The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

The term “b t jobs” came to popular attention in 2018 when the late David Graeber published B t Jobs: A Theory , in which he argued that over half of the jobs today are meaningless, which in turn has a significant impact on our mental wellbeing as so much of our self-worth is tied up with doing meaningful work.

Self-aware 102

Self-aware Survey Finance Motivation 102

The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 16, 2021

The researchers harvested anonymized user records from DataCamp from January 2018 through to September 2020. The platform offers around 400 self-paced and interactive courses on a range of topics, including applied finance and Python for data science. ” they conclude.

Education 93

Education Constraint Learning-by-Doing Compliance 93

The Horizons Tracker

JULY 13, 2020

Collective layoffs are sadly a rather common affair, with an estimated 556 announced between December 2018 and November 2019 in Europe alone. It also appears that firms that lay employees off en-masse spend less on advertising, with a typical decline of around 16% less than they would ordinarily do without such redundancies.

Advertising 95

Advertising Automotive Restructuring Price 95

The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

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. A polarized workforce. More technology needed. Boosting productivity.

Technology 46

Technology Report Productivity Products 46

Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Co-founder of Rose Park Advisors—Disruptive Innovation Fund. A leading thinker on strategy and breakthrough innovation. Deepa Prahalad – Focused on design and emerging markets. Telisa Yancy – Chief Marketing Officer at American Family Insurance. Darek Lenart – Senior VP HR, Finance MasterCard. ’ Game.

Executive Coaching 70

Executive Coaching CEO Magazine Banking 70

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Women-owned entities in the formal sector represent approximately 37% of enterprises globally — a market worthy of attention by businesses and policy makers alike. million new jobs to be created in the SME sector by 2018 will be created by woman-owned SMEs. I think it''s safe to say that it''s the latter. And in the U.S.,

Globalization 11

Globalization Entrepreneur Banking Supply Chain 11

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Digital business reached a tipping point in 2018 as organizations scaled their digital capabilities. Especially without strategic clarity, employees are unsure if they should focus on speed or quality, efficiency or innovation, for example. Transform Your Digital Future with Gartner’s Top C-Suite Insights for 2018-19.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Content CIO Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2017

Doing digital M&A right means upending the way most companies approach financing, due diligence, and merger integration. Let’s start with financing the deal. Meanwhile, because digital targets tend to be expensive, acquirers are limited in their ability to use stock to finance a deal. Sponsored by DXC Technology.

Due Diligence 8

Due Diligence Company Learning Curve Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Given that those companies were all venture-financed and emerged from Silicon Valley, you might assume that the key ingredients that have ensured their success were cutting-edge technologies, digital platforms, and customer bases that were chiefly made up of digital natives.

Business Model 12

Business Model Technology Advertising Cost 12

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2015

“Technology is advancing at an unprecedented pace and this milestone allows federal regulations and the use of our national airspace to evolve to safely accommodate innovation,” Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said in a press release that accompanied the announcement. Many use smartphones and tablets as their controllers.).

Transportation 8

Transportation Proposal Technology Press Release 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 16, 2018

” When Sloan arrived at GM in 1920 he realized that the traditional centralized management structures organized by function (sales, manufacturing, distribution, and marketing) were a poor fit for managing GM’s diverse product lines. Sloan kept the corporate staff small and focused on policy making, corporate finance, and planning.

Transportation 8

Transportation Automotive Brand Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 30, 2018

Still others hope to create market barriers for global companies — a form of digital protectionism. These include access to digital goods and services, being part of global supply chains, accelerating and partaking in the fruits of innovation, and helping citizens access information, entertainment, and connectivity on a worldwide basis.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Globalization GAAP Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Nonetheless, CareMore’s leaders decided to move ahead and launched a Medicaid care-delivery program in Memphis and Des Moines, serving 8,000 to 10,000 patients in each market. And in Tennessee, we reduced behavioral-health-related readmissions for our Memphis population from 40% in 2016 to 13% in 2017 and 2018. Our results.

Health Care 8

Health Care Metrics Cost Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2018

Ignorance may be bliss for some, but ask anyone in commerce or finance, and they will make it abundantly clear: Ignorance is risk. markets embrace reasonable regulation to ensure transparency and fairness. Without clear regulations, cryptocurrency innovation in the United States is being stifled. Getty Images.

Uncertainty 8

Uncertainty Decentralization Innovation Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

The Economy in 2018. Are these recent wage increases merely necessary in light of a tightening labor market, or could they start a broader trend that may change our economic growth trajectory? This is reflected in slowing growth expectations in many markets. First, the economies of scale effect. in 2014 to 2020.

Crisis 8

Crisis Retail Long-term Banking 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

presidential election to the possibility of a smartphone-driven dystopia , 2018 already looks to be that much worse. Innovation and its discontents are nothing new, of course, going back at least to the 18 th century, when Luddites physically attacked industrial looms. and European regulators that it lost essential momentum. (The

Disruptive Innovation 8

Disruptive Innovation Technology Proposal Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2017

The possibility of a contentious renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has led to delayed or canceled investments in what has been one of Latin America’s most economically stable markets. Renegotiating NAFTA. So, if a company manufactures products in Mexico to export to Canada and the U.S.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Depreciation Uncertainty Marketing 8