The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 3, 2019

What’s more, the proportion of entrepreneurs with high levels of education has also been declining, with data showing a fall from 12.2% For instance, the ratio of patents to GDP has been in decline in the United States for years, while the cost for each patent is on the rise. in 1985 to just 5.3% A decline in disruption.

Venture Capitalist 59

Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Incubator GDP 59

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Without the ability to create knowledge through quality education, the sustainability of Africa’s new-found optimism remains questionable. In quality and quantity, tertiary education in Africa needs to be fixed. s 21 million ) in its four-year tertiary education system. Education drives technology.

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Education Technology IPO GDP 8

Rajesh Setty

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

One Million by One Million is a global initiative that aims to nurture a million entrepreneurs reach a million dollars each in annual revenue and beyond by 2020, thereby creating a trillion dollars in global GDP and ten million jobs. I had an opportunity to catchup with Sramana and we talked about the program. on a global scale.

Entrepreneur 54

Entrepreneur Stage-Gate Finance Incubator 54

Next Level Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2010

leads the world in health expenditures as a percentage of GDP at 16.5%. Leadership, if it’s anything, is about creating meaningful, positive change. And the majority of the opinions are "left" or "right" New Jersey Governor Chris Christie was on Oprah last week discussing education reform.

Health Care 166

Health Care Insurance Executive Coaching Blog 166

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 2, 2016

The economy is growing steadily, the unemployment rate is below 5%, and on GDP per capita America still is one of the richest countries in the world. The answer, according to the recently released Social Progress Index , is that the United States is not turning those positive economic numbers into basic improvements in the lives of citizens.

GDP 8

GDP Health Care Education Politics 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 6, 2017

The chart below illustrates a strong relationship between patenting activity and GDP per capita at the state level. It predicts that an innovative state like Massachusetts, which from 1900 to 2000 had four times as many patents as a less innovative state, like Wyoming, would become 30% richer in terms of GDP per capita by 2000.

Innovation 9

Innovation GDP Education Technology 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2012

If you are familiar with the Legatum Prosperity Index, you know it is an effort to look beyond GDP. Education (access to education, quality of education, and human capital). Doing so, however, produces insights on vital questions the answers to which are not yet (and may never be) reflected in GDP.

Social Capital 15

Social Capital GDP Human Capital Education 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2017

Hence, a richer pool of expertise, experiences, and perspectives can create positive outcomes for the organization. Our empirical findings suggest that cultural heterogeneity, measured by either fractionalization or polarization, has a discernible positive impact on the growth rate of GDP over long time periods.

Long-term 8

Long-term GDP Diversity Construction 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 9, 2015

Some find evidence of a clear improvement of total factor productivity since market-oriented reforms began in 1979, estimating that the increase in TFP contributed about 40% to GDP growth, roughly the same as that contributed by fixed asset investment. Factor accumulation (capital and labour) thus accounts for about 60 to 70% of GDP growth.

GDP 8

GDP Human Capital Fixed Assets Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 21, 2013

Lindert found essentially no correlation between levels of social spending (expressed as a percentage of GDP) and economic growth in wealthy nations in the post-World War II era. in 2010, government spending's share of GDP in the U.S. in 2010, government spending's share of GDP in the U.S.

GDP 8

GDP Politics Bottom-up Budgeting 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 24, 2018

Position : Man and machine will wage a Darwinian struggle that machines will win. Falling incomes will have grave consequences in places like the United States and Europe, where consumption accounts for 56% or 69% of GDP , respectively, requiring new social supports, such as a universal basic income. The Dystopians. The Utopians.

GDP 8

GDP Technology Learning-by-Doing Skills 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2011

Partly in consequence, women get less education: 50% drop out after primary school because they are called back home to look after their parents' burgeoning families. Putting women in positions of responsibility is not as difficult as you might imagine in Zambia, despite the fact that so many are tied to the household.

Market Penetration 14

Market Penetration Wireless GDP Education 14

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Of course economic success is important –- most obviously in providing citizens with the things that make life better (healthcare, education, etc.) -– but only up to a point. Put simply, what’s good for increasing GDP may not be good for the long-term betterment of society. Wealth alone does not make for a happy and successful society.

Globalization 12

Globalization GDP Hammer Maslow 12

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Given his former position, you would imagine that Georgiou’s crime would involve falsifying national economic data in order to cover up tax shenanigans or to fool the markets into thinking that the Greek economy was healthier than it was. Calculating this debt in “present” (i.e.,

GDP 8

GDP Maturity Crisis Report 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2011

It will link members of the African diaspora to opportunities in their native continent and position them to contribute to economic progress in the U.S. does better for Africa when it supports talented Africans and offers scholarships to educate them in its elite universities. has educated some of Africa's great legends.

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AIDA AIDAS GDP Education 11

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

Indicators like gross national income (GNI) and GDP go up. We also found a correlation between English proficiency and the Human Development Index, a measure of education, life expectancy, literacy, and standards of living. Economy Education Global business' It’s not just income that improves either.

Globalization 8

Globalization GDP Competitive Advantage Education 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2016

We interviewed these 411 leaders, as well as those who work for them, analyzed their education, background, and experience and recorded their actions and impact using 64 investment variables and 24 performance measures over seven years. Academies have devolved decision-making powers enabling them to bypass local government.)

Long-term 8

Long-term Education GDP Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2016

And Donald Trump gave entrepreneur Peter Thiel a prominent speaking position at the Republican convention. A 2011 McKinsey study estimated that the internet accounted for 21% of GDP growth over the previous five years among the developed countries studied, a sharp increase over the 10% contribution over the 15 years prior.

Politics 8

Politics McKinsey Katz Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 5, 2013

In Brazil, rapid growth in the working-age population and rising labor-force participation have been boosting GDP for years, but have now pretty much run their course. But it still seems like it’s a much better position to be in than not having any productivity growth at all. The country’s fertility rate has fallen from 4.1

GDP 9

GDP Disruptive Innovation Sharpe Productivity 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

million and the level of Japan's GDP could increase by as much as 15 percent.". Even though more highly qualified women have moved into "career track" positions in recent years, there's a huge earnings gap: On average, women only earn 72% of the compensation paid to men for equivalent jobs. 31%) and Germany (35%).

Flextime 13

Flextime Survey Education GDP 13

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

It was the counterintuitive nature of the idea," explains executive creative director John Mescall, "the weirdness and positivity of the execution, the sheer joy of the song and the video, and the attention to detail across all elements of the work that ensured its success." Well, perhaps. Take a look at it here and judge for yourself.

Brand 8

Brand Education GDP Video 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

In particular: Countries with high English proficiency spend a significantly larger share of their GDP on research and development than those with lower English skills. Japan and South Korea are in a similar position. In the past twenty years, Poland has overhauled its public education system. But there needs to be more.

Innovation 8

Innovation Metrics Globalization Cooper 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Consider three aspects: Reinvestment: In emerging markets, women reinvest a staggering 90 cents of every additional dollar of income in "human resources" — their families'' education, health, nutrition (compared, by the way, to 30-40% for men. Women who have benefited from education and mentoring are experiencing "capital punishment."

Globalization 10

Globalization Entrepreneur Banking Supply Chain 10

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2011

Editor's note: This post is part of a three-week series examining educational innovation and technology, published in partnership with the Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University. 4% of US GDP). I was at my local gym outside of Boston early one morning and ran into a friend I hadn't seen in several months.

GDP 13

GDP Technology Cost Education 13

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 1, 2013

the UK, Hong Kong, and Japan — all capitalist countries, sure, but with dramatically different forms of capitalism and roles for government (government spending is well more than 50% of GDP in Finland and less than 20% in Hong Kong ). The top 10 nations are, starting at No. Then there''s the simpler method of just counting per capita.

GDP 8

GDP Globalization Policies Proposal 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 20, 2017

We look at this rating, and also investigate the extent to which people experience positive and negative affective states like enjoyment, stress, and worry in their day-to-day lives, as well as analyzing responses to more workplace-specific measures such as job satisfaction and employee engagement. GDP is masking deeper issues.

Report 10

Report Transportation Stress Quality 10

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

The only positive fallout has been a modest diversification of the local economy, with exports as a percentage of the province's GDP declining from as much as 85% in 2005 to a still-high 66% in 2010. That's why Guangdong's population of migrant workers declined by 3% every year between 2005 and 2010.

GDP 11

GDP Pharmaceuticals Long-term Globalization 11

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 11, 2016

” Despite positive market indicators and careful planning, international-entry initiatives often fall short. ” Despite positive market indicators and careful planning, international-entry initiatives often fall short. Training and sensitizing stakeholders on cultural differences.

Globalization 8

Globalization Company Short-term Objective 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

He had two jobs in addition to his full-time position, one doing yard work for a local magnate and another hauling trash to the dump. It’s comfort food for high-school-educated guys who could have been my father-in-law if they’d been born 30 years earlier. He worked incessantly. Manly dignity is a big deal for most men.

Class 15

Class Open-book Policies Politics 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

If you want to maximize the social effects of your donation, why would you buy, for example, $100,000 worth of great educational programming for inner city kids when the same $100,000 directed toward fundraising could generate enough money to buy $1 million worth of it? Those correlations are all positive. How could it?

GDP 12

GDP Human Resources Finance Technology 12

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Today Singapore spends only 4% of GDP on health care, versus 18% in the U.S., Employers should educate employees about their cost-sharing responsibilities and help them find health-care providers who meet their needs and their budgets. As the primary payers, employers are well positioned to demand price transparency.

Health Care 8

Health Care Company Insurance Incentives 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 10, 2017

its ratio of exports to GDP, has been rising slowly for decades but remains significantly lower than in the European Union, China, and India. is in a strong position to take advantage of the changing nature of globalization. For example, less than 1% of the nearly 30 million registered U.S.

Globalization 8

Globalization Participative Insurance Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2015

Of these, only three, Switzerland, Ireland, and Estonia, made it to a commendable “Stand Out” category – which means that their high levels of digital development are attractive to global businesses and investors and that their digital ecosystems are positioned to nurture start ups and internet businesses that can compete globally.

Crisis 8

Crisis McKinsey Policies Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

In the last decade, the country has reached its highest levels of sophisticated goods from milk, growth that in 2015 helped boost the country’s per capita GDP to its highest level ever. The industry positions guacamole as a delicacy. New Zealand is the world’s largest exporter of dairy products.

Cooper 10

Cooper Long-term Industry Health Care 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 7, 2013

growth in GDP. But in the case of her foundation, "The return is not financial — it''s the positive social change.". This November, abc*''s signature Continuity Forum will focus on the future of social and economic innovation, the environment, entrepreneurship, politics and education.

Globalization 8

Globalization Venture Capitalist Class GDP 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2016

Solutions should trend toward entertainment, education, and social networking, and they can be location specific. Characteristics: These cities tend to have high population growth and high growth rates in GDP per capita, demographic and economic tailwinds that help to boost returns.

Real Estate 8

Real Estate Entrepreneur Finance Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Heres what orthodox economics would have predicted for a country without banks: A collapse in the money supply, a credit crunch, a trade implosion, mass unemployment, an atomized GDP, and the gears of industry and commerce grinding to a crashing halt. Imagine all the veins in your body suddenly shrinking and collapsing — Avada Kedavra!!

Banking 15

Banking Crisis Merton Guidelines 15