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May 9, 2019 Companies Don't Always Need a Purpose Beyond Profit By Freek Vermeulen Those lofty mission statements don't do much anyway.

Emerging markets How Effective Is India's Government, Compared with Those in Other Emerging Markets? by Bhaskar Chakravorti, Ravi Shankar Chaturvedi It's weakest on measures of inclusion. Technology When Algorithms Make Managers Worse by Mike Walsh Technology can bring out the worst in us — but it doesn't have to. Technology AI and the Genetic Revolution Theoretical physicist and founder of Genomic Prediction, Michigan State University senior vice president Stephen Hsu discusses the extraordinary developments in predictive genomics and digs into the ethical minefield that lies ahead: is the door now open to designer babies? Organizational culture When Patient Experience and Employee Engagement Both Improve, Hospitals' Ratings and Profits Climb by Nell W. Buhlman, Thomas H. Lee, MD The combination of the two is more powerful than either on its own. Growth strategy Beyond Meat, and Facebook's Pivot to Privacy Youngme, Felix, and Mihir talk about the Beyond Meat IPO and whether plant-based meat alternatives like Beyond Burger and Impossible Burger will become mass-market products. They then discuss Facebook's announcement that it is pivoting to put greater emphasis on user privacy. Sponsor content FROM OPTUM Harnessing New Consumer Data Sources Can Drive Better Health Outcomes Sponsor content from Optum.

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