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The Most (and Least) Empathetic Companies

Harvard Business Review

Cisco Systems. Travel & Tourism. Travel & Tourism. Travel & Tourism. BAE Systems. Travel & Tourism. Consumer Goods. Technology. Johnson & Johnson. Biotech & Pharma. Walt Disney. Prudential Financial. Automotive. Communication. British American Tobacco. Alibaba Group. Technology.

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The Right Way to Plan an Innovation Tour

Harvard Business Review

Innovation tourism: it’s a thing. Typically, tourism involves guided tours, pitch events, conferences with lots of panels, and well-planned visits to companies, universities, and government agencies tasked with increasing entrepreneurship and innovation. In sum, innovation tourism is not really tourism.

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What to Know About Doing Business in Iran

Harvard Business Review

Compared to most oil-rich countries in the Middle East, Iran has a diversified economy, its tourism sector is on the verge of a major windfall, and threats to its political stability are in decline. sanctions are delaying these projects being financed. financial system for bank transactions related to Iran.

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Funders Can Give More than Money

Harvard Business Review

With the leadership of Opportunity's Geralyn Sheehan , a CED specialist, we forged ahead, investing resources to build programs in four areas: agriculture financing, training, and processing; artisan training and product distribution; a rural technical high school and community infrastructure; and leadership development work.

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Tackling Big Global Challenges with Low-Cost Innovation

Harvard Business Review

Thanks to Airbnb, more people will travel, bringing more tourism dollars to more people in the countries they travel to, creating more profits and distributing them more fairly. Take M-KOPA, a home solar system that comes in a kit containing a small solar panel, two LED lamps, an LED flashlight, and a mobile phone charger.

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How Companies, Governments, and Nonprofits Can Create Social Change Together

Harvard Business Review

(In our case study on Central Park, we elaborate on ways she built and maintained her team’s momentum, and we discuss the Park’s current forty-nine team, decentralized zone management system.) Develop portfolios of financing to offset risk and achieve greater scale.

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