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The Global Tax Agreement – A Friend or Foe for the Big 4?

Tom Spencer

For example, when a shell company located in a low tax jurisdiction has no business operations other than being the formal owner of valuable intellectual property, and collecting royalty fees for it. This will prevent the most blatant forms of profit shifting. This should make the international tax system both simpler and fairer.

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Clean Energy Transition: Business Risks and Opportunities

Tom Spencer

However, energy production derived from fossil fuels is a $5 trillion industry, so it cannot simply be abandoned. In the 18 th century, the increased use of coal to fuel the industrial revolution led to the first major energy transition. In any industry transition, there is risk. Business Risks. Bottle Necks.

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Industry-Academic Partnerships Can Solve Bigger Problems

Harvard Business

But today, as a multinational construction materials company, our goals are somewhat broader: How can we help provide housing for people all over the world who need it? In a country where academia and industry usually tread separate paths, it’s unusual to see the two innovate together.

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Cornerstone Research Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Note the diversity of industries Cornerstone Research works with, especially as many of these are quite specialized. Intellectual Property. Industries. However, the cases that these law firms are involved in can represent any industry imaginable, from telecommunications to manufacturing and everything in between.

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FTI Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Compared to its peers, FTI Consulting is a youngster in the consulting industry. Luczak pioneered solutions at the intersection of law, communications and technology that affected not only the cases he was involved in, but the industry itself. Intellectual property. Intellectual Property. Business Valuation.

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The President’s Policy Changes Are Already Hurting U.S. Innovation

Harvard Business

The Bay Area is the heart of innovation in the software industry; coming here to bring their businesses to life is the dream of many tech founders. Hosting the company’s critical business data and intellectual property in U.S. For the first time, I was seeing in the U.S.

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Blockchain Could Help Artists Profit More from Their Creative Works

Harvard Business

Anyone who follows the cultural industries — art, music, publishing, theater, cinema — knows of the tussles between artists and those who feed off of their talents. His vision is to decentralize the entertainment industry so that creative individuals can profit from the films, videos, games, and art they help to make.

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