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class="mck-u-links-inline mck-c-generic-item__description"><em>The Ecosystem Economy</em> offers a compelling new take on how the global economy is being fundamentally transformed by the acceleration of new technology development, evolving consumer preferences and behaviors, business models and organizational and performance management constructs.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div data-component="mdc-c-module-wrapper" data-module-theme="light" data-module-background="white" data-module-category="StandalonePromo" data-module-gradient-position="top-right" class="mck-c-full-text-c mck-c-module-wrapper"><div class="mck-o-container"><div class="UpModule_mck-c-up__irSw8"><div class="UpModule_mck-c-up__header__OR_Vx"><h2 data-component="mdc-c-heading" class="mdc-c-heading___0fM1W_8032924 mdc-c-heading--title___5qyOB_8032924 mdc-u-align-center UpModule_mdc-c-heading--title__4XbMT"><div>Acknowledgements</div></h2></div><div data-component="mdc-c-content-block" 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