Macrowikinomics: Rebooting Business and the World

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September 29, 2010
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Inside: This Week In Managing As the economy slowly recovers, everyone is looking for stimulating ideas, anything that jump-starts their ambition. This week we bring you an excerpt of Macrowikinomics: Rebooting Business And the World. They write about a new engine of innovation and wealth creation. And if you're looking to change jobs or reenter the workforce and need a morale boost, check out Ten Ways to Jump-Start Your Job Search After 50. The slide show by Businessweek.com's popular careers writer offers strategies for people age 50 and over to rebrand themselves for today's employment market. Here's to an energizing autumn. Patricia O'Connell, Editor, BusinessWeek.com/Managing E-MAIL A FRIEND  |  GET RSS  |  SIGN UP FOR OTHER BW NEWSLETTERS

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