The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

“To understand how cities can be simultaneously fast and slow, rich and poor, innovative and unstable, requires reframing our fundamental understanding of what cities are and how they work,” they explain. This results in the impact of innovation being barely noticeable across cities, with timescales often measured in decades.

Uncertainty 83

Uncertainty GDP Innovation Engineering 83

The Horizons Tracker

MAY 23, 2022

Research from Accenture suggests that these difficulties could wipe €920 billion from GDP across the Eurozone alone during 2023, which equates to just under 8%. It comes at a price, but it is an ‘insurance policy’ against future shocks.”.

Supply Chain 122

Supply Chain Report GDP Consensus 122

The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 18, 2021

The link appears to be far stronger in terms of economic growth, with the research finding that 90% of the growth in GDP could be attributed to higher energy usage. That’s in terms of GDP at least, as when economic prosperity was measured using purchasing power parity, this appeared to provide a much closer link.

Energy 89

Energy GDP Short-term Long-term 89

The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 10, 2021

Those parks tend to produce around 5% less GDP per capita than their counterparts in cities where such political connections don’t exist and decisions are made on economic grounds. “That price is about 5 percent less GDP per capita than if you made the decision based on economic fundamentals.” of its land.

Politics 107

Politics Industry GDP Comparison 107

HR Digest

JULY 5, 2021

Spending on worker transition has also continued to shrink as a percentage of GDP. In the search for measures and policies to address these difficulties, we should not seek slow integration of digital technologies. These innovations will make the financial benefits that will help societies manage workforce transitions.

Human Capital 122

Human Capital How To Incentives Human Resources 122

The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 12, 2020

New research from MIT sets out to understand precisely why the labor share of GDP has fallen from 67% in 1980 to just 59% today. The discontent from economists has mainly arisen due to the remarkable stability of labor’s share of GDP throughout the 20th century. “That’s our key point.” ” Superstar firms.

GDP 63

GDP Outsourcing Retail Finance 63

The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Employment support services in the UK could benefit from a more localized approach that involves working with local policymakers and organizations to design tailored policies and programs. Engaging local stakeholders in designing these programs can also enable better targeting of policy.

Policies 59

Policies GDP Proposal Budgeting 59

The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 15, 2022

For instance, during 2020, GDP in advanced economies plummeted, with many businesses having to shut for prolonged periods, and nearly all having to rapidly adapt to the changing conditions. There was then a gap to access to finance and a non-supportive policy environment. of respondents citing survival as a key challenge.

Company 100

Company Hofstede Supply Chain Agility 100

The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

“This study provides governments of all countries an opportunity to start rethinking their policies on migration, workforces and economic development to address the challenges presented by demographic change.” ” Population changes. billion from its peak of 9.7 billion in 2064. but that this was due to change to 1.16

Report 98

Report Policies Globalization GDP 98

The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 15, 2023

In total, they assess cities according to nine distinct metrics: human capital, which includes the ability to attract and develop talent social cohesion , which covers the harmony with which different social groups can rub along together economy , which focuses on the current and predicted GDP of the city governance , and how well each city is governed (..)

Human Capital 90

Human Capital Tourism Metrics Transportation 90

The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 9, 2022

“In the long run, women losing or leaving their jobs in bulk will not only negatively affect global GDP. And if they stay, they may see their careers suffer due to reduced ability to focus on their work,” the researchers explain. It will also reverse the progress that was being made before the pandemic.”

GDP 109

GDP Career Information Policies 109

The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 3, 2022

million Central Americans who have tried to move in the last five years around $10 billion, which equates to around 10% of the annual GDP of Honduras. With so many people considering moving, the report also provides a number of policy suggestions for both local and national governments. Various routes. Paths forward.

GDP 68

GDP Cost Report Incentives 68

The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 8, 2020

Such countries saw their GDP fall by around 20%, due to drops in consumer demand and supply chain disruptions. Also, shorter lockdowns appear to cause less disruption to both regional and global supply chains. Global impact. Second wave. The need for a coordinated response is due to the international nature of supply chains.

Supply Chain 83

Supply Chain Globalization GDP Short-term 83

The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 25, 2020

The report suggests that if rates were broadly equal, then global GDP would grow by up to 6%, which would boost the global economy by an incredible $5 trillion. The research from the University of Edinburgh took place in Northern Ireland, which is an area with lower female entrepreneurship rates than the rest of the U.K.

Entrepreneur 97

Entrepreneur Restructuring GDP Policies 97

Coaching Tip

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

3) Don’t let “freedom from” obstruct “freedom to.” Social media can help liberate employees from traditional hierarchies and structures that stifle collaboration and innovation but only if new frameworks replace what previously existed. 5) Invest in culture rather than governance. 6) Give trust away. 8) Measure HOW, not ‘How much.’

How To 110

How To Airlines Media Innovation 110

ExactHire - Leadership

AUGUST 19, 2021

A study released by the Center of Economic and Policy Research in 2016 found that the economy loses out on roughly 2 million workers and approximately $80 million in gross domestic product (GDP) by not hiring justice involved job seekers. Ban the Box Policy.

Guidelines 52

Guidelines Review GDP Content 52

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 6, 2017

economy depends on technological progress, but recent data suggests that innovation is getting harder and the pace of growth is slowing down. A major challenge in business and policy spheres is to understand the environments that are most conducive to innovation. was so innovative. The competitiveness of the U.S.

Innovation 12

Innovation GDP Education Technology 12

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2017

And growth reduces the government’s debt-to-GDP ratio, which facilitates and cheapens future government borrowing. The problem is that population aging is itself a cause for a decline in both GDP and per-capita GDP. The active labor force declines over time, and so does GDP.

Innovation 8

Innovation GDP Health Care Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 27, 2014

Reading the headlines, you might think that the most urgent question about national success in innovation and growth is whether the U.S. Germany does a better job on innovation in areas as diverse as sustainable energy systems, molecular biotech, lasers, and experimental software engineering. or China should get the gold medal.

Innovation 15

Innovation GDP Telecommunications Industry 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 11, 2011

In case you skimmed too fast to get the point, here it is: that favored benchmark of national performance, GDP growth or GDP per capita, is a distortion of reality that guides us to decisions contrary to what people really want. despite hiring some noted academics to mortarboard-wash our conclusions with statistics and citations.

GDP 14

GDP Benchmarking Learning-by-Doing Policies 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 21, 2016

AI policy should be an urgent concern. government is not designing policy for general intelligence or “strong AI.” And somebody reminded me that the space program was half a percent of GDP. Combined, the two reports include eighty-eight pages and twenty-five recommendations. Here are the highlights. ” The U.S.

Policies 8

Policies Report Technology Incentives 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

In order to assess the future of retail, we need to understand the sector's current impact on our entire economy, and the direction that Washington is taking the retail industry with policies that are being shaped today. trillion to the GDP, or about one-fifth of the nation's total gross domestic product. Retail contributes $2.5

Retail 12

Retail Policies Supply Chain Health Care 12

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 17, 2016

He argued that it would not only protect the rights of a diverse workforce but also foster innovation: “Embracing people’s individuality is a matter of basic human dignity and civil rights. state-level ENDAs on corporate patent-based innovation. It also turns out to be great for the creativity that drives our business.”

Innovation 8

Innovation GDP Human Capital Creativity 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2015

Many politicians and commentators mention two critical factors in accomplishing this: increasing innovative capacity and reducing bureaucracy. “Culture” can sound like a catchall, a convenient way to place the blame outside the realm of policy, but I am talking about one specific dimension of culture: avoiding uncertainty.

Uncertainty 8

Uncertainty Innovation Hofstede Bureaucracy 8

The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 23, 2022

Yet when it comes to introducing policies to achieve that, however, people become much less keen, especially among the majority white groups. They tried to introduce policies in a non-zero-sum way so that disadvantaged groups are helped without advantaged groups aren’t diminished. ” Resistance to equality. .

Policies 85

Policies GDP Resistance Education 85

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2013

Its gross domestic product has surged from less than $150 billion in 1978 to $8,227 billion in 2012 (see “China’s GDP” chart below). Despite these impressive achievements, there is still plenty of room for catch up, with China’s per capita GDP only a fifth of the U.S. percentage points of GDP growth in 1979-1989, 0.5

GDP 13

GDP Supply Chain Globalization Technology 13

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2017

At the same time, diversity in societal norms, customs, and ethics can nurture technological innovation and the diffusion of new ideas, and thus the production of a greater variety of goods and services. Higher diversity is therefore associated with lower productivity, which inhibits the capacity of the economy to operate efficiently.

Long-term 10

Long-term GDP Diversity Construction 10

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 12, 2017

We estimate that automation could increase global GDP growth by 0.8% For these economies, automation can provide the productivity injection needed to maintain current GDP per capita. The continued growth of the working-age population in these countries could support maintaining current GDP per capita. billion to 2.2

GDP 14

GDP Globalization Policies Technology 14

The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

The author reminds us that in the past 11 recessions, while GDP fell by around 2% and unemployment rose by the same figure, this doesn’t tell the whole picture. “Indeed, policies can be made more effective in part by explicitly targeting this covariance between earnings heterogeneity and worker MPCs.”

Crisis 113

Crisis GDP Policies Bottom-up 113

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2017

As I said at the time, it was a case study in poor policy and even poorer execution. When the policy change was announced, people were given until December 30, 2016, to return 500- and 1,000-rupee notes to banks, or else risk losing the value of them. Innovation and Creativity Emerged Around Digital Payments. Four months passed.

Banking 10

Banking GDP Policies Real Estate 10

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2011

In the second quarter of 2011, China's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth slowed to 9.5%. From the vantage point of many in the United States, where optimistic estimates of GDP growth continue to be cut and now hover around 2%, it seems that the Chinese "problem" is a nice one to have. That was down from 9.7%

GDP 13

GDP Christensen Disruptive Innovation Business Model 13

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 9, 2015

But today this malaise is most acute in the euro zone , where demand has been depressed due to counterproductive fiscal policies. The policy response to the global financial crisis exacerbated and entwined these trends still further. With fiscal remedies on the sidelines, monetary policy had to take up the slack.

GDP 8

GDP Bond Banking Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 11, 2016

We’ve long known that new businesses matter to the economy and that it’s a small group of fast-growing firms that matter most, because of the jobs and innovation they bring. in GDP 11 years in the future,” the authors report. What Guzman and Stern add is a method for identifying the firms that are trying to grow.

GDP 8

GDP IPO Venture Capitalist Gordon 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 9, 2014

However, as much as macroeconomic reforms are needed, the future of the Greek economy will be determined by its competitiveness, which concerns costs, but is also measured by innovation. The key to such a change is developing an innovation-oriented industrial structure and a well-functioning innovation system.

Planning 9

Planning GDP Tourism Innovation 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. Entrepreneurship & Opportunity (entrepreneurial environment, innovative activity, and access to opportunity). Doing so, however, produces insights on vital questions the answers to which are not yet (and may never be) reflected in GDP.

Social Capital 17

Social Capital GDP Human Capital Education 17

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

And as innovation brings self-driving cars, electric vehicles, in-vehicle data connectivity, mechanisms for sharing rides and vehicles, and other technologies to more people, getting around cities will become easier, faster, and safer. Doing so will allow policy makers to play a more proactive role in shaping what that future looks like.

Transportation 11

Transportation Technology GDP Policies 11

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