HR Digest

MAY 4, 2024

The gig economy, marked by independent contractors and freelance gigs, is reshaping employment landscapes, driven by technological advancements, flexible work preferences, and economic factors. The transient nature of gig work can lead to a lack of camaraderie and alignment with company values, complicating collaboration and communication.

Strategy 52

Strategy Compliance Management Policies 52

The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 14, 2023

In a recent article, I highlighted some of the challenges involved in translating investment in technology and innovation into productivity improvements across the economy. In an age of smartphones, AI, and genetics, it seems crazy to think that the record sums invested in technology aren’t making more of an impact. in 1992.

Innovation 101

Innovation Technology Audience Early Adopters 101

The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 21, 2021

” The researchers honed in on ten policy instruments that were most commonly used alongside a range of financial incentives, such as taxes and subsidies. These interventions include various market-led interventions, such as emissions permits and efficiency standards for products and buildings.

Short-term 78

Short-term Policies Cost Energy 78

The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 26, 2022

In Oxford’s Michael Osborne and Carl Benedikt Frey’s hugely influential 2013 paper looking at the likelihood of automation for various professions, truck driving was one of the professions that were projected to be automated in double-quick time. Our results suggest that the impacts of automation may not happen all at once.

Osborne 73

Osborne Transportation Operations Hedge 73

LDRLB

APRIL 10, 2013

In summarizing their findings, here are 10 human capital practices that drive innovation: Use Technology to Collaborate and Share Knowledge. Collaboration drives creativity and innovation, and social media and conferencing technologies can help bring people together (or virtually together) more often for that collaboration.

Innovation 165

Innovation Human Capital Creativity Incentives 165

The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 29, 2020

The remaining 5% are believed to contribute to over 40% of the region’s GDP, so there is a clear incentive to do much better at commercializing the exceptional research being done across Europe. New research from IESE makes the case for corporate venturing to help rectify the situation and bring more academic excellence to market.

Venture Funding 89

Venture Funding GDP Incentives Innovation 89

HR Digest

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

An EY survey found 17 percent workforce was made up of the contingent workforce, which includes contract, project wise, freelancers and temp. Their efforts were aided by the advancement in technologies which allowed people to be flexible and work remotely. Additionally, technology has somewhat tightened the job market.

Cost 88

Cost Technology Survey Industry 88

HR Digest

MARCH 12, 2020

The management person deals with sales, marketing, and branding of a company and its services and products; the HR consultant does the same job but his or her focus is on the people in the organization. With the advancing role of technology in HR, it is a much sought after highly paid position. Human Resources IT Specialist.

Career 87

Career Human Resources Outsourcing Compliance 87

N2Growth Blog

JULY 7, 2019

Dr. Evil, err Ron, promised the Board that he would save, “One Trillion Dollars”. Scott continued by saying that Susan’s function was a big component of spend and the projected savings in her space was not only critical to ACME’s assessment, it was critical to the growth and success of NIH. She walked a fine line without taking sides.

Resistance 283

Resistance Consultative P&L Cooper 283

Women on Business

JANUARY 3, 2011

In the past two years, I have used several interns and find them invaluable for getting those pesky details of projects done. If possible, provide some financial incentive like a small hourly rate or commission for work well-done. Sometimes it is for school credit, other times it’s just for building a resume. Who’s on the Bus?

Press Release 160

Press Release Parcell Discount PR 160

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 3, 2020

Invest in the resources for outstanding project management. When you’re working on a construction project, it can seem as though every day is a battle for productivity. And this can be a real uphill struggle without the right project management solutions. Deliver solutions that will withstand the test of time.

Reputation 66

Reputation Construction Industry Short-term 66

Harvard Business Review

MAY 6, 2016

Four hundred seventy-one companies in the S&P 500 bought back stock last year, and 372 companies expanded their dividends — actions undertaken in spite of the need to invest heavily to keep up with global market changes. The logical performance period for long-term incentives is one that matches those cycles.

Long-term 8

Long-term Incentives Short-term Management 8

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

There is a tremendous amount of conflicting data as to whether or not incentive compensation in any form is an effective motivation tool. As an example, the marketing assistant who receives a comparatively small bonus when contrasted to that of a sales person feels that his/her contribution is minimized and feels treated unfairly.

Blog 359

Blog Metrics Brand CEO 359

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Blockchain has important implications for marketing and advertising. But according to The CMO Survey , only 8% of firms rate the use of blockchain in marketing as moderately or very important. Blockchain technology is not well understood and subject to a lot of hype. The Marketing Impact of Near-Zero Transaction Costs.

Marketing 10

Marketing Advertising Technology Content 10

Marshall Goldsmith

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Innovative high-technology corporations are currently paying employees large bonuses to recruit top talent. Leaders can no longer afford to let the vagaries of the job market determine who leaves and who stays. Many downsizing packages give all employees with similar experience the same incentive to leave.

Bureaucracy 151

Bureaucracy Intellectual Capital Kotter Telecommunications 151

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 11, 2017

The problems arise when projects need to be transferred to the business units for a large-scale launch. Does the business unit feel like the project is something they had a hand in shaping — or is it like a perishable package left on a doorstep? Freedom to explore long-term ideas and emerging technologies is important.

Project 10

Project Innovation Press Release Survey 10

Strategy Driven

APRIL 13, 2018

Some brands may even find their hosting costs reduce when they switch, because plenty of operators are looking for new business and offer attractive incentives to the right customers. Other host-related factors you can look into are the availability of a Content Delivery Network (CDN), or simply the type of hard drive technology used.

Company 51

Company Content Cost Engineering 51

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

The average amount of capital raised by a Blockchain project through an ICO in 2017 was $13 million; through the third quarter of 2018 it was $25 million. Some observers have pointed out that blockchain projects may have an inherent incentive and strategic reason to be more aggressive in raising capital earlier in the experimentation process.

Cost 8

Cost Decentralization Finance Entrepreneur 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2018

The market caps of just four companies, Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, and Microsoft, now exceed $3 trillion. Their combined assets of $944 billion are an order of magnitude lower than the combined assets of $7,700 billion of the largest 3,177 companies in 1986, when the aggregate market capitalization reached $3 trillion for the first time.

Report 8

Report GAAP Net Present Value CFO 8

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

There was a time when the entry of an online alternative in a market would scare the hell out of small offline retailers. The time changed, markets evolved, competition became even harsh, and marketplaces required more innovative ways to make money than the mere commissions. marketplace model today. It indeed is.

Retail 109

Retail Supply Chain Software Marketing 109

Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2018

Organizations need to be continually on the lookout for new market developments and competitive threats, identifying essential experts and nimbly forming and disbanding teams to help tackle those issues quickly. The group was surprised several times by the demands of external stakeholders. This story is not unique. Insight Center.

Agility 14

Agility Team How To Project 14

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 11, 2015

We studied the German mobile-handset market during the feature-phone era of 2004-2008 — a dynamic period in which competition was about equipping devices with new functions such as photography. Instead, they must weed out projects carefully and launch only a narrow scope of innovations they are (relatively) sure will succeed.

Due Diligence 8

Due Diligence Incentives Innovation Follow-up 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 12, 2017

China is already the largest market for robots in the world, based on volume. We examined their automation potential today — what’s possible by adapting demonstrated technologies — as well as the potential similarities and differences in how automation could take hold in the future. Insight Center. The Age of AI.

GDP 14

GDP Globalization Policies Technology 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2018

Several technology companies — including Google and Microsoft — tried this in the early 2000s, but their efforts failed. The technology for giving outside entities access to electronic records kept by hospitals and doctors was underdeveloped. How technology is changing the design and delivery of care. Insight Center.

Health Care 12

Health Care System Industry Technology 12

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 29, 2014

Perhaps the biggest challenge for sales ops leaders is delivering a huge diversity of work, while operating in a constantly changing business and technology environment. •Administer quarterly sales incentive compensation plans and the goal setting process. •Evaluate sales force strategies, plans, goals, and objectives.

Offshoring 10

Offshoring Outsourcing Analysis Incentives 10

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

“We want to be the number one or number two in all the markets in which we operate” is one of those. Its top-down strategy was clear: (1) to be on the forefront of (2) semiconductor technology and (3) to be aimed at the memory business (not coincidentally a set of three clear choices!). Let selection happen organically.

Strategy 15

Strategy Bottom-up Balanced Scorecard Resistance 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2014

Booming public equities and a recovered IPO market generated record portfolio company exits and distributions from VC funds. A VC firm is, first and foremost, an investment vehicle created to generate returns for investors that exceed those available in the fully liquid, low cost public equity markets.

Venture Capitalist 17

Venture Capitalist Asset Management Rate of Return Industry 17

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 12, 2018

Technology is reconfiguring traditional roles and divisions of labor. Companies in multiple industries are already altering their approaches in changing urban markets. Now some are deepening their existing relationships with local governments and branching out into other types of smart technology implementation.

Real Estate 9

Real Estate Company Transportation B2C 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2016

When confronted with disruptive technologies, many companies fail to align digital strategies with their core strategies. Even in the most commoditized markets, winning players need to create value by adding small slivers of differentiated services, logistics, quality and reliability. Insight Center. The 21st-Century CEO.

CEO 8

CEO Supply Chain Disruptive Innovation P&L 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 30, 2018

But creating new places where people can gather to work on projects — subcultures within the larger culture — can be constructive. So can designing new kinds of incentives, recognizing and rewarding the behaviors you want to encourage, and bringing in new, more diverse viewpoints and types of talent to the company.

Innovation 15

Innovation Company Budgeting Survey 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 16, 2013

A lot of companies congratulate themselves on having a "social media presence" — by which they mean a Twitter following and Facebook likes and a marketing plan that uses social networks. But some 70% of the extra profit to be made through social technologies has nothing to do with marketing. Integration.

Media 9

Media McKinsey Supply Chain Telecommunications 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 30, 2014

The M&A markets are frothy, corporations are investing in Silicon Valley labs, and even PhDs looking for jobs in business schools are finding it tough to find homes without “innovation” somewhere in their background. Executives have conflicting incentives, the wrong investment metrics , and enormous margin pressure.

Long-term 10

Long-term Innovation Company IPO 10

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 24, 2020

There was a time when the entry of an online alternative in a market would scare the hell out of small offline retailers. The time changed, markets evolved, competition became even harsh, and marketplaces required more innovative ways to make money than the mere commissions. Is the marketplace is a profitable business idea in 2020?

Supply Chain 74

Supply Chain Retail Software Marketing 74

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

The United States remains a large, affluent market that generates significant global demand. Still, manufacturing is now going through a genuine transformational period , driven particularly by increased labor costs in developing countries, shifting demand patterns, heightened market volatility, and significant rises in the price of oil.

Supply Chain 14

Supply Chain Incentives Policies Automotive 14

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

This book will show you, as an employee, customer or partner, how to use new social technologies, make yourself heard, and produce better products and services. Marketing 101 principles still apply. That means you need compelling incentives to have people join your community. We are on the cusp of a new business era.

Media 50

Media Follow-up Software Newsletter 50

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. AI isn’t a science project; it’s commercially important. Here are the highlights.

Policies 8

Policies Report Technology Incentives 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

You’ll often find customer relationship management within marketing, budgeting within finance, supply-chain management within operations, outsourcing within procurement, training within HR, and new product development within R&D. Business units come and go, but finance, HR, marketing, IT, legal, and R&D seem to last forever.

Development 8

Development Supply Chain Incentives Outsourcing 8