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Target The Right People To Get New Technology To Spread

The Horizons Tracker

The researchers examined the film industry and found that the adoption of digital cameras was much higher among first-time directors than it was among more experienced directors. They harvested a list of films that grossed over $10,000 at the U.S. The researchers were especially keen to gather two key variables for each film.

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Deep questions: What diving teaches us about uncertainty and risk

Chartered Management Institute

This premise equally applies to the environment businesses operate in today. Human error is a very real consequence of people operating in the real world. In all sectors, tensions exist between competing pressures such as resources, finance, time and workload.

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Busting Ageism: A Guide to Finding Jobs You Can Do at 50 and Above

HR Digest

He went on to become one of the most recognizable and successful actors in Hollywood, known for his roles in films such as Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In the case of an economic downturn, look for jobs that promise to be stable regardless of global finance issues. Find the right company.

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The Disconnected Leader | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

The harsh reality is that great numbers of leaders continue to operate in a vacuum by sequestering themselves away in the corner office and attempting to lead from afar. So the real question is this…how does a CEO get to the point of being so disconnected from operations that he or she just doesn’t have a clue?

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Unusual Ways to Save Money In Your Business

Strategy Driven

No matter if you are looking for a better quality machine for your manufacturing plant, or a way to measure thin film stress and strain , you will have to consider all the options before you tie yourself into a long term contract. There are several ways you can cut your regular expenses and operational costs.

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A Quiet Revolution in Clean-Energy Finance

Harvard Business Review

Solyndra's example has been particularly stark: it raised over $1 billion in equity finance in addition to receiving a $535 million loan guarantee from the Department of Energy, all prior to a cancelled IPO and the recent FBI investigation upon its bankruptcy.

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Using Analytics to Predict Hollywood Blockbusters

Harvard Business Review

Disney's John Carter , which cost close to $275 million to produce, was tagged as a potentially huge, game-changing film. Disney admitted its studio would have an operating loss of $80-$120 million, making the film arguably the biggest flop of all time.

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