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Prepare for the New Permanent Temp

Harvard Business Review

It''s not that troubled economies and disruptive innovations inherently shed more jobs than they create; it''s that ongoing global restructuring of markets makes temporary and/or part-time employment more attractive for more organizations. A recent McKinsey & Co. In 2010, good tweaks look like better bets than even great hires.".

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Greeceā€™s Problem Is More Complicated than Austerity

Harvard Business Review

What’s more, the recent McKinsey study on Greek competitiveness shows that the country’s biggest challenge has been a lack of investment. Back in 2010, before the haircut, when Greece ran out of money, all of its debt was private and issued under Greek law. The IMF, ECB, and EU own the rest. So what about that debt?