programs are also part of the answer. While the labor challenge is especially stark in the U.S., In the U.S., Encouraging trade skills.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2017

These companies are investing millions into intelligent systems for situation assessment, prediction analysis, learning-based recognition systems, conversational interfaces, and recommendation engines. As the market has matured, AI is beginning to move into enterprises that will use it but not develop it on their own.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2017

The Institution of Mechanical Engineers estimates that annually between a third and a half of all food produced is wasted worldwide. Choosing this model over the traditional market pricing model, Sainsbury’s helped dairy farms to stay in business and ensured continuous supply of milk for future years. Tara Moore/Getty Images.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2013

Opportunity's investment in an agricultural processing plant, which enhances the value of poor farmer's crops and provides year-round access to new markets, achieved 30 percent higher yields and an average income increase of 50 percent over last season for our farming clients. Today, Roger is president of the school, elected by his peers.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

If you're looking for marketing jargon in 2013, look no further than "native advertising." Brands, media companies and marketing agencies are jumping on the native advertising bandwagon faster than you can say, "what ever happened to Pinterest being the next big thing?".

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2017

HBS Executive Education brings you these articles about business management courtesy of Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. At eBay Germany, the authors found examples of how a maturing company like eBay can retain its innovative spirit. Read more from Harvard Business School Executive Education: How to Spot a Liar.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2016

Executive education students at Harvard Business School. HBS Executive Education brings you these articles about business management courtesy of Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. At eBay Germany, the authors found examples of how a maturing company like eBay can retain its innovative spirit. Willing to Take Chances.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2018

It’s a lesson for countries around the world: Once manufacturing bids farewell, engineering and production know-how depart as well, and innovation activities eventually follow. Today, US firms have less than 2% of market share in the multi-billion automotive lithium-ion battery industry. It’s that the U.S. based companies.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

While India remains a formidably challenging market, there are at least three reasons why global firms cannot overlook India without consequences. This means significant growth potential for multinationals who have core competencies in high-tech infrastructure solutions such as jet engines, turbines, CT scanners, and satellite communications.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 2, 2012

Niche consultants place emphasis in the areas where they have training, expertise and staff support for implementation… and will market their services accordingly. Marketers might contend that the latest advertising campaign is equivalent to re-engineering the client company (though the two concepts are light years apart).

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2017

Alice, an outstanding 24-year-old engineer working for a top technology company, wants to launch her own startup within the next five years, but she doesn’t yet have a venture concept. Respondents emphasized that the skills required by a founder change as their venture matures. Juan Díaz-faes for HBR. Several themes emerged.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2012

First, let's make sure we're focused on the two biggest pressures on joblessness and job generation: the would-be new entrants — the 16- to 24-year-olds — lacking the necessary skills and experience to land gainful employment, and the post-55-year-old mature workers, intent on remaining in the labor market, or scrambling to get back in.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

But, as the venture matures, and they continue to close a few big annual deals, they can limit growth since the SaaS model requires higher volumes. It’s also a tough talent market, especially in sales. To add to that, reps often have to involve the vendor’s engineers in the selling process. 0.01 – $0.10.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 20, 2010

While raw intelligence is a valuable commodity, in-and-of-itself, and to the exclusion of other traits and characteristics, the sole reliance on IQ can be a barrier to professional growth and maturity. Is your intellect standing in the way of your success? Are you so enamored with how smart you are that you can’t get anything done?

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 14, 2016

They move quickly when new information arrives and the market shifts, building businesses that advance their industries and contribute to their communities. These entrepreneurs and their companies are major disruptors of today’s competitive global market – and they are the major source of growth for their local markets.

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