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Do We Need A Recruitment Agency For Robots?

The Horizons Tracker

They explored data across 28 different industries in 17 countries over a period spanning 1970 to 2011, during which 71 economic recoveries occurred. ” It’s part of a Robotics as a Service market that research from Allied Market Research estimated will be worth some $34.7 The need for investment in technology.

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Rethink Leadership for the XX Factor

Coaching Tip

When McKinsey & Co. asked senior executives at 60 big companies recently why they are trying to advance women, "they laughed at us," says Dominic Barton, McKinsey's global managing director. The McKinsey study shows women in general opt at far higher rates than men for staff jobs, sometimes labeled "the pink ghetto."

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Marketing to Rural China

Harvard Business Review

Brimming with confidence after their recent success in China's biggest cities such as Beijing and Shanghai, both foreign and local marketers have expanded into many smaller cities across the country. This market was estimated at around RMB 2.9 This market was estimated at around RMB 2.9

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Morning Advantage: The Sky Is Falling, but the Ceiling Is Fine

Harvard Business Review

GDP growth in emerging markets is slowing. So commences McKinsey Quarterly's report on the firm's latest survey on global economic conditions (which was in the field during the week leading up to the Greek elections). Indeed they are at their lowest since March 2011, according to the report. "The euro’s future is in limbo.

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'Woman Up' (and Win in Business): How Valuing Traditionally Female.

Strategy Driven

Indeed, a 2008 issue of the McKinsey Quarterly noted that women tend to make deeper emotional connections with colleagues and business partners. It’s time for all leaders and their organizations to realize that we are moving into an age where meeting people’s social needs for connectedness will be the key to success.

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The Products Chinese Consumers Want

Harvard Business Review

China's consumer goods market expanded rapidly over the past two decades primarily because of the growing number of first-time buyers, who were eager to buy goods and services that were previously unavailable or unaffordable. That's a concern for many companies, as a recent McKinsey survey highlights.

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These 6 Sectors of Africa’s Economy Are Poised for Growth

Harvard Business Review

In 2011, we published an article in HBR examining the surprisingly rapid growth of African economies and consumer markets. New research conducted by the McKinsey Global Institute makes it clear that Africa faces real economic headwinds including declining investment and savings, and rising government indebtedness. trillion.