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Companies That Do Right by Their Workers Start by Elevating Their Definition of Success

Harvard Business Review

Those employees work at two of Britain’s most-admired retailers, John Lewis department stores and Waitrose supermarkets, each of which has carved out a powerful bond with customers, both of which have unveiled big innovations in terms of branding, merchandising, and e-commerce. Our focus is on social capital.”

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How Apple Stores Can Keep From Turning Sour

Harvard Business Review

But take note: beyond the caution is a tremendous opportunity, for Apple and other retailers. Sure enough, it''s resulted in declining customer satisfaction, and Apple Stores'' famous per square foot sales (the highest in retail) has declined this year. They''re always interested to build their "social capital."

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The Inexperience Advantage

Harvard Business Review

Everyone knows that you don't have "deep expertise in retail" when you're only three years out of grad school. You don't have to pander to the person who did you a favor all those years ago, and more generally, you don't have social capital within your organization to protect.

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People Are Angry About Globalization. Here’s What to Do About It.

Harvard Business Review

distributors, retailers, and so on. executives feel that they do not generally seem to have the kind of social capital that would cushion against a big sociopolitical backlash. And Americans convinced everything is now made in China might be interested to know that products made in China accounted for only 2.7% Perhaps U.S.