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The World of Wal-Mart [Carnegie Council]
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. is the world's largest retail enterprise, with total revenue of $421.8 billion and a net income of $16.4 billion in 2011. It is also the world's largest employer, with 2.1 million employees worldwide in 2010—not including workers hired by its suppliers.
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The Challenge of Cross-Cultural Conflict and Resolving Differences
What’s your typical approach when you disagree with someone in a professional setting? Do you immediately voice your concerns, without thinking of your word choice or tone of voice? Do you attempt quiet diplomacy? Do you pretend everything is fine and hope in vain for harmony to return (that is, if you had in the first place)?
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#HultTweetUp on Disruptive Business Models with Professor Mike Grandinetti
Missed the #HultTweetUp on disruptive business models and why they matter more than ever? No problem—we've got you covered. Check out the Storify version to get up to speed. And stay tuned for "round 2" in January, when Professor Grandinetti will discuss other facets of the disruptive business model, provide some examples, and as always, take your questions.
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The Youth Unemployment Crisis—And What Businesses Can Do About It
There’s been a great deal of discussion lately about the global problem that is youth unemployment. Persistent youth unemployment causes a variety of problems for a country or society, not the least of which is “scarring”, the long-term effect on lifelong earnings of unemployment when there is a delay in entering the workforce.
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The Complex Economics of America’s Minimum Wage
In his State of the Union address last February, President Barack Obama called on Congress to raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $9 an hour. “Even with the tax relief we’ve put in place, a family with two kids that earns the minimum wage still lives below the poverty line,” he said. “That’s wrong.”
Hult To Host Thought Leader Dialogue in Mumbai [Media Release]
MUMBAI, India, Nov. 19, 2013 -- Hult International Business School (Hult), one of the world's largest business schools, will host its first Thought-Leader Dialogue at Grand Hyatt Hotel in Mumbai on December 13, 2013.