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2017
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China's Global Impact: The Business Exposures and Economic Implications of a Globalizing China
18 August, 2017 | Key Business Issues
For national economies, multinational corporations, and financial institutions, exposures to developments in China are intensifying. This report outlines potential impacts so organizations can be more cognizant of and more agile and resilient to China geo-economic exposures.
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China's Global Impact: Executive Summary
18 August, 2017 | Key Business Issues
Many business leaders assess their business exposures related to market, economic, or political conditions inside China. Rarely, it seems, are China factors assessed for their global impacts. This summary attempts to close that gap and help organizations to be more cognizant of China geo-economic exposures.
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Softening Internal Structure: Case Studies from L’Oréal, Travelex, and Haier
17 August, 2017 | Case Studies
Case studies highlight how L’Oréal, Travelex, and Haier have changed their internal structures to drive digital transformation.
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Opening Up to Outsiders: Case Studies from Lego, GE, L’Oréal, and Haier
17 August, 2017 | Case Studies
Profiles of Lego, GE, L’Oréal, and Haier show how these companies have have driven digital transformation by opening up to outsiders.
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Culture and Digital Transformation: Case Studies from Travelex, L’Oréal, Haier, and GE
17 August, 2017 | Case Studies
In these company profiles, Travelex, L’Oreal, Haier, and GE share how they have shifted their corporate cultures to embrace digital transformation.
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18 Truths about Sustainability: Insights from the 16th Annual Sustainability Summit
16 August, 2017 | Conference KeyNotes
Sustainability reporting needs to be built into everyday business activities, especially since it has become a tool to attract mainstream investors.
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Blurring External Boundaries: Case Studies from L’Oréal, Travelex, and Haier
16 August, 2017 | Case Studies
Company profiles from L’Oréal, Travelex, and Haier show that digital transformation enables and often requires collaboration between organizations. If necessity is the mother of invention, then digital transformation is the necessity that drives companies that were once separate, self-reliant entities to reach out to other organizations and individuals.
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Just What Is the Corporate Director's Job?: Directors' Perspectives on the Board Member's Job Description
16 August, 2017 | Key Business Issues
When describing their own jobs, directors believe CEO succession planning, interactions with management, and shareholder engagement are among the most important issues.
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Conference Board Economics Watch® Emerging Markets View
09 August, 2017 | Economics Watch Reports
Despite country-specific risks, emerging markets keep performing as solid contributors to global growth.
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Conference Board Economics Watch® United States View
09 August, 2017 | Economics Watch Reports
Better investment and global conditions will help the US economy to pick up speed in the second half of 2017.
