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VCs See Gold Rush in the HR Tech Scene

HR Digest

Once upon a time, HR tech scene was as dull and vapid as getting ghosted by a recruiter in a slow job market. A handful of companies dominated the market, all them strong, pedestrian. But recent years have seen an explosion of interest in the global human resource (HR) technology market, particularly in North America.

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How We Think About Innovation at Cisco

Harvard Business Review

In the manufacturing sector alone, market intelligence firm IDC expects the IoT market to grow to about $100 billion by 2018, a five-year combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18%. For example, we recently hired an expert from the high-end watch industry to help us develop a program for customers in emerging markets.

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Research Shows That Smaller M&A Deals Work Out Better

Harvard Business Review

Mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures make up one of those variables, provided they average at least one deal per year in a program that cumulatively amounts to more than 30% of a company’s market capitalization over 10 years, with no single deal being more than 30% of market cap. Take marketing giant WPP.

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3 Reasons Global Firms Should Keep Investing in India

Harvard Business Review

While India remains a formidably challenging market, there are at least three reasons why global firms cannot overlook India without consequences. Similarly, when Renault entered India and introduced Kwid in 2015, Maruti and Hyundai had almost 70% of India’s large and fast-growing sub-compact car market.