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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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PEST Analysis

Tom Spencer

If you are thinking about producing a strategic plan, developing a new product, entering a new market, engaging in a new venture, or financing a project then it probably makes sense to understand the big picture issues that could affect your success. Government policy, trade unions, lobby groups, and the electoral cycle.

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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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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.

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An Insight into Special Services: Transfer Pricing

Tom Spencer

However, this is often difficult to do since there may be no comparable companies selling similar types of products. A showcase example are royalties paid for patents and other intellectual property. In fact, Apple is taxed substantially less than that, as it enjoys substantial tax breaks from the Irish government.

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Analysis Group Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Analysis Group’s initial focus was on mergers and acquisitions before moving into other areas such as intellectual property and antitrust. Intellectual Property. However, it also offers financial, and business strategy consulting as services to corporations and government agencies. Both former Arthur D.

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Why African Entrepreneurship Is Booming

Harvard Business

According to him, his business nearly collapsed early in the year when he could not access the foreign exchange market to import the raw materials required for his paint production. Today, we are seeing companies with core intellectual properties (IPs) emerging out of Africa. They also partnered with local professionals.