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Do Foreign R&D Investments Boost Local Innovation?

The Horizons Tracker

Such measures are increasingly common in terms of attracting employers to regions crying out for high-skilled jobs, and the prosperity they’re believed to bring with them. What is perhaps less well known are the attempts to entice cross-border R&D investments, yet such investments have doubled between 2003 and 2017.

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The Name Of The CEO Influences Their Career

The Horizons Tracker

led invasion of Iraq in 2003. “A CEO or indeed any employee’s compensation should reflect the skills and experience they bring to the role,” the researchers explain. Changes in how people view last names are connected to big events, like Americans’ attitudes toward French and German last names dropping by 39.3%

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Preparing for Re-entry into the Physical Workplace: Lessons from NASA

Michael Lee Stallard

Previously I’ve written about how relational disconnection between NASA engineers and senior managers contributed to the fatal accidents of the space shuttles Challenger in 1986 and Columbia in 2003. As you prepare to return to the office, here are three issues to be mindful of: Heads-up #1: “Lethargic” Social Skills.

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ROI of Executive Coaching 500% Return

CO2

Understanding the ROI of Executive Coaching is crucial for organizations committed to fostering growth, innovation, and sustainable success. These can include enhanced leadership skills, better team performance, increased employee engagement, improved productivity, higher employee retention, and overall business growth.

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How Should Change Leadership and Common Good Intersect?

Thin Difference

Rogers (2003) described diffusion as a social change, altering structures and embracing new ideas. Lowney (2003) discusses heroism as an important leadership trait, mixing a balance of dreamer and pragmatist. Rogers (2003) points out the essential nature of credibility in being a change agent, embracing knowledge and safety.

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What Prompts Entrepreneurs Into Social Entrepreneurship?

The Horizons Tracker

Could the skills such entrepreneurs have ultimately benefit society regardless, however? That was the question posed by a recent study from INSEAD, which explored whether the skills entrepreneurs develop through their startup journey could be put to social use after they exit. Societal benefits.

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2020 Top CHRO List – The People Leaders To Watch

N2Growth Blog

These Human Resource leaders represent the top 25 human resources leaders shaping careers, culture, and talent at the world’s most innovative people driven companies. While Chief Digital/Technology Officers or Chief Marketing Officers are often tagged with the innovator label, it is the CHRO who is the real innovator in 2020.