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A Better Metric for the Value of a Worker Training Program

Harvard Business Review

But according to the World Bank , only 30% of youth employment programs are successful, with many of those offering only marginal benefit. Yet workplace training is more necessary than ever, as technology and globalization continue to change the types of jobs that are available. And most programs have no positive effect at all.

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If Data Is Money, Why Don’t Businesses Keep It Secure?

Harvard Business Review

Similarly, trust erosion triggered by Edward Snowden’s revelations of government surveillance in mid-2013 are estimated to have cost U.S. technology companies as much as $35 billion in potential business. At the same time, several technology platforms that do not collect or share personal data have emerged since mid-2013.

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One Year After India Killed Off Cash, Here’s What Other Countries Should Learn from It

Harvard Business Review

Such processes are not easy to do and ought to be guided by experts in economics, business, and technology paired with experts in policy execution. A fact-based cost-benefit analysis is essential. India’s central bank, the RBI, recently reported that of the estimated 15.28