Often, the companies integrate results into their operations, says John Mooney, the school's associate dean for academic programs.

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The reality is that many businesses are quick to recognize great ideas, but they often have no plan for how to successfully integrate them into their business model.

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Immigrants from Pakistan to New Jersey often join an existing community that helps them to integrate, she explains, whereas "refugees, especially refugees from war-torn areas like Somalia, have a very different kind of assimilation process".

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In recent years, often after much hesitation, Japanese companies have begun to integrate their strategies and operations regionally, and have begun to reap strong profits as a result.

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