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Rethinking Digital Transformation: An Interview With Kathleen Wilson-Thompson

HR Digest

Prior to this, she was Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer for Walgreens since 2010. A version of this interview appeared in the October 2020 issue (p. We are an iconic brand company with more than 400,000 team members, spanning across the globe in 25 countries and territories. 54) of The HR Digest. .

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A $10 Trillion Bet on China and India

Harvard Business Review

But our book's primary thesis — and one that we continue to maintain — is that the economies of China and India will continue to grow at a compound annual growth rate of at least 8% through the end of the decade, and that annual consumer spending in the two countries combined will therefore reach $10 trillion by 2020.

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Don't Underestimate China's Luxury Market

Harvard Business Review

trillion, with annual expenditures increasing from $2 trillion in 2010 to more than $6 trillion in 2020. In our book, The $10 Trillion Prize , we assert that China is poised by 2020 to become the world's biggest personal luxury market. By 2010, the number had risen to 221 million.

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Behind China's Roaring Solar Industry

Harvard Business Review

We calculate that between 2010 and 2020, the people of China and India will have consumed goods and services worth a total of $64 trillion. In 1990, there were 227 million houses in China — by 2010, there were 371 million. Chinese consumers will spend $41.5 trillion to $6.2 trillion, an increase of 203 percent.

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Rural China Offers Big Opportunities, Too

Harvard Business Review

In the 1980s, and even the early 1990s, rural life focused on farming, and it was a hard existence: most people were grindingly poor and lacked basic amenities, including decent schools and health care, paved roads, and a reliable power supply. Fast-forward two decades and life is much better. Approximately $6.2

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What to Do When Your Future Strategy Clashes with Your Present

Harvard Business Review

Consider the case of MedStar Health, the largest nongovernment health care provider in the Baltimore-Washington, D.C., region, as it navigates a dramatic shift from competing by offering integrated, comprehensive medical services to offering lower cost preventive care. area health care market has indeed shifted.

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What Are The Pros And Cons of A PEO?

ExactHire - Leadership

When you dreamed about growing your business, you probably didn’t imagine that you’d need to become an expert in labor regulations, health care mandates, and safety guidelines, along with HR administration, payroll, benefits and compliance. In 2020, average health coverage for a family costs $21,342. PEO Group Insurance.