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Research Explores How To Avoid Layoffs During A Crisis

The Horizons Tracker

Often, however, companies are forced to lay people off in response to a very particular crisis. Research from Bocconi University explores whether such layoffs were necessary or whether things like short-time work programs could help firms retain workers.

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How Innovation Changes During A Recession

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While Winston Churchill was famously supposed to have remarked that we should never waste a crisis, the reality is that during recessions, firms often tighten their belts and reduce the amount they invest in innovation. “We examine innovation following the Great Depression using data on a century’s worth of U.S.

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What Responsibility Do Employers Have During The Cost Of Living Crisis?

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This greater concern has been almost instantly put to the test during a cost-of-living crisis that has meant many workers have struggled to keep their heads above water as inflation has run riot through economies across the world. The post What Responsibility Do Employers Have During The Cost Of Living Crisis?

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Leadership Code Switching in the Innovation Sandbox

N2Growth Blog

Leadership is about being able to lead out from crises before they occur (the defining meaning of Crisis Leadership). What’s needed, is a disciplined, future-focused and intelligent “preemptive-minded cultural” approach known as Crisis Leadership. Six Dysfunctions of a Crisis [Situational Configuration]. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Resilience And Innovation: Lessons From Pandemic

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Adding complexity, each crisis demands short- and long-term strategic responses. […]. License and Republishing: The views expressed in this article Resilience And Innovation: Lessons From Pandemic are those of the author Steve Brown alone and not the CEOWORLD magazine.

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Chinese Competition Has Raised Innovation In America and Europe

The Horizons Tracker

It’s often said that necessity is the mother of all invention, and that certainly seems to be the case during Covid, with new data from Accenture revealing that innovation has flourished during the pandemic. Born out of disaster and necessity comes opportunity; the pandemic has sparked a new wave of innovation. Unusual quarters.

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The Long-Term Boost Provided By Ukrainian Refugees

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A recent study , from NC State, suggests that European countries that allocate resources towards infrastructure and other capital enhancements are poised to witness long-term improvements in their gross domestic product (GDP) as a result of the influx of Ukrainian refugees across the continent. If you own the capital, you benefit from this.