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Research Explores The Path Our Careers Take

The Horizons Tracker

This is especially so as stagnation in wage growth has been a well-documented issue since the 2008 financial crisis, with this contributing to the general discontent with life that drove movements like the Brexit vote and the Trump election. This can make it even harder for workers to switch sectors.

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Investing In People Builds Resilience Against The Covid Recession

The Horizons Tracker

It’s prompted economists to predict a recession that is twice as deep as that experienced after the 2008 financial crisis. The researchers assessed the state of HRM in each firm across five domains: employee development, team working, incentives, selection, and participation.

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Why We Need to Update Financial Reporting for the Digital Era

Harvard Business Review

Since then, we interviewed several chief financial officers (CFOs) of leading technology companies and senior analysts of investment banks who follow technology companies. As digital technology becomes more pervasive, more and more companies will present this sort of valuation challenge.

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How American Business Can Navigate the Skills Gap

Harvard Business Review

It's notable that in the wake of the mortgage crisis, the American workforce isn't as mobile. On our careers site, we're seeing wages rise for specialized technology positions. Ultimately, if the right candidates still aren't applying, businesses should take ownership of the skills-training process and the government should incent it.

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How a Public-Private Partnership Is Saving Lives

Harvard Business Review

In sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, crisis epicenters, mothers are at risk due to a host of problems including scarce medical supplies, inadequate refrigeration for life-saving medicines, lack of transportation to medical care facilities, and cultural norms such as hiding pregnancy. Maternal mortality is an enormously complicated problem.

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Employee Engagement Drives Health Care Quality and Financial Returns

Harvard Business Review

are at a crisis point. Both are core criteria in meeting incentive goals under value-based purchasing. MedStar leaders also knew that improving employees’ engagement could not be a one-time or one-off activity — or, as one cynic referred to it, the human resources “flavor of the month.” Hospital systems in the U.S.