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How IBM's Sam Palmisano Redefined the Global Corporation

Harvard Business Review

This meant abandoning IBM's existing organization, in which product silos and geographic entities operated independently and frequently were more competitive than collaborative. Palmisano could not have succeeded at placing values at the center of IBM's operations without strong principles of his own. When the U.S.

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Meet Your New R&D Team: Social Entrepreneurs

Harvard Business Review

This framework has the potential to reverse the typical role of CSR, currently viewed as a way to "give back" to communities that a business operates in. There are significant ethical issues with applying this model to HIV in the USA. These kits combine low-cost diagnostics with user-friendly instructions and mobile support services.

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To Reform Capitalism, CEOs Should Champion Structural Reforms

Harvard Business Review

They go by names like corporate social responsibility, sustainability, shareholder advocacy, social assessment and auditing, consumer action, government regulation, leadership development, ethics, realignment of incentives , attracting long-term investors , creating shared value , and more. Change the Rules.

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Building a Software Start-Up Inside GE

Harvard Business Review

Second, we are incubating new software talent and [creating] software DNA. The Silicon Valley software ethic of running experiments to fail fast and learn has been a cultural challenge for GE, where failure has been frowned upon. Operations Competitive strategy Technology'