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Apprenticeship Levy flexibility and productivity

Chartered Management Institute

Privately owned bank We spoke to the Chief Technology and Operations Officer, who is responsible for the oversight of new hires and workforce planning to identify gaps at a small private bank. Browse our research Browse our policy work The post Apprenticeship Levy flexibility and productivity appeared first on CMI.

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Artisans Must Balance the Books

Harvard Business Review

When I founded the nonprofit African Institution of Technology , I initially focused on helping African entrepreneurs or artisans, especially those with only primary education, develop new skills and market opportunities. Most African artisans do not bank because of the fees associated with operating current accounts.

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India’s Botched War on Cash

Harvard Business Review

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a surprise in early November, demonetizing 500 and 1,000 rupee bank notes. People up and down the income spectrum are dealing with changing cash withdrawal policies and empty ATMs. Fewer than 35% of Indians above the age of 15 had used a bank account.

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What Investors Need to Know About Zimbabwe After Mugabe

Harvard Business Review

After being denounced for years for its dictatorship and destructive economic policies, Zimbabwe entered a new chapter in November 2017, following the military’s removal of president Robert Mugabe, who ruled the country for 37 years. ALEXANDER JOE/Getty Images. Progress on resolving these issues will be slow and incremental.

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Look Beyond Your "Social Media Presence"

Harvard Business Review

But some 70% of the extra profit to be made through social technologies has nothing to do with marketing. Examples of enterprise social-technology use are cropping up all the time: TD bank relies on a social network for employee communication, and at Unisys, social communities provide specialized expertise to resolve technical problems.

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If Data Is Money, Why Don’t Businesses Keep It Secure?

Harvard Business Review

technology companies as much as $35 billion in potential business. At the same time, several technology platforms that do not collect or share personal data have emerged since mid-2013. Large technology companies might have to pay as much as $200 million to build a data center in Russia, compared with $43 million in the United States.

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A Plan to Revitalize Greece

Harvard Business Review

Technology-oriented firms face further obstacles, which have inhibited the country’s potential innovators since long before the current crisis, often forcing researchers to retract into fundamental research or academia instead of becoming entrepreneurs. And Tropical SA is focused on hydrogen and fuel cell technologies.