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New Research: Where the Talent Wars Are Hottest

Harvard Business Review

Given the forecasts of uncertain global economic growth, we might expect companies to hold off from hiring new employees and to limit whatever international hiring they do to emerging markets. If, in addition, companies are managing their underperformers out poorly, the costs rise even further. Global business Talent management'

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What Does Whole Foods Get from Amazon? Alexa, for Starters

Harvard Business Review

Looked at from the acquirer’s point of view, the logic of the Amazon–Whole Foods merger depends on whether Amazon can dominate groceries, can use Whole Foods real estate to deliver or offer goods of all sorts, or perhaps can add some real profits to the bottom line. Can Alexa sell Whole Foods’s inventory?

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Who's Really Responsible for P&G's Succession Problems?

Harvard Business Review

What kind of signal did this choice send to P&G''s top managers? Is the problem that P&G produces outstanding specialists in marketing but not general managers who can run the business? Using data from the 2012 survey, we also found that boards gave their companies'' very poor grades on talent management.

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The Potential of Geolocation for Revolutionizing Retail

Harvard Business Review

Recently, however, leading physical stores have discovered that they can also harness the power of powerful digital marketing tools and integrate them directly into the in-store experience. The New Tools of Marketing. Insight Center. Sponsored by Percolate. How leading companies connect with customers.

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Joining Boards: It's Not Just Who You Know That Matters

Harvard Business Review

And 43% cited technology expertise, HR-talent management, international-global expertise, and succession planning as the skills missing most on their boards. The industry with the greatest skills gap was IT & telecommunications, whose boards are in serious need of international-global expertise and HR-talent management.