The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Historically, immigrants have helped America lead the world in technological innovation,” the authors say. The MIT researchers highlight that while residents of Europe and North America making up just 15% of the global population, they’ve contributed over 75% of the breakthroughs in AI. Artificial intelligence is no exception.

Policies 95

Policies McKinsey Innovation Globalization 95

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2013

The global manufacturing sector is on the threshold of a dynamic new phase that will provide renewed opportunity for manufacturing firms — and a host of new challenges. We see two forces that will dominate global manufacturing in the coming decade. These forces will shift the dynamics of the global manufacturing sector.

Globalization 8

Globalization Supply Chain Pharmaceuticals McKinsey 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2012

shares of the global operations of U.S.-based Despite decades of globalization, these companies remain predominantly U.S. companies, locating the lion's share of their global business activities in America (about 65% of their sales, 68% of their employment, 70% of their capital investment, and 84% of their R&D spending in 2009).

Globalization 9

Globalization Rivkin Supply Chain Trends 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

It helped spark new levels of interest in Africa by the international business community, and companies in a range of industries—from consumer goods to financial services to technology—have since expanded their African footprints. a year between 2010 and 2015, considerably slower than the 5.4% from 2000 to 2010.

Globalization 8

Globalization Long-term GDP Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 27, 2015

Companies in the top one-fifth of profitability earn, in aggregate, about 70 times more economic profit (accounting profit less cost of capital) than those in the middle three-fifths combined, according to McKinsey’s database of 3,000 large, publicly listed, nonfinancial U.S. Sound familiar? An increasing number of U.S. There are many.

ROIC 8

ROIC McKinsey GDP Company 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2017

Already, evidence suggests that early AI pilots are unlikely to produce the dramatic results that technology enthusiasts predict. Recent research from McKinsey Global Institute found that 45% of work activities could potentially be automated by today’s technologies, and 80% of that is enabled by machine learning.

Insurance 9

Insurance Video Project Long-term 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2010

No wonder that a 2008 McKinsey survey found that only 20% of senior executives believe that their corporate philanthropy is effective in achieving social goals. As Nike's Senior Portfolio Manager Adam Day says, "The global development sector had overlooked the enormous potential of investing in adolescent girls to reduce global poverty.

Core Competence 15

Core Competence Market Segmentation Globalization Reputation 15