article thumbnail

What Happens To Productivity After Minimum Wage Increases?

The Horizons Tracker

Traditionally, those opposed to the minimum wage would argue that its introduction would stop employers from creating low-productivity jobs as certain workers simply don’t provide sufficient value to justify the new wage floor. The researchers overcame this by analyzing productivity data from a U.S.

article thumbnail

Innovation Relies Upon Cooperation With External Partners

The Horizons Tracker

The last decade has seen a gradual rise in the practice of open innovation, such that recent data suggested nearly all organizations engage in at least some form of it. The researchers compiled survey data from 2015 and 2018, with the surveys measuring innovation activity in manufacturing companies across Russia.

Cooper 133
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Why Is Technology Not Producing Productivity Improvements?

The Horizons Tracker

In 1987 Robert Solow famously remarked that computing is everywhere except in the productivity statistics. His comment reflected frustration that despite the considerable hype around the digital technologies of the day, productivity stats were barely moving. Official data reveals that while GDP grew by around 2.7%

article thumbnail

Braithwaite Innovation Group Presents the July 2015 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Welcome to the July 2015 Leadership Development Carnival! You become more productive and promotable, and you gain confidence, and over time, hopefully a larger paycheck.” Michael Lee Stallard of Michael Lee Stallard shares Grassroots Innovation Contributed to WWII Victory. Ready to dive in? They take relationship-building.

article thumbnail

What Role Does International Air Travel Play In Innovation?

The Horizons Tracker

Research from INSEAD suggests that it might also be helping grease the wheels of innovation as it eases connectivity between international companies and their subsidiaries. The researchers explore not only whether nonstop flights support innovation within companies but also how they might do so. increase in citations and a 1.4%

Travel 98
article thumbnail

Better Leadership in 2015 (And Beyond): 9 Essentials

QAspire

Year 2015 is knocking the door. But the same challenges are also opportunities to practice better leadership provided we understand what it takes to succeed as a leader in 2015 (and beyond). Here are 9 key thoughts on leading in 2015 and beyond: Leaders need to understand the new definition of power.

article thumbnail

Could A Shorter Work Week Boost Our Productivity?

The Horizons Tracker

The clamour for a shorter work week gained steam in 2019 after an experiment at Microsoft’s Japan offices found that cutting the work week to just four days actually bosted productivity by 40%. The report presents the findings from a huge 4-day-week trial that was held in Iceland between 2015 and 2019.