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The Rise Of Robots In China And What This Means For The Future Of Work

The Horizons Tracker

The data shows that, as in other countries, robots first made an appearance in sectors such as electronics and automotive, with this growth underpinning tremendous growth in both sectors. The researchers collected data from the China Employer-Employee Survey to gauge how many firms are using robots.

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Leaders: Build Your Pre-Resilience for Times of Crisis

Strategy Driven

A 25-year veteran in senior human resources and leadership and development roles in four multinational companies, Harry Hutson is now an independent consultant. Her private sector career has spanned the information technology, architecture, strategic consulting, and automotive industries. About the Authors.

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How to Compete Like the World’s Most Innovative Leaders

Skip Prichard

Tesla’s genius and education led him to develop the foundations for electric induction motors, wireless telegraphy, radios, neon lamps, and remote control. When Edison developed a commercially viable light bulb, he was able to convince Morgan to advance him $30,000 for the Edison Electric Light Company. Championing change is hard.”

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A Visa for Transformation

Harvard Business Review

Just as America''s visa rules enabled the rapid growth of India''s information-technology companies over the last two decades, the Obama Administration''s recent drive to reform immigration regulations could prove to be a turning point for them. In the same way, India''s information technology giants must bite the bullet today.

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Why Are We Still Classifying Companies by Industry?

Harvard Business Review

Even though these systems are updated regularly, we can no longer rely on standards and measures that were developed in a different age to reflect today’s realities — especially when we’re evaluating tech firms. They have expanded far beyond the “Information Technology” tag attached to them by GICS.

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Economic Growth Isn’t Over, but It Doesn’t Create Jobs Like It Used To

Harvard Business Review

However, I think it’s clear that innovation since then has continued (and even accelerated) but has focused largely on information and communication technology. To visualize the problem, imagine the realization of a truly disruptive technology: the transporter from Star Trek , or the technology in the movie The Fly.

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The Rise of the COO

Harvard Business Review

COOs are relatively common in service industries such as financial services, energy, information technology and telecommunications, but in manufacturing sectors — such as automotive, chemical, and pharmaceutical companies — they are relatively rare.

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