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Will The Future Of Work Require More Investment In Technology, Not Less?

The Horizons Tracker

In 2018 MIT created a ‘Task Force on the Work of the Future’ to explore the way technologies are impacting the world of work, and how society can adapt to ensure that prosperity is broadly shared throughout. At MIT, we are inspired by the idea that technology can be a force for good. A polarized workforce.

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Unlocking Education: The Idaho Opportunity Scholarship

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In today’s fast-paced world, education plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of individuals and communities. Recognizing this, the state of Idaho has taken a significant step towards making higher education more accessible through the Idaho Opportunity Scholarship. Eligibility Criteria: Who Can Benefit?

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Six Paradoxes Women Leaders Face in 2013

Harvard Business Review

Easing into the New Year, one big hope we have for 2013 is that women continue to bridge the gender gap in terms of pay equality and access to leadership positions. According to the latest figures, women are better educated than ever, earning almost 60 percent of all college degrees. The Pay Paradox. The Start Up Paradox.

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What Investors Need to Know About Zimbabwe After Mugabe

Harvard Business Review

” Once one of Africa’s most developed markets – with a solid education system, good infrastructure, and a relatively large middle class – decades of mismanagement have cost Zimbabwe. After Mugabe claimed victory in a disputed election in 2013, however, corruption increased , while the strengthening U.S.

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Female Entrepreneurs Go Beyond "Cookies and Crafts"

Harvard Business Review

Many have found success in industries like technology, mining, and construction. The same report indicates that health care, social assistance, and education are industries in which the growth of women''s ownership has been the strongest. Forbes called 2013 the " Year of the Female Founder." In 1977, only 4.5%

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What’s That You’re Calling a Bubble?

Harvard Business Review

Fama is convinced that financial bubbles don’t exist, and until the dot-com era he was able to keep most of his colleagues in academic finance from even using the word “bubble.” The actual outcome for Cisco turned out to be a 156% increase in net income from fiscal 2000 through fiscal 2013. Economy Finance Managing uncertainty'

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The Rise of the Mobile-Only User

Harvard Business Review

As Pew Internet reports : Young adults: 50 percent of teen smartphone owners, aged 12-17, say they use the internet mostly on their cell phone, according to a 2013 Pew Internet report on Teens and Technology. Internal data from some finance, healthcare, and travel providers show similar mobile-only usage.

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