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    The Cuban economy is less vulnerable to a reversal of US rapprochement than many realise

The Cuban economy is less vulnerable to a reversal of US rapprochement than many realise

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Though Cuba has gained economically from improved relations with the US, it is far from dependent on their continuation. If the Trump administration adopts a hard line, it will hurt emerging entrepreneurs more than the state, while also reinforcing Cuban efforts to find new partners elsewhere, writes Emily Morris.

The new Trump government is threatening to reverse the US-Cuba rapprochement […]

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    Why e-readers succeeded as a disruptive innovation in the US, but not in Japan

Why e-readers succeeded as a disruptive innovation in the US, but not in Japan

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Amazon is part of the answer: in Japan no one offered a large selection of e-books to feed the devices, write Mark E. Parry and Tomoko Kawakami.

The concept of disruptive innovation has captured the attention of executives around the world. As explained by Clayton Christensen, a disruptive innovation is initially seen as unattractive by mainstream customers and by the […]

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