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Harold L. Sirkin is a Chicago-based senior partner of The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and co-author, with Michael Zinser and Justin Rose, of the new book The U.S. Manufacturing Renaissance: How Shifting Global Economics Are Creating an American Comeback (Knowledge@Wharton, November 2012).
Harold L. Sirkin
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What Germany Can Teach the U.S. About Vocational Education
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The Case for Making Small U.S. Manufacturers a Priority
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Innovation Is Not Just About R&D
Too many executives fail to understand that innovation should include the entire value chain
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