The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 23, 2019

of GDP on research and development by 2027. “Interactions between industry and universities continue to rise, with some businesses developing a network of long-term strategic research partnerships,” the authors explain. The UK government has recently set an ambitious target of spending 2.4%

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 25, 2020

The report suggests that if rates were broadly equal, then global GDP would grow by up to 6%, which would boost the global economy by an incredible $5 trillion. It’s a discrepancy that has been tackled head on by Invest NI, a regional development agency in the country.

Entrepreneur 98

Entrepreneur Restructuring GDP Policies 98

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 11, 2011

In case you skimmed too fast to get the point, here it is: that favored benchmark of national performance, GDP growth or GDP per capita, is a distortion of reality that guides us to decisions contrary to what people really want. despite hiring some noted academics to mortarboard-wash our conclusions with statistics and citations.

GDP 14

GDP Benchmarking Learning-by-Doing Policies 14

Next Level Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2010

is the only country running all four systems. We all know about private insurance, the VA hospital system is an example of government run health care, Medicare is an example of public insurance and we all know that there are millions of uninsured who either pay out of pocket or don’t get the health care they need. Based on what facts?

Health Care 167

Health Care Insurance Executive Coaching Blog 167

Coaching Tip

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

The companies that develop the deepest connections will generate more value for their customers and employees (and shareholders). A system of governance via rules and policies only tells employees what they can and cannot do; think of a restrictive social media policy that dictates what employees can and cannot type or tweet.

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How To Airlines Media Innovation 110

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

These days, many people agree that, just as the full measure of a man can't be taken by his banker, the full measure of a nation isn't reflected in its GDP. Another variable that is not available is the efficiency of healthcare systems. But what should take the place of that alpha metric as a better indicator of economic health?

GDP 10

GDP Social Capital Globalization Entrepreneur 10

The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 30, 2019

They suggest that while the last 30 years have been typified by increasing Asian consumption and integration into the global flow of trade and innovation, the coming decades will see Asian economies driving and determining the direction of these flows, with the region set to account for 50% of global GDP by 2040.

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Marketing McKinsey Innovation GDP 40

HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Working Mothers’ Challenges Are Labor Market Concerns While many see it as better to exclude the working women labor force rather than make changes to the system to accommodate them, it is imperative to take the challenges of working mothers seriously.

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GDP McKinsey Participative Report 98

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 2, 2016

The economy is growing steadily, the unemployment rate is below 5%, and on GDP per capita America still is one of the richest countries in the world. The United States is one of the richest countries in the sample, ranking 5th out of 133 on GDP per capita, and yet is 19th in the world on social progress. So what’s the problem?

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GDP Health Care Education Politics 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Such improvements could help cut the costs of traffic congestion ( about 1% of GDP globally ), road accidents ( 1.25 McKinsey and Bloomberg New Energy Finance have estimated that in 50 metropolitan areas worldwide, a rapid transition to advanced mobility systems could yield $600 billion in societal benefits through 2030.

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Transportation Technology GDP Policies 11

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 9, 2015

Yet the determinants of its successful development are far from established or well understood. Estimates show that around 8% of China’s GDP growth is driven by the shift of resources from the public sector to the private. My own research with John Van Reenen has shown that GDP growth would be lower by between 0.43

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GDP Human Capital Fixed Assets Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2012

But, in Malawi, most investors would be concerned about the fact that there's no legal system in place to protect William's ideas from his friends, who might begin to copy them. The GDP of China — the world's largest — in most centuries never exceeded $100 billion. By the time George Washington signed the first U.S.

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GDP Travel Innovation Globalization 10

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

The plan is expected to outline policies intended to ensure that China continues to see average annual GDP growth of 7% through this decade, the growth rate required to meet Premier Li Keqiang’s stated goal of doubling GDP by 2020. The third is the tax system. What Needs to Change.

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GDP Fixed Assets Globalization Survey 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2014

Whichever way you look at it, the countries producing the majority of the next generation of workers are still the ones least able to help them develop. Collectively, the UN projects, the less developed regions of the world “will grow 58% over 50 years, as opposed to 2% for more developed regions.

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GDP Education Finance Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 9, 2014

The key to such a change is developing an innovation-oriented industrial structure and a well-functioning innovation system. Currently, the annual expenditures for research and development (R&D) amount to 0.67% of Greece’s GDP. to 3% of their GDP. to 3% of their GDP.

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Planning GDP Tourism Innovation 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2016

Saudi Arabia and its smaller neighbouring countries Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates were once at the economic periphery of the world’s trading system. After a period of sustained real GDP growth, which averaged around 5.8% of GDP in 2015 and 2016. in 2015 and 3.2%

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GDP Price Market Segmentation Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 4, 2015

GE has been developing Industrial Internet software and applications for several years, and spent more that $1 billion to launch its global software center in San Ramon, Calif. The Industrial Internet could add $10 to $15 trillion to global GDP in efficiency gains over the next two decades.

Industry 8

Industry Software GDP Engineering 8

First Friday Book Synopsis

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

To read the complete article, check out other resources, and obtain information about a free online subscription, please click here. * * * To sustain wealth creation, developed nations must find ways to boost [.].

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Stephenson Productivity Products McKinsey 85

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2011

In the second quarter of 2011, China's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth slowed to 9.5%. From the vantage point of many in the United States, where optimistic estimates of GDP growth continue to be cut and now hover around 2%, it seems that the Chinese "problem" is a nice one to have. That was down from 9.7%

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GDP Christensen Disruptive Innovation Business Model 12

Harvard Business Review

MAY 18, 2017

Agriculture accounts for more than 30% of the continent’s GDP and employs more than 60% of its working population. The barrier of entry into farming technology has dropped, as cloud computing, computing systems, connectivity, open-source software, and other digital tools have become increasingly affordable and accessible.

Technology 13

Technology Supply Chain Entrepreneur GDP 13

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Health systems have to meet three fundamental objectives: Improve the health of individuals and the populations they serve. US health care costs are currently 17% of GDP ($2.5 trillion) and increasing, yet the system fails to provide access to more than 40 million people. Respond to people's expectations for access and quality.

Health Care 14

Health Care Innovation GDP Cost 14

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 11, 2013

of GDP (PDF) is necessary to raise infrastructure in the region to the standard of developed East Asian countries. Just to keep pace with anticipated global GDP growth, the world needs to spend $57 trillion , or on average $3.2 trillion a year, on infrastructure over the next 18 years. There are three routes to getting there: 1.

Transportation 8

Transportation GDP Globalization Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 2, 2013

That''s a popular theme at the moment, with any number of culprits cited — an overleveraged financial system , pollution , too little consumer spending , corruption , anti-corruption campaigns , and of course bad driving. China''s era of spectacular economic growth is coming to an end. to 8% growth rate.". to 8% growth rate.".

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GDP Banking Finance Maturity 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 5, 2013

In Brazil, rapid growth in the working-age population and rising labor-force participation have been boosting GDP for years, but have now pretty much run their course. as befits an already very developed, very rich economy. based companies at the forefront of most interesting digital developments. births per woman in 1980 to 1.8

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GDP Disruptive Innovation Sharpe Productivity 11

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Productivity in most developed economies has been anemic. In the decade between 2005 and 2015, labor productivity in the US as measured by GDP per labor hour was less than 1% for 7 of the 10 years, according to the OECD. Unfortunately, this virtuous cycle appears to be broken. And wages are stagnant.

Human Capital 15

Human Capital Kaizen Agility Energy 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Individualistic approaches to solving gender inequities overlook systemic structural causes and reinforce the perception that these are women’s issues — effectively telling men they don’t need to be involved. Sexism is a system, and while it’s a system that privileges men, it also polices male behavior.

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Conference Self-aware Diversity Participative 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2011

Health systems are at a crossroads. Throughout the world, countries at all levels of economic development and with all types of political systems have embarked in a creative search for the elusive goal of universal coverage. So take a look at the social policies recently developed in Mexico.

Health Care 15

Health Care Insurance GDP System 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2013

I founded the nonprofit African Institution of Technology to help universities in the region develop capabilities in emerging areas like microelectronics, biotech, and nanotechnology. s 21 million ) in its four-year tertiary education system. All through, Africa was on my mind as I benchmarked my new environment to what I left behind.

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Education Technology IPO GDP 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2011

We counter that managers who would see their businesses survive the next few decades of extreme economic volatility will need to develop some literacy about oil and its complex relationships with the economy. We have ample historical evidence that when petroleum expenditures reach 5% of GDP, recession typically follows.

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Price GDP Supply Chain Maturity 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 7, 2016

This growth, along with rising incomes in developing countries (which cause dietary changes such as eating more protein and meat) are driving up global food demand. ” This means using precision farming tools, such as GPS fertilizer dispersion, advanced irrigation systems, and environmentally optimized crop rotations.

Globalization 8

Globalization Supply Chain Policies Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2013

These aren't controversial production-side subsidies (of the kind that have been challenged as contravening international trade agreements) but rather incentivizing domestic subsidies intended to help Chinese citizens and organizations to purchase solar systems at an affordable price. This week, the share price of Trina Solar Ltd.

Industry 9

Industry Real Estate Telecommunications Energy 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

The Chinese government's latest five-year plan emphasizes the need for long-term investment in research and development, to shift China from being "factory to the world" to being an innovation-driven, knowledge and service economy. Chinese policymakers know that for 50 years the United States has invested around 3% of GDP in R&D.

Innovation 15

Innovation Long-term Politics GDP 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2012

This was just one round in a developing fight over the rules and norms that govern the international political economy. Writing in 1979, Roger Hansen (in Beyond the North-South Stalemate ) succinctly characterized the choices faced by developed and developing countries in the face of these demands. In retrospect, not very much.

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Globalization Banking Restructuring Politics 11

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 16, 2016

Fixed capital investment in Cuba represents just 10% of GDP , which is half the regional average. Cuba desperately needs to do away with its dual currency system. Between 2003 and 2007, the Cuban government enacted a series of methodological changes that produced a jump in GDP of approximately 15%. Currency confusion.

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GDP Telecommunications Scenario Planning Travel 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 27, 2012

And yet federally funded research and development — creativity, institutionalized — is down 20% as a share of America's GDP since the late 1980s. At the same time, experts fret that our public school system doesn't foster enough creativity in our future workforce. But I think the declinism is overwrought.

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Creativity Groupthink Stress GDP 16

Harvard Business Review

JULY 22, 2015

Our research on China’s prospects, in comparison to the development trends of 167 countries over 60 years, highlights the magnitude of the opportunity. Economic growth of just under 5% a year would see consumer spending rise by 60% over the course of the next decade, even if consumption’s share of GDP doesn’t budge.

Strategy 8

Strategy Insurance Transportation GDP 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2011

Translation: The funds will be spent on causes like global development and global health. Instead of directing the money to specific causes, Buffett could have revolutionized the system, or the context within which the causes he cares about have to operate. No charity would be able to game the system. Impact would become king.

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Advertising GDP System Public Relations 14