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The Threat of Workplace Automation in Future

HR Digest

John Maynard Keynes warned in 1930 “about the new scourge of technological unemployment”, which he termed as “unemployment due to our discovery of means of economizing the use of labor outrunning the pace at which we can find new uses for labor.” In short, out jobbing ourselves. What workplace automation means for workers?

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Knowledge Is Power. Data Isn’t.

In the CEO Afterlife

Now, I don’t want anyone to think that I don’t value information technology. That meant making the call without all of the information, and not fretting about it, but being glad of it. To be fair, the ‘act early’ ethic prevails in corporate cultures that worship entrepreneurial thinking. But, I’m a disciple of point #4.

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Ethics for Technologists (and Facebook)

Harvard Business Review

In retrospect, if I had to write it again, I’d include a section or chapter on ethics. The ongoing explosion of technologically-enabled business opportunities inherently expand the ethical dilemmas, quandaries and trade-offs managements will confront. Ethics Information & technology Innovation'

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What Inexperienced Leaders Get Wrong (Hint: Management)

Harvard Business Review

Not just those under attack for ethical lapses, accounting problems, or excessive compensation – retired college presidents are the latest to join corporate executives in the latter category. There are an awful lot of leaders in trouble these days. The trouble I’m referring to is getting new ideas implemented and brought to scale.

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How RFID Technology Improves Hospital Care

Harvard Business Review

The team also sought the input of various departments, including human resources, legal and compliance, and ethics consultants, and the approvals of key internal committees including clinical practice, location services, and information technology. Integrate the system into the workflow.

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There’s No Such Thing as Anonymous Data

Harvard Business Review

Economic data tracking can help identify opportunities for innovation and growth. Currently, PII is binary and information is either personally identifiable or not. . ” Regulation Information & technology Data Analytics Security & privacy' million people, all of which had been scrubbed of any PII. .

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What If Google Had a Hedge Fund?

Harvard Business Review

The same investment logic holds for Apple's innovation ecosystem; the flow and fortune of its third-party apps development alone would yield valuable insight. Yes, this exercise will surface all manner of ethical — and possibly legal — conflicts and risks.

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