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Tailoring the ISO 20700 Checklist to Your Consulting Projects

Effective Managers

These policies ensure that the consultancy services are delivered in a professional, ethical, and transparent manner, contributing to the overall success and sustainability of the project.

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How China’s Government Helps — and Hinders — Innovation

Harvard Business

In recent years, the government has also launched a number of programs aimed at cultivating scientific talent. Thus, technological innovation in these sectors tends to be financed by the government and carried out within government or quasi-government laboratories. Drucker Forum 2016: The Entrepreneurial Society.

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How To Create A Strong Future and Brand Position with Jared Nichols

Consulting Matters

Why you need to develop intellectual property through content development. If you got a big vision for your business and your life, but need a jolt of inspiration on how to make it happen, listen in to this powerful interview with Jared. How Jared leverages his motivations and gains confidence to propel his business forward.

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Your Company Needs a More-Radical Board of Directors

Harvard Business

This is not surprising: Growing regulation, increased investor focus on governance issues, and scary new categories of corporate risk (e.g. But in an era where governance and risk agendas are driving board conservatism, there is real risk that these data sets will be used to drive conformity, not evaluate strategy.

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PEST Analysis

Tom Spencer

Property rights, including protection of intellectual property (trade marks, copyright, patents, registered designs, trade secrets, software and circuit layouts). Government policy, trade unions, lobby groups, and the electoral cycle. Government support (e.g. Industry regulation. How is the industry regulated?

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Backdoor Government Decryption Hurts My Business and Yours

Harvard Business

Nowadays, cyberattacks come from a wide range of actors — from individual cybercriminals using ransomware to extort money from your local dentist, to sophisticated foreign states attempting to steal intellectual property. I agree that national governments should boost their efforts to curb cybercriminal activity.

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Refugees Need Jobs. Entrepreneurship Can Help.

Harvard Business

Governments have long invested in specific industries, offered tax holidays, and rolled out other policies to attract companies to particular regions with the goal of creating jobs and growing the tax base. The idea of making a business climate more attractive is not new. All too often, entrepreneurship is equated with technology startups.