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How the U.S. Can Regain Its Manufacturing Edge
Manufacturing in the U.S. has often been assumed to be in long-term decline, with the competitive advantage moving to low-cost countries...
Jul 10, 2019


Data Analytics Is (Slowly) Transforming Private Equity
Data analytics is one of the hottest areas in business these days. Companies are increasingly adopting it to transform human resources,...
Jul 8, 2019


Want a Job in the Future? Be a Student for Life
New digital technologies are expected to take away many jobs. They will also create several new ones. However, to grasp these new...
Jul 2, 2019


Word-of-Mouth Marketing: How to Radically Boost Success
Companies can increase word-of-mouth referrals by existing customers and also the resulting conversion rate of new customers — each by...
Jun 27, 2019


The Science of Breakthroughs: What Holds Some Ideas Back?
Why do some scientific breakthroughs take off while others languish in the shadows? In their paper, “Breakthrough Recognition: Competing...
Jun 25, 2019


Who Can Stop Facebook? Limiting the Power of Social Media
Venture capitalist Roger McNamee was an early investor in Facebook and claims he mentored founder Mark Zuckerberg. He still sees value in...
Jun 20, 2019


How Localization Can Help Overcome Extreme Poverty
Countries that have invested in human capital, infrastructure, and decent systems of social protection have made more progress than...
Jun 20, 2019


Feeding the World Along the New Silk Roads
“A decentralized approach towards global agriculture may ensure that supply meets growing demand requirements, while also encouraging...
Jun 12, 2019


Using Public-private Partnerships to Tackle Extreme Poverty
Attracting private capital is a critical complement to government financing if the 17 Global Goals for Sustainable Development that the...
May 31, 2019


Why Manufacturers Should Embrace Digitization
Manufacturers stand to reap big benefits by digitizing their operations, not only financially through cost reductions but also...
May 30, 2019
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