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Uber Shows How Not to Apply Behavioral Economics

Harvard Business

Another example I often give concerns the use of fuel- and carbon-efficient flight practices in the airline industry. All four groups increased their implementation of fuel-efficient behaviors. The intervention, it appears, encourages a new habit, as fuel efficiency measures remained in use after the study ended.

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How Winning Organizations Last 100 Years

Harvard Business

Most businesses focus on serving customers, owning resources, being efficient and growing — but the Centennials don’t. They are incredibly strategic, looking 20 to 30 years ahead, to understand how society is evolving, how they can shape it, and how they can get the talent to do this.

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An Agenda for the Future of Global Business

Harvard Business

Toward a New Leadership Agenda. If businesses leverage it from the back office forward, focusing mainly on increasing efficiency and optimizing internal processes, then our use of technology will result in the displacement of labor. “Inside AT&T’s Talent Overhaul” 5. Leverage technology from front to back.

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Why Your Company Culture Should Match Your Brand

Harvard Business

Ask people how to develop a good corporate culture, and most of them will immediately suggest offering generous employee benefits, like they do at Starbucks, or letting people dress casually, as Southwest Airlines does. If your culture and brand are mismatched, you can end up with happy, productive employees who produce the wrong results.

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9 Sustainable Business Stories That Shaped 2016

Harvard Business

The UN also agreed to slash emissions from the airline industry. President Obama, with his counterparts in Canada and Mexico, agreed to some aggressive regional targets on renewable energy and efficiency. Others want to attract and retain diverse talent. This week, Canada announced it would tax carbon nationally by 2018.

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