The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Entrepreneurship has seldom been sexier, with the press overwhelmed with stories of technological disruption and the tremendous changes emerging across society as a result of the bold and courageous innovators that are bucking the norm. A decline in disruption. Hype run wild.

Venture Capitalist 52

Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Incubator GDP 52

Strategy Driven

MAY 11, 2016

As Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund states: if women were employed at the same rate as men, GDP would increase by 5 percent in the United States, by 9 percent in Japan and by 27 percent in India. Women are historically underrepresented in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.

Mentor 50

Mentor GDP Education Engineering 50

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

And as innovation brings self-driving cars, electric vehicles, in-vehicle data connectivity, mechanisms for sharing rides and vehicles, and other technologies to more people, getting around cities will become easier, faster, and safer. million deaths in 2015 ), and air pollution (health problems like respiratory ailments).

Transportation 11

Transportation Technology GDP Policies 11

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2013

These present drivers of its economy, however, are under threat from technology. I founded the nonprofit African Institution of Technology to help universities in the region develop capabilities in emerging areas like microelectronics, biotech, and nanotechnology. Education drives technology. publicly traded companies.

Education 8

Education Technology IPO GDP 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2018

New research from the McKinsey Global Institute simulates the potential global macroeconomic impact of five powerful technologies (computer vision, natural language, virtual assistants, robotic process automation, and advanced machine learning). GDP growth a year across the period. GDP growth a year across the period.

GDP 10

GDP McKinsey Long-term Technology 10

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 24, 2018

In a new Accenture survey (titled Reworking the Revolution , which will be published on January 23 rd ) of 1,200 C-level executives worldwide, 75% say that they are currently accelerating investments in AI and other intelligent technologies. Position : Man and machine will wage a Darwinian struggle that machines will win. The Utopians.

GDP 8

GDP Technology Learning-by-Doing Skills 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 6, 2017

economy depends on technological progress, but recent data suggests that innovation is getting harder and the pace of growth is slowing down. The context for technological development was very different a century ago. The chart below illustrates a strong relationship between patenting activity and GDP per capita at the state level.

Innovation 12

Innovation GDP Education Technology 12

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2017

At the same time, diversity in societal norms, customs, and ethics can nurture technological innovation and the diffusion of new ideas, and thus the production of a greater variety of goods and services. Hence, a richer pool of expertise, experiences, and perspectives can create positive outcomes for the organization.

Long-term 10

Long-term GDP Diversity Construction 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 9, 2015

Some find evidence of a clear improvement of total factor productivity since market-oriented reforms began in 1979, estimating that the increase in TFP contributed about 40% to GDP growth, roughly the same as that contributed by fixed asset investment. Factor accumulation (capital and labour) thus accounts for about 60 to 70% of GDP growth.

GDP 8

GDP Human Capital Fixed Assets Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

In fact, America owes much of its recent growth, technological innovation, and socioeconomic progress, to inept managers. European taxpayers have funded much of the brainpower that stimulated technological innovation and economic growth in the U.S.

Leadership 17

Leadership GDP Entrepreneur Incubator 17

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2011

It will link members of the African diaspora to opportunities in their native continent and position them to contribute to economic progress in the U.S. With about a billion potential customers, the continent is well positioned to offer growth opportunities for U.S. AIDA is coming at the right time. Also, the Act will help create U.S.

AIDA 12

AIDA AIDAS GDP Education 12

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2015

Why did an observed technology boom coincide with a prolonged slump in the productivity data? Overall, Graetz and Michaels conclude that the use of robots within manufacturing raised the annual growth of labor productivity and GDP by 0.36 ” Solow’s quip crystallized a frustrating disconnect in the 1980s.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Cost GDP 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2011

So he founded AfriConnect, creating Zambia's first fully wireless internet access network, taking advantage of WiMAX and modern technologies less used in the north but well adapted for Africa. Goldman Sachs has reported that the USA could improve GDP by 9% by reducing its gender gap. Consider the payoff.

Market Penetration 15

Market Penetration Wireless GDP Education 15

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. But it still seems like it’s a much better position to be in than not having any productivity growth at all. The country’s fertility rate has fallen from 4.1

GDP 11

GDP Disruptive Innovation Sharpe Productivity 11

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2011

Editor's note: This post is part of a three-week series examining educational innovation and technology, published in partnership with the Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University. 4% of US GDP). Some of those transfers can be avoided through the widespread use of technology that is already available.

GDP 14

GDP Technology Cost Education 14

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Half or more of those surveyed believed that European innovators were good, even world class, and that they had good business and technological skills. Outside Europe, though, opinions are distinctly less positive. What exactly are the issues that people have with Europe’s innovativeness? Well, it’s not about the people.

Globalization 8

Globalization Survey GDP Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 21, 2016

The two reports – one by a subcommittee of the new National Science and Technology Council , and a second on AI and R&D — were prepared with remarkable speed, especially relative to the traditional pace of government. And somebody reminded me that the space program was half a percent of GDP. Here are the highlights.

Policies 8

Policies Report Technology Incentives 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 16, 2012

is integrally tied to maintaining our historical lead in high technology. Adding to the concerns is a perception that American firms are outsourcing so much R&D that it will only add to the erosion of high technology industries. Second, R&D expenditures are growing faster than GDP, especially in manufacturing.

Outsourcing 12

Outsourcing Chief Technology Officer Engineering GDP 12

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 16, 2014

Where there is economic growth, there is opportunity, and the companies that can predict where growth will take place are better positioned to take advantage of it. Four years ago, GE initiated a strategy to compete more effectively in Africa, one of the fastest growing regions in the world in terms of GDP.

Globalization 8

Globalization Development Supply Chain Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Oil was discovered in the Congo worth about 28 times its GDP. The Intuits positioned themselves to benefit from arctic resource exploitation. How Google Plans to Find the UnGoogleable (Technology Review). Brazil became a net importer of people. EU member Cypress turned to Moscow for its bailout funds. On Facebook, Too.

Outsourcing 8

Outsourcing GDP Bottom-up Call Center 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

It lumps fundraising in with finance, human resources, leadership training, technology, and other administrative functions. So if you want to build capacity, don't fund technology and HR, fund the fundraising for those things. Those correlations are all positive. But fundraising alone has the capacity to multiply money.

GDP 14

GDP Human Resources Finance Technology 14

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

It helped spark new levels of interest in Africa by the international business community, and companies in a range of industries—from consumer goods to financial services to technology—have since expanded their African footprints. a year between 2010 and 2015, considerably slower than the 5.4% from 2000 to 2010.

Globalization 8

Globalization Long-term GDP Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2013

GDP, according to Harvard Business School professor Josh Lerner , venture-backed companies made up more than 11% of public firms as of 2011, with a total market value of $25.9 Though economic growth remains a highly uncertain area of study, virtually all economists agree that technological innovation plays a central role.

Venture Funding 8

Venture Funding Entrepreneur CRM Hedge 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

This is the kind of technology—and the type of firm—that will make renewable energy more efficient and more cost-effective. Indeed, in a world where globalization and rapid technological changes are the norm, manufacturing, high-tech development, and innovation clearly require a different level of support. They employ 12.3

Industry 8

Industry McKinsey Engineering Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 24, 2012

By keeping jobs simple and focused; by equipping associates with (now) state-of-the-art check-out technologies; and by not imposing rules or protocols that would limit how much workers can talk with customers and adapt approaches to service, the chain invites its associates to make the most of their roles "on stage."

Innovation 13

Innovation Hotels GDP Case Study 13

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2016

There are opportunities to combine creative financing with thoughtful use of new sensor and big-data technologies to create projects that contribute to building sustainable cities. Elites can be distracted by cool technology and tourist-friendly innovations, but that’s not the whole story. Segment 3: Emerging Economy, New City.

Real Estate 8

Real Estate Entrepreneur Finance Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 11, 2017

” Rapid technological advance in computers and automation has led to a huge fall in the quality-adjusted price of capital equipment. Superstar companies make lots of profit per employee, so as they become a bigger and bigger part of the economy, the overall share of GDP going to labor goes down.

GDP 8

GDP Video Sharpe Consensus 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 12, 2018

A study by McKinsey projects that in a “full potential” scenario in which women participate in the economy identically to men, $28 trillion dollars (26%) would be added to the annual global GDP when compared to the current business-as-usual scenario. The — seemingly cynical — objective? We just want them in the fight!

Conference 15

Conference Self-aware Diversity Participative 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Unsurprisingly, the 10 most workaholic nations in the world account for most of the world's GDP. Technology has not ruined your work-life balance, it has simply exposed how boring your work and your life used to be. Technology has not only eliminated the boundaries between work and life, but also improved both areas.

Career 8

Career GDP Sports Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2012

Today, 710,000 fewer Americans work for multinationals than a decade ago, and their position in the U.S. GDP while undertaking 40.9% businesses appear to be the result of both labor-saving technological changes and the outsourcing of parts of production to independent contractors in low-cost foreign locations. of all U.S.

Globalization 9

Globalization Rivkin Supply Chain Trends 9

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Vanguard holds more than $3 trillion in assets, making it the equivalent of the world’s fifth largest country in GDP, ahead of France. In its 2013 proxy statement , GE announced that it is searching for director candidates who will bring technology, marketing, finance — and “leadership” experience to the boardroom.

Airlines 8

Airlines CEO Automotive Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 7, 2013

growth in GDP. New philanthropists are using their capital in very specific ways to implement their plans; in a similar way they did in the world of technology or business. But in the case of her foundation, "The return is not financial — it''s the positive social change.".

Globalization 8

Globalization Venture Capitalist Class GDP 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2016

By background they are normally Information Technology or Chemistry teachers (95% in our study), who have often moved out of the classroom to manage support staff early in their career. Our findings suggest the Architects have the most positive long-term impact on exam results (on average, 15 to 23% higher than other leaders).

Long-term 8

Long-term Education GDP Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

they account for 50% of employment and 45% of GDP. Traditionally risk management focused on minimizing risk and, in corporations, operated in silos – HR protected personnel, operations managed supply disruptions, IT planned for technology risks, etc. In the U.S., Small business owners wear many hats, but similar principles apply.

Insurance 8

Insurance Risk Management Finance Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 23, 2014

After all, India’s growth has slowed to a crawl, with GDP expanding by less than 5% in the last two years compared to 9% per annum in the five years before 2008. That should result in faster clearances of investment proposals, especially those from foreign companies, by the central government. Global business India Politics'

Bureaucracy 9

Bureaucracy Policies Globalization Politics 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 5, 2016

more competition to reduce consumer prices, sharing international best practices, technology transfer, public-private partnerships) needed to boost the economy’s health. Focusing on data such as population growth, inflation, and GDP growth is a way to anticipate market developments. This dynamic can stall important change (e.g.,

Tourism 8

Tourism Banking Due Diligence Hotels 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2012

The rich countries were confident they could win the argument because they believed the developing countries had little or no power to push their position—and that what power they did have as a result of control of oil supplies could be countered and would fade. From less than 10% of world exports, they account for nearly 20%.

Globalization 12

Globalization Banking Restructuring Politics 12