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Immigration Is at the Heart of U.S. Competitiveness

Harvard Business

We risk impeding growth in sectors such as high tech and life sciences if we make it harder for top talent to arrive and compete for jobs. Kennedy Airport, 1981. I was 11 years old, and my mom and I had just arrived from Guyana. Together, we had $34. Later we learned that the machine was called an escalator. In time, I would become a U.S.

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How Blockchain Could Help Emerging Markets Leap Ahead

Harvard Business

Much has been made of the potential for blockchain technologies to open up new vistas for business and society. But is there a way for this revolutionary technology to empower the rich and poor alike? We argue that, like previous revolutionary ideas, blockchain has the potential to help developing nations leapfrog more-developed economies.

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Reflecting on David Garvin’s Imprint on Management

Harvard Business

Kaplan’s balanced scorecard or Clayton Christensen’s disruptive innovation. David Garvin, who died earlier this month, was by all accounts one of the great Harvard Business School teachers, lighting up the classroom and the minds of his students over the past 38 years. He didn’t produce one signature idea, like Robert S.

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Tech Companies Should Speak Up for Refugees, Not Only High-Skilled Immigrants

Harvard Business

But tech companies should also be concerned about the refugee populations that depend on their digital services for safety and survival. Refugees’ reliance on these platforms demonstrates what tech companies often profess: that innovation can empower people to improve their lives and society. federal court. refugee camps.

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