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Business Book Review: Lords of Strategy

Management Consulted

If you are pondering how management consulting got this far, this book is for you. By 2006, 146K MBA degrees were granted. were considered the intellectuals of business and MBAs weren’t sought after as much – whereas MBAs form the core of every major consulting firm’s recruiting efforts today.

Strategy 139
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The Tightrope Google Has to Walk in China

Harvard Business

The company last entered China in 2006 with a censored search engine, but pulled the plug on the operation four years later after it discovered that human-rights activists’ Gmail accounts had been hacked. Intellectual property theft. It is well-known that the Chinese government en gages extensively in IP theft.

Ethics 28
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Clean Energy Transition: Business Risks and Opportunities

Tom Spencer

Figure 2 : France’s primary energy supply, 1971 – 2006. This will increase energy use efficiency, make it possible to incorporate intermittent renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power, and effectively manage fluctuating energy demand. He aspires to become a management consultant in the aerospace and defense fields.

Energy 88
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What a Changing NAFTA Could Mean for Doing Business in Mexico

Harvard Business

Firms in innovation-driven industries, such as pharmaceuticals and medical devices, have long supported greater standardization across borders, with stronger intellectual property protections and enforcement of regulatory standards.