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The Horizons Tracker
AUGUST 2, 2021
The existing European financial SME instruments for scientific startups needs to be adapted and work more effectively with corporate venture funds so that small experiments in selected regions are supported. Tailor existing investment mechanisms towards tech transfer. Surviving the pandemic.
The Horizons Tracker
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
Whereas most of the workers recruited via platforms such as Mechanical Turk operate as independent contractors, at Samasource, they are full-time employees with salaries and benefits. Team leaders and account managers often begin life on the front line, and many of those who don’t move up internally go back to school.
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Harvard Business Review
AUGUST 16, 2011
This is the essence of Groupon's declaration last week that it will remove the controversial accounting metric called Adjusted Consolidated Segment Operating Income (ACSOI) from its financial statements. The best way to manage a fledgling business is for managers to be impatient for profit but patient for growth.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 19, 2011
While it may not be intuitive to global readers, I see many similarities between Samsung's transformation from local leader in Korea to major player on the world stage and our own journey in building the United Bank for Africa into a group that operates in 20 countries and on three continents.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 17, 2012
Innovation, in operations, products, business models and ecosystems, isn't merely a competitive advantage, it's the competitive advantage. And when innovation programs do get launched, like an internal venture fund or an idea wiki, they tend to either be organizationally isolated or easily marginalized.
Harvard Business Review
MAY 24, 2016
More recently, online sites such as Glassdoor and Vault let HR managers view anonymized praises and complaints about their company from employees and former employees – comments the whole world can see. Operations in a Connected World. But it turns out these methods don’t just have to do with technology and operations.
Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 25, 2011
In effect, they are rolling the dice in the hope of hitting the jackpot — but willing to take the slim odds because of their strong belief in the new venture, the adrenaline rush of living on the edge, or the potential size of the prize. Most managers felt that they could be more successful by continuing with their established business.
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