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Remote Workforce could Double to 10% after the Pandemic

HR Digest

This was witnessed mainly because of the coronavirus pandemic disrupting activities related to real estate brokerage. Cushman and Wakefield, who made these projections, is a global commercial real estate firm. The real estate firm has estimated that U.S.

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The Risks and Benefits of Using AI to Detect Crime

Harvard Business Review

Social media companies use machine learning to block illicit content such as child pornography. Today, for example, social media companies are expected to uncover and remove terrorist recruitment videos and messages almost instantly. Companies are using AI to prevent and detect everything from routine employee theft to insider trading.

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Who's Really Responsible for P&G's Succession Problems?

Harvard Business Review

Using data from the 2012 survey, we also found that boards gave their companies'' very poor grades on talent management. consumer durables & apparel, retailing, education, media, hotels, restaurants & leisure); Consumer Staples (e.g., banking & financial services, insurance, real estate); Health Care (e.g.,

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For Some Platforms, Network Effects Are No Match for Local Know-How

Harvard Business Review

Grab, which launched its service in 2012 with 40 drivers in Malaysia, came late to the ride-hailing game, only after Uber had established a formidable position in the United States. Transportation, aviation, health care, and energy all require physical delivery, whereas media, music, and advertisement do not.

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12 Guidelines for Deciding When to Persist, When to Quit

Harvard Business Review

Consider this real-time case. Airtime, a video conversation platform, launched in the summer of 2012 by Napster legends Sean Parker and Shawn Fanning with much hype and more than ample funding. After a mere 4 months, Airtime has been pronounced in critical condition by media doctors because it has attracted only a trickle of users.

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Make These Changes to Help Digital Marketing Fulfill Its Potential

Harvard Business Review

Data from the 2012 Direct Marketing Association benchmarks say that direct mail — yes junk mail via snail mail — still reigns supreme, offering response rates of 1.1 At their core email, search, and display ads are the same as direct mail, classifieds and mass media respectively. Is it at home? Is it in store?

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Joining Boards: It's Not Just Who You Know That Matters

Harvard Business Review

Our 2012 survey, in partnership with WomenCorporateDirectors and Heidrick & Struggles, of more than 1,000 corporate directors across the globe, found that only 48% of the boards had a formal process of determining the combination of skills and attributes required for their board and, therefore, for new directors.