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The Precarious Nature Of Youth Employment

The Horizons Tracker

The researchers conducted a number of focus groups around the United Kingdom, where 18-25 year olds were quizzed on their attitude towards work, the economy and on industrial relations. The group covered a cross section of skill levels and consisted equally of male and female participants. A helpless situation.

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Workforce Analytics Isn't as Scary as It Sounds

Harvard Business Review

ready to weigh and measure any parcel of human nature, and tell you what it comes to." To answer these questions, the analytics team created focus groups of senior Sprint executives and managers, who reviewed the feedback and made informed decisions based on the data. Take Thomas Gradgrind in Hard Times. A man who is.

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The Most (and Least) Empathetic Companies

Harvard Business Review

Vodafone Group. United Parcel Service. Lady Geek used a genetic algorithm to identify weighting criteria that are most consistent with a focus group of people who were asked their perceptions of the companies. Telecommunications. MasterCard. Telecommunications. Kingfisher. Consumer Goods. Delivery Services. Automotive.