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Why Is Technology Not Producing Productivity Improvements?

The Horizons Tracker

In 1987 Robert Solow famously remarked that computing is everywhere except in the productivity statistics. His comment reflected frustration that despite the considerable hype around the digital technologies of the day, productivity stats were barely moving. Official data reveals that while GDP grew by around 2.7%

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Did Remote Working Result In Falling Productivity During Covid?

The Horizons Tracker

The study examined a number of existing studies, each of which applied a unique approach to examining productivity during Covid. For instance, some measured productivity based on accounting data, some measured it based on the hours worked and the activities people performed, while others measured productivity via self-assessment from workers.

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“Interpersonal Connectedness” One Factor in Metric to Replace GDP

Michael Lee Stallard

In “ The Rise and Fall of GDP ,&# that appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Jon Gertner describes this effort. Online MBA Rankings Recently added Maximize Employee Engagement, Alignment and Productivity Strengthen Your “Critical Connections&# Cartoon Boosts “Voice&# in U.S. Military Gamification in Everything?

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Are managers equipped to solve the UK’s poor productivity?

Chartered Management Institute

Blog: Are managers equipped to solve the UK’s poor productivity? Written by Dr Hugh Billot MCMI Share Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to LinkedIn Share via email Productivity must not be seen as a dirty word, says Dr Hugh Billot MCMI. Are managers equipped to solve the UK’s poor productivity? I think not as of today.

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Unleashing AI’s Potential: The Imperative of Creative Executive Leadership

N2Growth Blog

AI provides the raw power and speed, and the creative executive molds this into innovative strategies, products, and services. Herein lies the symbiotic relationship between AI and the executive creative thinker. In the realm of AI, this translates to envisioning uses of technology that many can’t yet fathom.

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The Long-Term Boost Provided By Ukrainian Refugees

The Horizons Tracker

A recent study , from NC State, suggests that European countries that allocate resources towards infrastructure and other capital enhancements are poised to witness long-term improvements in their gross domestic product (GDP) as a result of the influx of Ukrainian refugees across the continent.

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Longer And More Complex Supply Chains Benefit Economies

The Horizons Tracker

“We show that production chains accumulate the benefits of technology improvement so that long production chains facilitate faster price reduction in industries and faster GDP growth in economies,” they explain. “These are latent predictions in standard models that we develop theoretically and show that they bear out in the data.”