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Innovation Should Be a Top Priority for Boards. So Why Isn’t It?

Harvard Business

In contrast, 70% of respondents think their boards have effective processes for staying current on the company; 69% for compliance; 66% for financial planning; and 55% for risk management — although we should note that managing risks is a crucial consideration when pursuing innovation.

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Why Boards Aren’t Dealing with Cyberthreats

Harvard Business

food, beverage & tobacco, household and personal products); Energy & Utilities (e.g., pharmaceuticals, biotechnology & life sciences, health care equipment and services); Industrials (e.g., chemicals, metals & mining, paper & forest products). chemicals, metals & mining, paper & forest products).

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Why It’s So Hard to Train Someone to Make an Ethical Decision

Harvard Business

Take the decision of Sam Waksal, the former CEO of the emerging biotechnology company ImClone Systems. To appreciate how significant simply identifying an ethical dilemma is, consider the choice of Rajat Gupta, the former managing director of McKinsey & Company, to call a billionaire hedge fund trader after a Goldman Sachs board meeting.

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Why Mexico’s Economy Doesn’t Depend on the Next U.S. President

Harvard Business

When the region can’t meet new demands for lower costs, foreign companies up and move, taking the jobs with them. New Zealand is the world’s largest exporter of dairy products. Meanwhile, dairy farmers receive access to improved production methods and business practices.