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The Rise Of Robots In China And What This Means For The Future Of Work

The Horizons Tracker

The data shows that, as in other countries, robots first made an appearance in sectors such as electronics and automotive, with this growth underpinning tremendous growth in both sectors. The researchers collected data from the China Employer-Employee Survey to gauge how many firms are using robots.

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How to Compete Like the World’s Most Innovative Leaders

Skip Prichard

Whether you have invented an amazing new technology or product, you could still fail. Tesla’s genius and education led him to develop the foundations for electric induction motors, wireless telegraphy, radios, neon lamps, and remote control. Innovation Capital. A great idea may not be enough to build a great business.

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Leaders: Build Your Pre-Resilience for Times of Crisis

Strategy Driven

Our world is too complex, markets too volatile, and technology too fast-paced for us to relax into complacency about organizational safety and normalcy. A 25-year veteran in senior human resources and leadership and development roles in four multinational companies, Harry Hutson is now an independent consultant. About the Authors.

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Why Are We Still Classifying Companies by Industry?

Harvard Business Review

Even though these systems are updated regularly, we can no longer rely on standards and measures that were developed in a different age to reflect today’s realities — especially when we’re evaluating tech firms. They have expanded far beyond the “Information Technology” tag attached to them by GICS.

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A Visa for Transformation

Harvard Business Review

Just as America''s visa rules enabled the rapid growth of India''s information-technology companies over the last two decades, the Obama Administration''s recent drive to reform immigration regulations could prove to be a turning point for them. In the same way, India''s information technology giants must bite the bullet today.

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How New Technologies Push Us Toward the Past

Harvard Business Review

Think through the implications of these technologies, however, and an even more startling vision emerges: the future will look more like the past. Walmart stores and office buildings are essentially giant file cabinets where shoppers and workers go to get and exchange information.

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Economic Growth Isn’t Over, but It Doesn’t Create Jobs Like It Used To

Harvard Business Review

While Gordon’s argument is often characterized as being the opposite of the one I have made in my two books about the impact of advancing automation technology on the job market (most recently, Rise of the Robots ), there are many areas in which I think we would agree. Insight Center. The Global Digital Economy. Sponsored by Accenture.

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