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Innovation Strategies for a New Economy
As the business world recovers from the global economic downturn, research and development budgets are tighter than ever. With fewer dollars, how can firms balance the need for radical new ideas with more incremental innovations?
The Name of the Game is Shame
Shame is one of the strongest, most basic of human emotions. Can it be channeled to make a bureaucracy perform better? Brazil plans to find out as it readies $11.6 billion in infrastructure spending for the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games.
Interrupting the Dark Dance of Bribery
India’s chief economic advisor, Kaushik Basu, believes “harassment bribes” should be legal. Is that a good idea?
Wal-Mart Women: In a Class by Themselves?
What is at stake in a class action lawsuit filed against Wal-Mart by women who claim the company routinely discriminated against them when it came to pay and promotions? The U.S. Supreme Court hears the case tomorrow.
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Dealing with a Growing ‘Plastic Vortex’
According to Greenpeace, 10 billion pounds of plastic enters the world’s oceans every year. What’s being done to clean up the resulting “garbage patch” — reportedly larger than Texas — in the Pacific Ocean?
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Why ‘Friday’ Just Won’t Go Away
It seems like everyone is laughing at Rebecca Black. But her universally mocked single and viral video have become a business success story — and that’s no joke.
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Tagged "Friday", Billboard, negative publicity, Rebecca Black, Twitter, viral marketing, YouTube
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Loss Leaders for Banks?
Accounting officials look to toughen up lending rules for banks.
Mother and Child Reunion … Or Not
AT&T wants to take over T Mobile in a $39 billion deal. Is it a good idea? Not really, according to Wharton professors.
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