HR Digest

AUGUST 24, 2023

Japan, known for its technological advancements and economic prowess, is facing a significant challenge – a labor shortage. To address this issue, companies are reevaluating their retirement policies and extending the working age of their employees. What can Japan do to solve its labor crisis?

Crisis 52

Crisis Chemicals Policies Trends 52

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

In the United States, beginning in 1927 with the Federal Caustic Poison Act, government policies requiring warnings initially focused on exposures that posed immediate, toxic hazards. A label may read, for example : “WARNING: This product contains a chemical known to the state of California to cause cancer.”

Chemicals 8

Chemicals Mass Marketing System Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 1, 2017

” The more creatively, comprehensively, and innovatively these selves can be digitized, the greater the opportunity to help workers develop and deploy the optimal traits and qualities they desire. For example, as part of its IoT digital transformation efforts, GE embraced “digital twins” as a key productivity technology.

KPI 8

KPI Directory Human Capital Self-aware 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

The theme of the big event was "Technology-led Transition and Innovation-driven Development," which sounds broad. The Ministry of Commerce was showing how some companies "have made use of technology to.promote a low-carbon economy and environmental protection." This last article is the one that really grabbed my attention.

NGO 14

NGO Chemicals Guidelines Telecommunications 14

Harvard Business Review

MAY 26, 2016

While a dynamic, competitive economy rewards innovative firms with high profits and punishes poor performers with low profits, sustained aggregate profits suggest, instead, that firms are able to get away with higher prices because competition is limited. If so, then high profits portend diminished productivity growth.

Pharmaceuticals 10

Pharmaceuticals Politics Price Chemicals 10

The Horizons Tracker

JULY 23, 2020

Given the unusual circumstances placed upon them, it’s perhaps no surprise that technology is playing a major part in the re-opening. They argue that while chemical cleaning products are effective at cleaning such surfaces, it’s a highly labor intensive task to ensure they are cleaned repeatedly, especially in larger facilities.

Banking 85

Banking Environment Chemicals System 85

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

Scharpf says her challenge in dealing with scientists, academics, businesspeople, community activists and policy wonks "is always, 'How do I speak in the same language to each of these different constituencies each with their unique language and objectives?'". Emotion Creates a Common Language.

Franchising 13

Franchising CEO GDP Entrepreneur 13