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The #1 Office Perk? Natural Light

Harvard Business

Airbnb has pushed the limits of designing its customer call center operation in Portland, Oregon. Today, employers recognize that the workplace environment is now part of the overall employee experience equation and a key lever to attract, engage, and retain top talent. The benefits of these elements is is well recognized.

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

Harvard Business

Innovation ranks fifth, after more-conventional concerns such as attracting and retaining top talent and the regulatory environment. This isn’t all that surprising given the level of innovation activity in these sectors, but directors operating in similarly disrupted sectors should take note.

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What Investors Need to Know About Zimbabwe After Mugabe

Harvard Business

Tobacco production, the country’s main foreign exchange earner, slumped dramatically between 2000 and 2008.) Consumer-facing businesses : Any company that enters the market offering lifestyle and consumer goods products could benefit from demand that has been unmet for years.

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2024 Events for Project Managers, Business Leaders, and Industry Professionals

Epicflow

The Agile Software Development track will be interesting for Scrum masters, Agile coaches, team leaders, project and product managers, and everyone involved in product delivery. The other track, Product Design and Management, will attract product managers, UI/UX designers, and researchers.

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Success with the Internet of Things Requires More Than Chasing the Cool Factor

Harvard Business

This collaborative approach is no longer optional: No single company, deploying only its own products or services, can capture IoT’s value by itself, and certainly not with the speed required in today’s digital market. They Update Their Talent Management Strategies. Insight Center. Crossing the Digital Divide. The reason?

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Why Companies and Universities Should Forge Long-Term Collaborations

Harvard Business

Instead, they want a relationship model – a durable, cooperative model that enables companies to partner with academia in a fashion that allows them to stay continuously connected to early stage research and to accelerate the translation of that research into new products that drive economic growth. Here’s what that entails.

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3 Reasons Global Firms Should Keep Investing in India

Harvard Business

India has added new customers at the fastest rate for Amazon in its history of operations across the world, including the U.S. Finally, they evolve their business models and make products that are appealing, affordable, and accessible to the emerging middle class. In sheer numbers, India is hard to beat.