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5 Ways Auditors Can Overcome Confirmation Bias Confirmation bias, one of five common judgment biases, has the potential to lead auditors up an incorrect path.
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February 1, 2015

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Venture Capital Gender Gap
Changing the Status Quo in Venture Capital Only about 1% of all businesses in the United States ever receive venture financing, and for women, the slice of the VC pie is even smaller.
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January 26, 2015

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Creating Social Value
Writing the Book on Creating Social Value When Cheryl Kiser began teaching a graduate course called Social Value Creation Matters three years ago, neither she nor her students could have predicted that their classroom discussions were laying the groundwork for a book.
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April 22, 2014

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Entrepreneurial Employee
Advice for Managing Entrepreneurial Employees Five findings about employee entrepreneurs from Babson College's 2011 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor report.
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March 3, 2014

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A New Definition of Success
A New Definition of Success Losing a dear aunt to cancer helped Kelly Murphy Greeley realize that her career could be more meaningful and fulfilling if she were working for a cause.
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February 7, 2014

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Dan Isenberg
A Worthless, Impossible, & Stupid Recipe for Policy Success Can an inspirational story catalyze a business or kick-start a career?
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November 11, 2013

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Innovation Culture
Want an Innovation Culture? Get the People Issues Right A company's people issues have the greatest power to shape its innovation culture and create a sustained competitive advantage.
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November 1, 2013

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organization enterprise
Forget Organization: Embrace Enterprise In the case of organization vs enterprise, the latter is a call to adventure.
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October 29, 2013

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Work Twitter
Should You Have A Work Twitter? Information gleaned from Twitter networks can trigger new ideas and inspire innovation.
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October 23, 2013

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Mapping the Entrepreneurial Spirit
Mapping the Entrepreneurial Spirit What makes certain places more entrepreneurial than others?
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September 30, 2013

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