R.E.S.-ilience in Value Creation 《竹经：经商经世离不得立根创新》
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A Long Obedience
APRIL 14, 2014
Monday night was the start of Passover, the period when Jews celebrate the liberation of the Israelites from slavery into freedom. Read more of this post
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How to survive a “flat management” mutiny
BY DAVID BARRETT, GUEST CONTRIBUTOR
ON APRIL 14, 2014
Flat management structures are all the rage, and with good reason: innovation is the lifeblood of a startup, and nothing kills innovation like micromanagement. But scaling a flat management structure is harder than it seems. Plenty has already been written about the risks of accidentally creating the stuff of highschool Read more of this post
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Shocking no one, frothy food startups hit a five year funding high
BY CARMEL DEAMICIS
ON APRIL 14, 2014
There may be skeptics out who think food startups are just restaurants with investment funding. Chipotle meets Kleiner Perkins. Unoriginal and doomed for failure. Read more of this post
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Rich Start-Ups Go Back for Another Helping
By DAVID GELLES and MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED
April 13, 2014
Quora, a question-and-answer website, didn’t need to raise money. It had barely touched $60 million in venture capital that it accepted just two years ago.
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The problem facing Asia’s emerging smartphone makers is that they don’t make smartphones
By Leo Mirani @lmirani
April 14, 2014
Micromax, an Indian company that emerged from nowhere to become the second-largest smartphone maker (after Samsung) by market share in India’s growing market, has a problem: It doesn’t make smartphones. Like most homegrown brand-name sellers of smartphones in Asia, it outsources production to manufacturers in China. Xiaomi, Micromax’s counterpart in China, has built a reputation for well-designed phones at prices few others can match. But it finds itself in the same boat. Read more of this post
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KDDI sending futuristic technologies to a screen near you
STAFF WRITER
APR 14, 2014
While technology continues to brings us new and unexpected ways to make our lives more convenient, it is difficult to predict how much further it will evolve and the impact it will have on the world. Read more of this post
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In China, a Big Jet Becomes a Status Symbol
APRIL 14, 2014
By JOE SHARKEY
IN the United States, public reaction to the corporate use of business jets can be scathing when instances of obvious excess become publicized, such as the day in 2008 when the top executives of the Detroit automakers each used a private jet to fly to Washington to argue for $25 billion in taxpayer bailouts. Read more of this post
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M&A regulation Chinese style: Restrict a merger, invest in the aftermath
April 14, 2014
Mergers and acquisitions are supposedly all about synergy between the companies involved. It’s unusual to see it blossom between a company and an antitrust regulator, yet that’s exactly what seems to have happened in the case of the Chinese government and the Switzerland-based mining group Glencore-Xstrata. Read more of this post
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Can Wanxiang really become China’s Tesla?
Staff Reporter
2014-04-15
Lu Guanqiu, second left, briefs visitors on the company’s development of electric cars, Nov. 24, 2013. (Photo/Xinhua)
Lu Guanqiu, 69, the founder of Hangzhou-based Wanxiang Group, a leading Chinese auto parts maker, seems to have moved a step closer towards his dream of building complete cars, after his enterprise bought American plug-in hybrid sports carmaker Fisker Automotive earlier this year. Read more of this post
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In Many Cities, Rent Is Rising Out of Reach of Middle Class
By SHAILA DEWANAPRIL 14, 2014
MIAMI — For rent and utilities to be considered affordable, they are supposed to take up no more than 30 percent of a household’s income. But that goal is increasingly unattainable for middle-income families as a tightening market pushes up rents ever faster, outrunning modest rises in pay. Read more of this post
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Steve Jobs’ 13 Most Inspiring Quotes
DYLAN LOVE TECH APR. 15, 2014, 9:08 AM
With a life as storied as he had, it’s no wonder that Steve Jobs is remembered not only for running an incredibly successful company, but for being tremendously outspoken. Read more of this post
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Prices Soaring for Specialty Drugs, Researchers Find
By KATIE THOMASAPRIL 15, 2014
Even as the cost of prescription drugs has plummeted for many Americans, a small slice of the population is being asked to shoulder more and more of the cost of expensive treatments for diseases like cancer and hepatitis C,according to a report to be released on Tuesday by a major drug research firm. Read more of this post
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Why The Open Office Makes You Distracted, Exhausted, And Insecure
DRAKE BAER STRATEGY APR. 15, 2014, 4:41 AM
About a third of us work in open offices. They’re cheaper than giving everybody their own space. Management gurus tell us they promote “collaboration,” “serendipity,” and other buzzwords.
The only problem is that open plan offices actually make people worse at their jobs. Here’s why:
The open office will make you less satisfied with your work, study finds. Read more of this post
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Personal Intelligence: The Power of Personality and How It Shapes Our Lives Hardcover
by John D. Mayer (Author)
John D. Mayer, the renowned psychologist who co-developed the groundbreaking theory of emotional intelligence, now draws on decades of research to introduce another paradigm-shifting idea: that in order to become our best selves, we use an even broader intelligence—which he calls personal intelligence—to understand our own personality and the personalities of the people around us. Read more of this post
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Businesses must adopt a buccaneering mentality
Working with small organisations allows you to concentrate on business itself rather than the wider governance issues at larger companies
Former Tesco CEO Sir Terry Leahy is an ambassador for the International Festival for Business
By Sir Terry Leahy
9:30PM BST 13 Apr 2014
Businesses in the UK are facing more questions than ever before. Emerging from the wreckage brought on by the worst economic crisis in living memory, British companies have been forced to adapt to a new financial landscape – with varying degrees of success. Read more of this post
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As India goes to the polls, its banking chief could pay price of prescience
His views were once dismissed as Luddite, but Raghuram Rajan is key to rebuilding Indian economic confidence, writes Jeremy Warner
The son of an Indian bureaucrat who was brought up in Delhi, Prof Rajan shot to fame for his prescience on the financial crisis Photo: Bloomberg Read more of this post
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Elections: Spawning Business Opportunities
by Debojyoti Ghosh, Peter Griffin | Apr 15, 2014
The Great Indian Election Roadshow has spawned a bustling marketplace for ideas and commerce
For some, the world’s biggest exercise in democracy also means a chance to start new enterprises, expand existing ones, or set the ground for future endeavours. We talked to a few of these entrepreneurs to find out more about their business models (even though some of them resist being classified as businesses). This is by no means an exhaustive list, nor does it cover every type of enterprise. Read more of this post
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A manufacturing future that hums (rattles, hisses) along
April 14, 2014: 12:57 PM ET
Fortune visits Shapeways’ New York factory to check in on the three-dimensional printing revolution.
By Alex Halperin
FORTUNE — Every day, the young, bearded, and tattooed team at the Shapeways factory in Long Island City, Queens gather to eat together, as if they lived in a 19th century company town. There aren’t many dining options in the industrial area in which they work, so they order takeout pizza or food from FreshDirect and convene. Their routine is fitting: Shapeways, a three-dimensional printing company, tips its hat to the industrial past even as it seeks to reinvent manufacturing. Read more of this post
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Long-term unemployment: What the U.S. can learn from Sweden
By Christopher Matthews April 14, 2014: 5:00 AM ET
The U.S. can learn from other countries who have had to battle the most stubborn problem in the job market today.
FORTUNE — It’s doubtful most Americans had any idea how good they’d had it.
The scourge of widespread, long-term unemployment was a problem the U.S. hasn’t really had to deal with since The Great Depression. For instance, in 2002, the U.S. had the fourth-lowest rate of long-term unemployment — when taken as a share of the overall unemployment rate — among all OECD countries. Back then, less than 10% of Americans who were unemployed had been so for more than 27 weeks. Now, 35.8% of unemployed Americans fit into this category. Read more of this post
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How Zuck met Oculus: The story behind Facebook’s big bet on virtual reality
By Erin Griffith April 14, 2014: 9:27 AM ET
CEO Brendan Iribe recounts the steps leading up to the $2 billion deal.
FORTUNE — Mark Zuckerberg’s acquisitions have a formula: They never, ever leak because they come together quickly. Facebook’s (FB) $19 billion acquisition of WhatsApp, for example, was reportedly sealed over chocolate-covered strawberries on Valentines Day, and the deal announced four days later. One month after that, Facebook’s $2 billion deal for Oculus VR was solidified over dinner at Zuckerberg’s home. Within the week, the deal was done. Read more of this post
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China Set to Elevate Environment Over Development in New Law
By Sui-Lee Wee & David Stanway on 12:04 pm Apr 15, 2014
Beijing. Smog-hit China is set to pass a new law that would give Beijing more powers to shut polluting factories and punish officials, and even place protected regions off-limits to industrial development, scholars with knowledge of the situation said. Read more of this post
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Indonesia rides its way to being next auto hub
Linda Yulisman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Business | Mon, April 14 2014, 10:50 AM
Indonesia, driven by its growing car market, looks to be heading toward becoming an important automobile-production hub, not only for its own market, but also for other developing countries. Read more of this post
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David Keohane | Apr 14 09:58 | 7 comments | Share
If we come, will they build it? Here’s the Indian economy charted, by Citi:
A slight exaggeration we grant you but there is so much focus on infrastructure and capex at the moment that it’s really not far off. The lack of decent infrastructure in India is a perennial problem and stalled infra projects lie behind a large number of bad loans clogging up the banking system. Read more of this post
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Upworthy’s Headlines Are Insufferable. Here’s Why You Click Anyway
“CURIOSITY-GAP HEADLINES” HOOK US IN. HERE’S WHAT PSYCHOLOGISTS SAY ABOUT OUR NEED TO FILL IN THE BLANKS.
The news site Upworthy has earned a reputation for engineering “curiosity gap” headlines–story titles that coerce a click through just the right balance of information and intrigue. Read more of this post
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SOE this is what passes for reform?
| Apr 14 14:29 | Comment | Share
When is reform of a Chinese state-owned enterprise not reform at all? Read more of this post
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Yangtze River Delta becomes epicentre for China credit risk
3:05am IST
By Gabriel Wildau
SUZHOU China (Reuters) – Suzhou, an ancient city in Jiangsu province 100 km (60 miles) west of Shanghai, lives in legend as one of China’s most beautiful, famous for its elegant gardens and charming canals. Read more of this post
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Updated: Tuesday April 15, 2014 MYT 6:45:26 AM
Missing Suharto yet?
BY KARIM RASLAN
Nostalgia mounts in Indonesia as democracy fails to protect Indonesians from the worst excesses of capitalism.
THE dust is still settling over last week’s legislative elections in Indonesia. Pundits are still mulling over the “whys” and “how’s” of the results. Read more of this post
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Why Amazon Is Copying Zappos and Paying Employees to Quit
by Bill Taylor | 2:05 PM April 14, 2014
Last week, Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos released his annual letter to shareholders. As is the case every year, it is a tour de force of ideas and initiatives about the customer experience (Amazon Prime), disruptive technology (Fire TV), fast-growing product initiatives (Amazon Web Services), and strategic consistency. (As he does every year, Bezos attached his first letter to shareholders from back in 1997 to underscore the company’s long-term commitments.) Read more of this post
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Getting along at work: A primer on personal intelligence
April 14, 2014: 12:57 PM ET
Many challenges at the office come down to managing our own personalities.
By John D. Mayer
FORTUNE — Most of us would prefer to get through the workday without a scuffle. After all, very few of us are actively looking for a fight. Read more of this post
咬定青山不放松，立根原在破岩中。 千磨万击还坚劲，任尔东西南北风。
