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Diversity & Leadership | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

I will onshore, offshore, outsource, insource, or execute whatever business strategy I implement without regard for diversity. Compete on your merits not why your lack thereof should be overlooked. If you’re not qualified don’t try to work around your lack of qualifications, go get the qualifications you need to compete.

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An Agenda for the Future of Global Business

Harvard Business Review

Business leaders can take an active role in shaping the next phase of globalization by looking beyond cost-based offshoring and emphasizing the benefits of trade and technology across a wider geographic and demographic base. Yet such ecosystems are not just the purview of web companies. The New Science of Human Capital. Essential background.

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World Business Forum – Day 1 Recap | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Following are a few of the ideas Carlos shared yesterday: Dreaming BIG and dreaming small take the same amount of energy – why not dream BIG? Following are a few of the thoughts David shared in closing out Day 1: Start-ups begin here, but are scaling offshore. Companies are made of people, so dreams matter.

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A Playbook for Making America More Entrepreneurial

Harvard Business Review

In an economy where traditional manufacturing jobs have gone offshore, and globalization and technology have put pressure on U.S. This research shows that the market for middle skills operates very poorly. In the last six years the federal government funded 56 cluster initiatives in areas from green energy to defense contracting.

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How the U.S. Can Rebuild Its Capacity to Innovate

Harvard Business Review

From automotive to semiconductors to pharma to clean energy , America’s innovation centers have shifted east, offering growing evidence that the U.S. by looking back to the original offshoring frenzy which started with consumer electronics in the 1960s. firms have long had a simple mantra: “Invent here, manufacture there.”

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America's Innovation Shortfall and How We Can Solve It

Harvard Business Review

One obvious reason was that the huge trillion-dollar investment bets, most of it taxpayer money, in synthetic biology, robotics, nanotechnogy, space, and alternative energy did not pay off. innovation, in terms of jobs, income, revenue, and taxes, has gone offshore. Apple, the single exception, operates as a startup.

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Automation: A Potential Game Changer for Mining and Maritime Industry

HR Digest

Robotic loaders and remotely-controlled trucks are significantly reducing operational costs in the mining sector. More people are becoming skeptical about choosing certain careers, while employers in some sectors are getting more assurance of not having to push so hard on talent management in the future.