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Women and the economy: an opportunity for growth

Strategy Driven

As Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund states: if women were employed at the same rate as men, GDP would increase by 5 percent in the United States, by 9 percent in Japan and by 27 percent in India. Women are historically underrepresented in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.

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9 Sustainable Business Stories That Shaped 2016

Harvard Business Review

Then came 2016. In 2016, two dwarf the rest: the election of Donald Trump and significant action on climate change. It’s not yet clear what Trump’s election means for issues that impact companies’ efforts to manage environmental and social issues. For most of 2016, the world moved quickly on climate.

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China’s Economy, in Six Charts

Harvard Business Review

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

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The Power of Digitalizing Health Care - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS

Harvard Business Review

The acceleration of digital technology has enabled the disruption of many disparate industries. Yet health care, which represents about 10% of global GDP, has lagged behind other sectors. Operationalize digital innovations while focusing on effective change management to ensure buy- in from clinical and non-clinical staff.

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The Best-Performing Emerging Economies Emphasize Competition

Harvard Business Review

For our research , we looked at 71 emerging economies and identified 18 that achieved rapid and consistent GDP growth over the past 50 and 20 years. By bringing them into their ecosystems, the larger competitive firms help instill management and operational best practices, and can accelerate and encourage technology adoption.

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Morning Advantage: Why Business Can't Save America

Harvard Business Review

By 2016, four out of ten jobs will require advanced education or training, and many hiring managers are already finding that the talent they need is hard to find. "If Goldman Sachs found the association between GDP and medals was strongest, by far, in cycling, followed by judo, rowing, and swimming.

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The Question with AI Isn’t Whether We’ll Lose Our Jobs — It’s How Much We’ll Get Paid

Harvard Business Review

The basic fact is that technology eliminates jobs, not work. — National Commission on Technology, Automation and Economic Progress, Technology and the American Economy, Volume 1, February 1966, pg. While technology and globalization have spurred competition, efficiency, and dynamism, the gains have not been shared by all.