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How Companies, Governments, and Nonprofits Can Create Social Change Together

Harvard Business

. “To prosper over time,” he argued, “companies must benefit all of their stakeholders, including shareholders, employees, customers, and the communities in which they operate.” Through a well-structured operating process, partners expand and align their efforts and draw on comparative strengths.

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How One Nonprofit Is Expanding Health Care for the Uninsured

Harvard Business

a cataract operation can cost $200 or less, compared with $3,500 in the U.S. The answer is yes, as we found in the example of Ascension , the largest nonprofit health system in the United States. Ascension saved 10%–15% a year by aggregating all of those contracts and negotiating from the strength of the combined operation.

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When Selling, Ask Questions, Rank Your Prospects … and Listen!

Emerson Consulting Group

Operating in this manner, you will no longer feel a need to shoehorn all the features, bells and whistles into the conversation. These will often heighten your efficiency as to who should be considered a worthwhile prospect to meet with at all, thereby increasing each sales call’s likelihood of success. Questions to Ask Yourself.

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How the Data That Internet Companies Collect Can Be Used for the Public Good

Harvard Business

Finally, corporations can share data with a limited number of trusted intermediaries, such as the UK’s Consumer Data Research Centre and the international development nonprofit NetHope , to enable data analysis and modeling, as well as other value chain activities. How the Exchange of Data Can Help Solve Public Problems.

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The H-1B Visa Debate, Explained

Harvard Business

It has benefited the tech industry enormously, and other sectors, including health care, science, and finance, have also used it to fill gaps in their workforces. To reduce overhead, or to cut costs, or to increase efficiency, you decide to contract out (outsource) some or all of your IT work. But in April, just after U.S.