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- 01 Dec 2017
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The Robots Are Coming to Save Your Job
estimating that Germany could see a shortage of 3 million skilled workers by 2030; China, which accounts for about 20 percent of the world’s manufacturing production, will have a high-skilled labor gap of about 24 million by 2020,... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Books
Watkins, an expert on leadership transition, presses his case for “accelerating” the critical transition period that begins when a new CEO — or a new manager at any level — is hired. Watkins estimates that more than a half-million... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Slum for Sale
A NEW VIEW: Slums occupy valuable real estate in India. Photo courtesy HBS India Research Center Located in Mumbai, India, Dharavi is home to an estimated 700,000 people living on just 551 acres. Featured in the 2008 Oscar-winning film... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
A Silent Workplace Crisis
relatives over the age of 50 also hold down jobs. Nearly three-quarters of those caregivers report a negative impact on their work lives. With 10,000 baby boomers turning 65 daily, the current estimate of $17–$33 billion in annual... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Research Brief: Field Research
their yields. The findings were promising, Cole says: Those who received a weekly call about weather forecasts or pest strategies, for example, saw their yields increase by 8.6 percent for cotton and 28 percent for cumin. As a result, their View Details
- 16 Nov 2011
- News
Are Humans Cost-Effective?
HBS team was composed of two former Jeopardy! contestants, Genevieve Sheehan and Jayanth Iyengar, plus an estimable walk-on, Jonas Akins (all HBS ’12). Performing in front of hundreds of cheering students, they gave the several IBM... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
How Do We Win the Cyberwar?
affected company shut the necessary doors, saving it an estimated $20 million. Flashpoint has public sector clients too, including global governments as well as US military and law enforcement agencies. In fall 2014, it launched a... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustrations by Victo Ngai
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Action Plan: Brewing Awareness
Mumbai, Pune, Goa, and Bangalore. When the pandemic hit, White Owl went from monthly revenues of over 50 million INR to zero overnight as bars and stores shut down. In the first week, Murad estimates he spoke to 30 or 40 investors,... View Details
- 21 Oct 2020
- News
Cold Calculations
group’s current challenge well from his own VC experience: “It’s time for us to put our foot on the accelerator and really scale up,” he says. The Arctic Ice Project recently hired a new executive director and is in the process of expanding its board. Fundraising is... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 06 Aug 2020
- News
Defining Flex Work
estimated that some 30 percent of women would leave the professional world to become caregivers, but that 70 percent would have stayed if they had access to a flexible schedule. It was an “aha” moment for Auerbach. She initially launched... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Is Private Equity Blockchain’s Killer App?
Lakhani compares blockchain to TCP/IP, a network communications technology that spurred the internet’s growth. No one today, he says, thinks about how TCP/IP works. “They just use FaceTime, they just use email,” Lakhani says. Blockchain could have a similar future. In... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 11 Jul 2013
- News
The Good Writer
your own business. You have to diversify and be flexible, especially in this economy.” During the 2007–2008 writers’ strike, Dick was the strike captain for the staff of House. “I may be the only member of my class to walk a picket line,” he speculates. Dick View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 25 Jan 2016
- News
Helping Young African Managers Find Their Way Home
there are no continent-wide studies of this, a report last year by Adcorp, a workforce management company, found that in South Africa there were an estimated 470,000 private-sector job openings remain unfilled because of a lack of... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 18 Nov 2021
- News
Strength in Numbers
organizations that seek funding in this arena. The Goodness Web estimates there are currently 10,000 nonprofit organizations that address mental health in the United States, which presents an overwhelming array of choices for the average... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 12 May 2016
- News
Food Rescue Is on a Mission
funding up with the growth,” Carson says. “We estimate $8 billion of food is thrown out every year in Australia alone, and there are two million Australians who go without during the course of a year. “With programs teaching people to... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 09 Jan 2014
- News
Tapping into Opportunity
small—it is estimated today at about $400 billion per year worldwide—because of the constant need for technological innovation, Shenkar sees huge opportunities for startups. In 2009 she started the Artemis Top 50 competition, which brings... View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
To The Rescue
relatively cheaply. Coverage runs about 10 rupees per person per year, roughly 25 cents, meaning that nationwide coverage could be achieved for about $250 million annually — a bargain considering the economic impact of saving the View Details
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
The Road Less Traveled
foldable, totable scooter to get from apartment to bus stop, or subway stop to office. Of course, an increase in bikes, scooters, and mopeds will require new regulations and investment in street design to ensure safety for all users. Dediu View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Making a Difference in the World
consider ancient Rome to be the largest city before 19th century London,14 George Modelski considers medieval Baghdad, with an estimated population of 1.2 million at its peak, to be the largest city before 19th century London.13 Others... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Case Study: On the Record
Above: photo by Sarah Frankie Linder Vinyl is back. The once-anachronistic segment of the music industry was on target for its seventh straight year of double-digit growth in 2017, according to a Deloitte Global forecast, selling an View Details
Keywords: April White