The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Sustainable behaviors The researchers scrutinized the emissions records of more than three thousand major corporations spanning the years 2002 to 2020. Alternatively, investors could direct funds to firms that are developing innovative green technologies, such as carbon dioxide removal.

Cost of Capital 112

Cost of Capital Comparison Cost Incentives 112

The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 21, 2024

“Our results explain why startups struggled in the COVID-19 downturn despite a robust financing market,” the researchers explain. Economic expectations of individuals declined more abruptly and swiftly, and startup financing remained relatively stable.

Finance 120

Finance Analysis Comparison Trends 120

The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Indeed, the data shows that just 2% of available venture capital went to all-female startups, which is a dip from the already rubbish 3% in 2020. A recent report from European Women in VC revealed that while 2021 was generally a great year for startup fundraising, precious little of that money found its way to female-led startups.

Entrepreneur 119

Entrepreneur Venture Capitalist GDP Proposal 119

The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 15, 2022

For instance, during 2020, GDP in advanced economies plummeted, with many businesses having to shut for prolonged periods, and nearly all having to rapidly adapt to the changing conditions. There was then a gap to access to finance and a non-supportive policy environment. of respondents citing survival as a key challenge.

Company 127

Company Hofstede Supply Chain Agility 127

The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

To this end, a recent study conducted by the University of Lausanne delved into these questions, analyzing approximately 50,000 scientific publications on climate change from the year 2020 to ascertain the extent to which this vast body of research reached mainstream media.

Media 113

Media Finance Audience Trends 113

The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 20, 2022

For instance, Wharton research points out that immigrant founders not only create jobs, but also bring considerable finance with them. Historically, immigrants have helped America lead the world in technological innovation,” the authors say. Artificial intelligence is no exception. Foreign-born talent fuels the U.S.

Team 124

Team Diversity Human Capital Document 124

The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 19, 2021

The Global Innovation Index illustrates this, as they cite the inhibiting impact a shortage of human capital is having on the innovation potential of the nation. This helps both in terms of coming up with novel ideas for new businesses and also attracting the finance to help them to grow. Talent shortages.

Entrepreneur 124

Entrepreneur Human Capital Comparison Education 124

The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 19, 2022

A recent report from the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School explored nearly 1,500 fintech platforms and suggests that the picture is perhaps not quite as dire as it might otherwise appear. Robust growth.

Finance 73

Finance Retail Report Licensing 73

Mark Sanborn

JANUARY 4, 2022

In 2020 financial researchers found that even pre-pandemic, a low level of financial literacy was a top contributor to financial stress and anxiety. Learning how to understand and manage their finances made people less anxious. Innovation. Innovators are perpetual challengers of the status quo.

Cooper 90

Cooper EVA Delegation Learning-by-Doing 90

HR Digest

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Best HR Apps of 2020 . The application has also introduced an algorithm which efficiently assists an organization in hiring skilled professionals for sales as well as marketing roles across the verticals of technology, hospitality, FMCG, Pharma, insurance, and finance. Uber Conference.

Products 101

Products Productivity Management Conference 101

The Horizons Tracker

JULY 4, 2023

Racial disparities in America For instance, according to the 2020 census, 19% of the U.S. Similar disparities exist in terms of business finance, with just 7% of venture capital firms having an African American investment partner, and just 4% having a Hispanic American partner. This compares to just 17% of white-owned businesses.

Entrepreneur 114

Entrepreneur Review Resources Finance 114

The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 12, 2023

While it’s perhaps fair to say that the wholesale surge toward remote working that was triggered by the Covid pandemic has not endured post-pandemic, it is equally fair to say that remote working is far more common today than it was before 2020. There were also considerable differences according to the profession.

Automotive 113

Automotive Advertising Industry Trends 113

HR Digest

MAY 6, 2021

At USAA, we have a standard for how we work which includes being innovative and building for the future. USAA has a long history of innovative programs that champion this philosophy such as Manager Candidate School, Leadership Development School, and Vets Lead (a military focused leadership network).

Finance 59

Finance Diversity Leadership Development Maturity 59

The Horizons Tracker

JULY 13, 2023

The survey, which was conducted in November 2022, is part of a six-part series that began in May 2020 and ran throughout the pandemic. This puts a considerable strain on people’s finances and makes it that much harder to make ends meet. The survey was designed to understand how the self-employed fared during the period.

Cost 98

Cost Crisis Survey Long-term 98

Innovation Excellence

MARCH 24, 2017

Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from Matthew Griffin’s upcoming paper The Future of Insurance 2020 & Beyond.

Insurance 72

Insurance Development Business Model Industry 72

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

The time changed, markets evolved, competition became even harsh, and marketplaces required more innovative ways to make money than the mere commissions. From entertainment to finance, grocery, vegetables, electronics, home furnishing, and cloud services, Amazon is the best example to understand the rapidly evolving face of the Retail 4.0

Retail 108

Retail Supply Chain Software Marketing 108

Rajesh Setty

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

One Million by One Million is a global initiative that aims to nurture a million entrepreneurs reach a million dollars each in annual revenue and beyond by 2020, thereby creating a trillion dollars in global GDP and ten million jobs. This, of course, doesn’t mean that we discourage entrepreneurs to seek financing.

Entrepreneur 54

Entrepreneur Stage-Gate Finance Incubator 54

The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

In short, this study shows that remote work can help cut carbon emissions, but it also brings challenges for public transit finances. But surveys suggest that up to half of all workers might start working remotely at least some of the time. “Transit agencies need to be very concerned,” the researchers explain.

Transportation 52

Transportation System Travel Finance 52

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 24, 2020

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? Is there anything that Amazon can’t offer to a common consumer? It indeed is.

Supply Chain 74

Supply Chain Retail Software Marketing 74

HR Digest

JANUARY 6, 2022

In 2020, American Express achieved the ambitious goal of 100% pay equity in the truest sense of the word. It is also the only company in the finance industry to have bucked the trend of bringing gender parity in the boardroom. 48% of new hires globally were women and among colleagues that received promotions globally, 46% were women.

Learning-by-Doing 52

Learning-by-Doing Project Globalization Diversity 52

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2011

I recently participated in a panel discussion hosted by the Economist Corporate Network in Singapore about innovation in Asia. But what I really wanted to discuss were the three biggest trends I see affecting innovation in the region. trillion in 2009 to more than $30 trillion in 2020. The race for the middle.

Trends 15

Trends Innovation Govindarajan Class 15

Chartered Management Institute

MAY 3, 2023

My Whole Self To mark My Whole Self day on 13 March, CMI’s head of policy and innovation, Daisy Hooper , explained why managers must acquire the necessary skills to bring out the best in their teams. Check out our learnings from last year’s inaugural conference here.) Her comments were featured in Employer News , Business Leader and HR News.

Learning-by-Doing 121

Learning-by-Doing Policies Article Skills 121

Chartered Management Institute

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Other key events we hosted included an in-person networking event with the HKU SPACE GMBA students and alumni, and four webinars on different topics: “Future Leadership in the Fourth Industrial Revolution”, “Deep Dives into STEM and Finance” as well as “Skills for New Employment Landscape” with the UNESCO HK Glocal Peace Centre.

Webinar 98

Webinar Education Conference Industry 98

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2011

On recent visits to India, we have found that "innovation" is the buzzword on everybody's lips. President Pratibha Patil has even declared 2010-2020 as India's " Decade of Innovation." Biocon is one Indian company that is adapting well to this new global reality by embracing a polycentric innovation model.

Shaw 15

Shaw Globalization Innovation Entrepreneur 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

As banks recover from the downturn, non-banks are taking advantage by proceeding aggressively with digital innovations and capturing more and more of the banking value chain. Accenture estimates that competition from non-banks could erode one-third of traditional bank revenues by 2020. Competition Finance Innovation'

Banking 15

Banking Retail Finance Insurance 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Here's how they did it, and how they're using social media tools to become more agile, to share knowledge, and to increase the speed of innovation. These rates were then compared against the well-known Rogers Adoption Curve of Innovation classifying adopters of innovations into five categories based upon their willingness to try new ideas.

Media 16

Media Products Productivity Company 16

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Innovation : When defining innovation as "offering products that are new to some or all customers" in some regions — including the U.S. and developed Europe — women entrepreneurs have higher levels of innovation than their male counterparts. And in the U.S., more than half of the 9.72

Globalization 15

Globalization Entrepreneur Banking Supply Chain 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

The strategic underpinnings of most companies’ workforce plans should change dramatically as a result of technological innovation. Digital transformation, the industrial internet, advanced analytics, artificial intelligence, robotics, machine learning, and a plethora of other innovations are fundamentally changing the nature of work.

Company 16

Company Insurance Engineering Software 16

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

As the era of China as the world’s low-cost manufacturer comes to an end, innovation has become the most important element in the state’s development blueprint. Given its ideological leanings, China presents itself as a unique experiment in the power of the state to help the economy become more innovative. million by 2020.

Innovation 8

Innovation Drucker Policies Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

This kind of innovation is almost a textbook example of frugal innovation. What’s more, many of the innovations originate in relatively poor, underdeveloped regions or are designed to serve low-income customers, which means that the innovators have no choice but to be frugal. GDP by 2020.

Cost 8

Cost Globalization Innovation Banking 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

We don’t stop at interviewing and choosing good candidates; we give them detailed insight into the company’s finances, strategy, individual consultant performance, and implications on compensation so they can make a fully informed decision about whether to join us.

Team 15

Team Organization Management Consultative 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2014

At the recent Nexus Global Summit on Innovative Philanthropy at the United Nations, which we attended, 600 largely millennial-aged participants from 41 countries representing nearly $750 billion in private and family wealth spent three days exploring and sharing case studies of social investments.

Commitment 13

Commitment Banking Class Entrepreneur 13

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2017

trillion by 2020, and $3.5 The benchmark, therefore, is a tool for policy makers, technology innovators, and others to evaluate progress and prioritize the gaps, thus enabling a dialogue among the key actors and a plan for action. The market for smart technologies is predicted to be worth up to $1.6 trillion by 2026. Methodology.

Benchmarking 14

Benchmarking Globalization Technology Policies 14

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 26, 2017

However, the current meager market share held by online lenders masks immense potential: Morgan Stanley estimates the total addressable market for online SME lenders is $280 billion and predicts the industry will grow at a 47% annualized rate through 2020.

Banking 15

Banking Credit Scoring Stage-Gate Competitive Advantage 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2014

Both in response and pre-emptively, the world’s leading companies continued to aggressively pivot their businesses toward more sustainable and innovative ways of operating. also committed to 100 percent renewables by 2020 (Disclosure: I’m on advisory boards for both RE100 and for Unilever U.S.). Financing the clean economy.

Chemicals 15

Chemicals Short-term Energy Report 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 29, 2015

Back before the passage of the Affordable Care Act, MedStar’s leaders decided they needed a strategic plan to reimagine the company in 2020. Drawing on a powerful tool from the finance world, they conceived of those collections operating as portfolios — each with a specific business objective and time horizon.

Strategy 8

Strategy Long-term Health Care Insurance 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 19, 2016

It may do to physical goods what cloud computing is now doing to digital services; what the PC, internet, and smart mobility have done to personal computing; and what outsourcing did to software development and business processing — take mass distribution and innovation to the next level while realigning the very geography of work and trade.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Execution Analysis Technology 8