The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

It’s an argument that economists such as Robert Gordon believe carries little weight, and the problem is not so much that the various benefits provided by the technologies of the 4th industrial revolution cannot be captured, but that the technologies themselves are not utilized enough. The new products, new technology, new startups.

Innovation 104

Innovation Productivity Products Technology 104

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

. “For most of the last half-century — 84 percent of the time since 1966 — average wages have grown more slowly than would be predicted based on productivity and inflation growth,” The New York Times reported. Both Kaizen events and Agile sprints are investments in innovation and human capital productivity.

Human Capital 14

Human Capital Kaizen Agility Energy 14

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

JULY 2, 2014

More importantly, business education needs to evolve once again, revising its goals to educate leaders of the future who have a new set of skills: sustainable global thinking, entrepreneurial and innovative talents, and decision-making based on practical wisdom. Historically, business schools have so far been through two waves.

Education 16

Education Drucker Globalization Trends 16

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 11, 2013

Harry Gordon Selfridge, who founded the eponymous London-based retailer, did the unthinkable when he opened his first store in 1909, taking merchandise out from behind the counters so that customers could actually touch it. Innovation Leadership Retail' Hubris, right? That''s just negligent.

Merchandising 8

Merchandising Retail Gordon Price 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2011

This blog, and all of my work over the last 15 years, has celebrated the spirit of innovation, disruption, and changing the game. But last week, when the New York Times published one of those bound-for-the-time-capsule reports on the culture of Silicon Valley, I for one had had enough. I know, I know.

Gordon 15

Gordon Entrepreneur Long-term Engineering 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Our research has found that embedded sustainability drives financial performance through mediating factors such as innovation, operational efficiency, risk reduction, employee recruitment, engagement and retention, customer and supplier loyalty, competitive advantage, reduced cost of capital, and improved marketing and sales.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Net Present Value Retail Cost of Capital 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

Several press reports noted that the PBM wouldn’t disclose its rationale, other than to say that its independent P&T committee had found that the excluded drugs offered no additional value over that of existing, lower-cost drugs. In one analysis , Gordon D. Health Innovation'

Cost 8

Cost Committee Insurance Health Care 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

Several press reports noted that the PBM wouldn’t disclose its rationale, other than to say that its independent P&T committee had found that the excluded drugs offered no additional value over that of existing, lower-cost drugs. In one analysis , Gordon D. Health Innovation'

Cost 8

Cost Committee Insurance Health Care 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 30, 2015

As a result, we can rapidly innovate and improve our products. Inside the company, we sometimes refer to this initiative as “The Death of McKinsey,” an identifier not-so-loosely inspired by a blog post from Gordon Ritter and motivated further by a 2013 Clayton Christensen HBR article.

Health Care 8

Health Care Benchmarking Short-term Gordon 8

Deming Institute

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

In 2014, as in previous years, the dominant reason for discontinuation of a venture in Latin America, Africa, Europe, Asia and Oceania was that the business was not profitable, as per the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2014 Global report. Stephen Gordon CEO Opus Bank. Deming Insitute Grant and Visiting CEOs in California.

Deming 28

Deming Library Entrepreneur Conference 28

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Up to 85% of women report that they have been sexually harassed at work, according to a 2016 report by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. What happens next is often not captured in numbers, but in the fine-print details of recent media reports. Ali Douglass/Getty Images. ” Or, “ I left that place.”

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Gordon Industry Report 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 4, 2017

The program is most often associated with the tech industry, where H-1B workers hold about 12%–13% of jobs , according to a Goldman Sachs report. For example, Axios reported that 72.4% on H-1B visas, boost the economy by increasing innovation, productivity, and sometimes even employment. jobs overall.)

Outsourcing 9

Outsourcing Engineering Skills Information Technology 9

Harvard Business Review

JULY 5, 2016

Gordon Ross, a lead tester on the Grand Theft Auto game, reportedly characterized it as “madness.” Also out of reach: a €500 million network of digital innovation hubs and the Digital Agenda for Europe initiative (a €2.8 Innovation Hubs Will Fragment. billion R&D fund ).

Safe Harbor 8

Safe Harbor Industry Uncertainty Crisis 8