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On Creative Accounting: Two Creativity Myths

Harvard Business Review

An idea, behavior, or product is creative if it is both novel and appropriate to some goal. They were appropriate to the artist's goal of creating "a contemplative space that encourages participants to linger and experience an all-encompassing art environment.". And it quite effectively served its murderous goal.

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Research: The Digitization of Banks Disproportionately Hurts Women Entrepreneurs

Harvard Business Review

These meetings allowed for the exchange of important information about the business model, intangible assets, future prospects, and more. Our results show that women face increased difficulty in accessing bank financing, and specifically that women’s entrepreneurship suffers heavily from the recent transformation among banks.