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What Supply Chain Risks are Threatening Your Company?

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Howard Kunreuther and Michael Useem, professors at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, recommend being “alert to near-misses.” ” I have repeatedly recommended companies engage in some serious “what if” exercises. .”[4] Near miss moments are a good place to start. ”[8].

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Creativity and the Modern Enterprise, Part 2

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Adam Grant ( @AdamMGrant ), a professor of management and of psychology at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, insists, “Groupthink is probably the biggest problem I hear leaders complain about. As I recall, Buckley recommended that the company expand into the maritime transportation industry. Avoid groupthink.

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