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A Win-Win Route Out of the Greek Debt Crisis

By Lester M. Salamon

The Greek debt crisis has persisted for years now with no easy or clear way in which to resolve it. However, Professor Salamon from Johns Hopkins University argues that a win-win solution is possible by using the tool of debt swaps, which would allow Greece to escape from debt without defaulting on its loans and offer its creditors conditionality on the use of the forgiven resources.

The Obstacles To Women’s Entrepreneurship In Europe And How To Deal With Them

By Viviane De Beaufort

An increasing number of women are interested in creating their own business – yet even in the 21st century, there are still obstacles that face them. Viviane de Beaufort distinguishes between the different types of women wishing to create their own business and analyses the support and training that the different categories of women would need.

Global Brand Power: Experiential Positioning of a Brand

By Barbara E. Kahn

Building a strong global brand is all about creating that unique position in the market. Here Barbara E. Kahn illustrates the make-or-break importance of identifying a brand’s appropriate competitive set and reaching out to the right audience.

Boards Face Leadership Crisis In Changing Times

By Andrew Kakabadse

Boards can prove easy targets for their critics. Below, Andrew Kakabadse discusses how to make boards work, and argues that directors should be independent enough to raise questions and challenge management decisions, while board diversity must be linked to the company and corporate structure.

Leadership as the Search for Greater Coherence

By Nathan Harter

Literature around leadership is not hard to come by, but there are few texts that examine the process of leadership from where it begins – in the leader’s mind. Below, Nathan Harter analyses how great leaders have embraced the often complex multiplicity of their decisions and so brought coherence to their leadership.

Boosting Business Productivity and Driving Innovation: CEOs Welcome Robotics Revolution

While robotics may still be a long way off world domination, this technology has already moved past the point of simply replacing existing human activities to the beginnings of an augmented and collaborative working model alongside people, what PwC calls the ‘blended workforce’.

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