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Global NGOs Spend More on Accounting Than Multinationals

Harvard Business Review

As globalization began to shift into high gear in the 1980s, corporations grew by opening international outposts to access new markets. Perversely, funders view such high costs as proof that NGOs already spend too much on administration, apparently oblivious to their role in pushing up the very costs they question.

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The Buzz on Green Business in China

Harvard Business Review

The Ministry of Commerce was showing how some companies "have made use of technology to.promote a low-carbon economy and environmental protection." The Ministry of Industry and Information Technologys pavilion will demonstrate "industrial energy savings and the comprehensive use of resources." And on and on. And on and on.

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What’s Different About Enterprise IT in Africa

Harvard Business Review

That’s understandable — the growth of the consumer mobile market in Africa has been spectacular. And while almost all the examples I cite are from West Africa, many of these ideas and innovations are well suited for emerging markets around the world. In emerging markets, infrastructure is always an issue.

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