The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 26, 2022

In Oxford’s Michael Osborne and Carl Benedikt Frey’s hugely influential 2013 paper looking at the likelihood of automation for various professions, truck driving was one of the professions that were projected to be automated in double-quick time.

Osborne 75

Osborne Transportation Operations Hedge 75

Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2014

s Co-operative Bank in June 2013. hedge funds. One section highlights the problems the bank encountered as it attempted to replace its core banking systems, a program that was cancelled in 2013 at a cost of almost £300 million. IT management Leadership Project management' billion capital shortfall announced by the U.K.’s

Banking 8

Banking Project Enterprise Architecture CIO 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 11, 2014

First, making significant amounts of your own power at zero variable cost is more than nice; it’s a hedge against volatility and smooths out expenses, which makes business planning easier. Consider Walmart’s significant commitments to energy efficiency and renewables. ” Third, the brand value of walking the talk is significant.

CEO 8

CEO ROI Environment Hedge 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 10, 2014

The National Association of College and University Business Officers Study on Endowments reveals that endowments are performing enviably — with returns of near 12% in 2013. Thus, the asset managers are more comfortable with hedge funds, real estate holdings, and trading strategies than in market opportunities in education.

Real Estate 8

Real Estate Education Disruptive Innovation Asset Management 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 8, 2014

And a former Fama PhD student, hedge fund manager Cliff Asness, argued at the time that even if his professor was right about the dot-coms, there clearly was a bubble in the equity of already established, already profitable tech companies. It already has a higher market capitalization (although of course some think that’s a bubble ).

Price 8

Price Finance Definition Uncertainty 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

One 2013 study illustrates this well. In one hedge fund, the highest performing portfolio managers had higher total motivation. One executive at a retail store told us she often introduced a new project by saying, “We have to do this because Linda [the boss] asked for it.” Insight Center.

Motivation 8

Motivation Company Airlines Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 24, 2017

” Many of them are in China, but there are also hedge funds and bitcoin investment funds who hold massive amounts of bitcoin. Most made their money early on by buying or mining bitcoin when it was still under $10 (in the early days of 2011-2013). It’s now worth approximately $1,1200 per bitcoin.

Venture Capitalist 12

Venture Capitalist Due Diligence Finance Long-term 12