HR Digest

JULY 5, 2021

Most nations already face the challenge of adequately training their labor forces to meet the current needs of employers. Across the OECD, spending on worker training and development has been declining over the last twenty years. Spending on worker transition has also continued to shrink as a percentage of GDP.

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Human Capital How To Incentives Human Resources 122

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

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. The evidence suggests the former: We could improve productivity if we stopped systematically underinvesting in human capital. And wages are stagnant.

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Human Capital Kaizen Agility Energy 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Consider three aspects: Reinvestment: In emerging markets, women reinvest a staggering 90 cents of every additional dollar of income in "human resources" — their families'' education, health, nutrition (compared, by the way, to 30-40% for men. Collectively, women entrepreneurs look different than their male counterparts.

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Globalization Entrepreneur Banking Supply Chain 15