Harvard Business Review

APRIL 23, 2013

As globalization began to shift into high gear in the 1980s, corporations grew by opening international outposts to access new markets. Perversely, funders view such high costs as proof that NGOs already spend too much on administration, apparently oblivious to their role in pushing up the very costs they question.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2014

Or consider Kwabena Darko of Ghana, who helped found that country’s microfinance sector by forging a collaboration between global NGO Opportunity International , his national startup Sinapi Aba , and a myriad of village- and town-based trust groups. Instead of growing their organizations, they need to think about making the problems go away.

Entrepreneur 15

Entrepreneur Microfinance NGO Mission Statement 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

It would license the technology by paying a royalty for every product sold. And, importantly, it would set up the sales and distribution infrastructure to sell the product to those who could afford to pay for it, while still focusing on bottom of the pyramid markets. Such stakeholders generally expect a "social return" on capital.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2013

As Steve Davis, former lead in McKinsey's Social Innovation practice and president of the global health NGO, Path, has said: "The best social innovations are not necessarily widely adopted. The Shell Foundation provided HPS with market-based expertise and funding to help the company validate and scale its model.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 12, 2016

FERIDUN AKGÜNGÖR. All told, such African technology start-ups attracted $186 million in early stage funding last year. Two years ago I wrote a book on what succeeds in frontier markets like Africa. ” If you see the world Chris’ way, you can succeed in frontier markets. What an opportunity.”

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2013

Whether your goal is to tap this enormous, underserved market for a revolutionary new product, or to impact as many people as possible with a novel healthcare intervention , the question is the same. They encourage viral marketing through early adopters. How can you accelerate customer adoption of the best solutions?

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2013

While currently crippled by inadequate infrastructure in many countries, low- and middle-income countries will be the fastest-growing markets for pharmaceuticals and medical devices over the next decade. What can the health care industry do to help fight disease, while still maintaining its commitments to shareholders? Redefine ROI.

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Health Care ROI NGO Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2013

The clean tech markets keep growing fast: three of the world’s biggest economies — the U.S., In addition, electric and hybrid cars are about 4% of US auto sales now, a doubling of market share in the last couple of years. Will we get better at valuing natural capital (and will companies and markets care)? Let’s dive in.

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Supply Chain McKinsey Energy Apparel 13

Harvard Business Review

JULY 31, 2015

Don’t make any big decisions in those first few days and don’t rush into the job market the day after you’ve received the news. So before you make that call, Lees recommends asking your trusted circle for objective feedback on your job market-readiness. .” Go hiking. Go camping. Go kayaking.

How To 8

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Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Authority on new technology and communication. Deepa Prahalad – Focused on design and emerging markets. Asheesh Advani – President and CEO, Junior Achievement Worldwide – the largest NGO dedicated to teaching young people about entrepreneurship and financial literacy. Alex Osterwalder – Co-founder Strategyzer.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2014

A key point: in a world that will spend $90 trillion on infrastructure over the next 15 years anyway, the additional costs to shift that build-out to a low-carbon path, with technologies we already have, will be minimal. ” But the Bank of England begs to differ , saying that the “vast majority of reserves are unburnable.”

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Chemicals Short-term Energy Report 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2018

technology companies — that use China as a source of assembly, semi-manufactures or components have an additional vulnerability: their value chain. national security concerns because they incorporate Chinese technology into their end products. technology company needs. Moving production nearer to those markets makes sense.

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Chief Financial Officer NGO Technology Offshoring 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

That’s understandable — the growth of the consumer mobile market in Africa has been spectacular. And while almost all the examples I cite are from West Africa, many of these ideas and innovations are well suited for emerging markets around the world. In emerging markets, infrastructure is always an issue.

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