But in the end, it is a unique body that sort of leads the way in the science.

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As Harvard Business School professors Lakshmi Ramarajan and David Thomas explained in their 2010 working paper A Positive Approach to Studying Diversity in Organizations, the notion that minority board members bring unique information to the table that leads to improved performance, though beneficial, does not account for better results.

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He is a fantastic player, has matured a lot and is a lot more level headed now and still leads from the front with unique qualities.

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During a recent monthlong Infiniti promotion Nissan recorded 19 million online ad impressions, including 4.1 million Infiniti searches through Internet portal sites, 1.9 million e-mail come-ons, 1.1 million unique visitors to its Web site, 5, 500 Internet leads to dealers and 681 requests for preapproved financing.

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Neither came up with any spectacular new investments or produced anything of tangible value, which leads to the question: When it comes to pay, is there something unique about the financial industry?

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