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Paper Explores Whether Wage Insurance Buffers Impact Of Disruption

The Horizons Tracker

Every year, millions of workers lose their jobs due to technological advancements, international competition, offshoring, and regulatory changes. Displaced workers face severe repercussions, including financial instability and long-term career setbacks.

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Is There a Difference between a Layoff and a Furlough?

HR Digest

As a result, during a furlough, the employee is stuck in limbo, uncertain about what comes next.

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World Business Forum – Day 1 Recap | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Social Media is not about technology – it’s about communication. Following are a few of the thoughts David shared in closing out Day 1: Start-ups begin here, but are scaling offshore. A few of her thoughts can be found below: Social Media is forcing us to redefine leadership. What’s the ROI on a handshake?

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How Technology Has Affected Wages for the Last 200 Years

Harvard Business Review

Today’s great paradox is that we feel the impact of technology everywhere – in our cars, our phones, the supermarket, the doctor’s office – but not in our paychecks. We work differently, communicate with each other differently, create differently, and entertain ourselves differently, all thanks to new technology.

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How the U.S. Can Rebuild Its Capacity to Innovate

Harvard Business Review

by looking back to the original offshoring frenzy which started with consumer electronics in the 1960s. annual trade deficit in advanced technology products alone stands around $100 billion. federal research in the 1990s largely established the feasibility of the technology, U.S. We can trace how this happened in the U.S.

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The Downside of Best Practices | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Moreover if they decide to develop the application should this be done internally with existing staff, or outsourced, and if outsourced will it be done domestically or offshore and who will manage the process. Oh, and what about development methodology?

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Why HR Really Does Add Value

Harvard Business Review

Throughout my career, I have consistently faced the question, "How does HR add value in a business?" Adding legitimacy to this skepticism are new technologies that enable automation of routine transactions, offshoring and shared service organizations that specialize in managing many tactical elements of HR.