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Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) countries face several common challenges in improving the quality of lives of women, and the coronavirus disease pandemic has exacerbated existing inequalities. The CAREC Gender Strategy 2030 complements national plans for gender mainstreaming. It provides a regional approach for pursuing gender equality, women's empowerment, harnessed potential, and strengthened capacity for equal access of women...
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The most definitive management ideas of the century, all in one place.
Harvard Business Review is the foremost destination for smart management thinking. Now, at its 100th anniversary, this commemorative volume brings together the most influential ideas since its inception.
With an introduction written by editor in chief Adi Ignatius, HBR at 100 features business publishing's most influential voices on innovative topics, including:
• Michael E....
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"Winner of the 2015 Gold Medal in Networking, Axiom Business Book Awards" Mikołaj Jan ("Misiek") Piskorski is professor of strategy and innovation at IMD Business School in Lausanne, Switzerland. Previously, he was an associate professor of business administration in the Strategy Unit at Harvard Business School, where he wrote numerous case studies on how companies can use social media platforms to improve their competitive advantage.
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Rakesh Khurana is Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Harvard Business School.
Corporate CEOs are headline news. Stock prices rise and fall at word of their hiring and firing. Business media debate their merits and defects as if individual leaders determined the health of the economy. Yet we know surprisingly little about how CEOs are selected and dismissed or about their true power. This is the first book to take us into the often...
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Learn how to adopt ten easy-to-follow customer experience guidelines that integrate emerging technologies with effective strategies to combat disconnected processes, silo mentalities, and a lack of buyer perspective to keep up with the demands of the customer of the future.
Amazon has led the change in customers' expectations on how, when, and where they shop and make their purchasing decisions, while innovators like Netflix, Apple, Sephora, and...
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An organization's ability to achieve strategic goals through programs and supporting projects depends on its ability to establish a future vision, set strategic goals, select the most valuable projects, and then execute flawlessly. Organizational strategic alignmentis achieved by converting strategic plans and goals into a valuable portfolio of programs and supporting projects. Strategic project leaders and project teams execute the project plans...
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The Asian Development Bank has implemented a regional technical assistance to develop small hybrid renewable energy systems that will provide reliable, adequate, and affordable energy for inclusive growth in Asian rural areas, and enable access to electricity and energy efficiency in remote rural locations and small isolated islands. This guide was prepared as part of knowledge development activities of the technical assistance, and is intended to...
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The Definitive Guide to Doing Business in Africa… For global and Africa-based companies looking to access new growth markets, Africa offers exciting opportunities to build large, profitable businesses. Its population is young, fast-growing, and increasingly urbanized--while rapid technology adoption makes the continent a fertile arena for innovation. But Africa's business environment remains poorly understood; it's known to many executives in the...
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A Practical Guide in Five Steps
Most executives will lead or be a part of a reorganization effort (a reorg) at some point in their careers. And with good reason-reorgs are one of the best ways for companies to unlock latent value, especially in a changing business environment.
But everyone hates them.
No other management practice creates more anxiety and fear among employees or does more to distract them from their day-to-day jobs. As a result,...
870) HBR's 10 Must Reads on AI, Analytics, and the New Machine Age (with bonus article "Why Every Comp
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Machine learning and data analytics are powering a wave of groundbreaking technologies. Is your company ready?
If you read nothing else on how intelligent machines are revolutionizing business, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you understand how these technologies work together, how to adopt them, and why your strategy can't ignore them.
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New Tools for Succeeding Globally
Why do so many global strategies fail -- despite companies' powerful brands and other border-crossing advantages? Because a one-size-fits-all strategy no longer stands a chance.
When firms believe in the illusions of a "flat" world and the death of distance, they charge across borders as if the globe were one seamless marketplace. But cross-border differences are larger than we assume. Most economic activity--including...
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This publication explains the evaluation and strategic investment priorities of the Government of the Lao People's Democratic Republic and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in the agriculture, natural resources, and rural development sector. It highlights sector performance, priority development constraints, government plans and strategy, other development partner support, and ADB's past experience and future sector strategy. The country partnership...
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Since the 1990s, a transformation has occurred within the role of human resources departments. HR professionals are being called upon to help determine priorities in running the business, craft organizational development strategies, and shape the culture within their company. From the renowned OD practitioner, the American Management Association, this forward-thinking book introduces readers to core organization development strategies and skills--providing...
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In a world where everyone is completely inundated by phone calls, drop-ins, pop-up ads, and junk mail, how can you and your product begin to make its impression known in the business world? How do you break through to impossible-to-reach executive buyers who are intent on blocking out the noise that confronts them every day? By learning how to combine time-tested sales processes with cutting-edge social media strategies.
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This complete summary of the ideas from Daniel Esty and Andrew Winston's book "Green to Gold" shows how the environment is no longer a fringe interest - it has now moved to center stage in terms of developing and executing a solid, sustainable business strategy. In their book, the authors explain how environmentalism is now an essential element of business strategy and companies are not acting because they are forced by law, but because there is actual...
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The must-read summary of Tim Berry's book: "The Plan-As-You-Go Business Plan".
This complete summary of the ideas from Tim Berry's book "The Plan-As-You-Go Business Plan" demonstrates how the formal business plan is no longer used in today's business world. That is why you need a plan that will grow and evolve with your business. In his book, the author explains how your business will benefit from a simple business plan that you can plan as you go....
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The must-read summary of Jeffrey Pfeffer and Robert Sutton's book: "Hard Facts, Dangerous Half-Truths and Total Nonsense: Profiting from Evidence-Based Management".
This complete summary of the ideas from Jeffrey Pfeffer and Robert Sutton's book "Hard Facts, Dangerous Half-Truths and Total Nonsense" shows how managing a business profitably is hard work, with intense pressures, incomplete information and new ideas that come along every day. Under...
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The must-read summary of Joel Schuman's book: "Getting Bigger by Growing Smaller: A New Growth Model for Corporate America".
This complete summary of the ideas from Joel Schuman's book "Getting Bigger by Growing Smaller" shows how today's companies need a smarter way to grow. It is no longer useful to focus on major investments or acquisitions - the best place to look for future growth is actually in small entrepreneurial initiatives and ideas which...
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The must-read summary of Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton's book: "Alignment: Using the Balanced Scorecard to Create Corporate Synergies".
This complete summary of the ideas from Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton's book "Alignment" shows that most organisations consist of multiple departments and operating units which are run by highly trained individuals. Whilst each unit operates consistently and efficiently, the collaboration between units...
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The must-read summary of Eric Reis' book: "The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses"
This complete summary of the ideas in Eric Reis' book "The Lean Startup" shows that most startups tend to burn through their resources and then disappear because they never get around to seeing what their potential customers think of what they're developing. With this accessible summary, you will...
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