The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Whereas most of the workers recruited via platforms such as Mechanical Turk operate as independent contractors, at Samasource, they are full-time employees with salaries and benefits. This means they have to go beyond insecure gig work and offer people the trappings traditionally associated with a career.

Power 75

Power Ethics Venture Funding Quality 75

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2011

In contrast, employees of large established firms operate with a different sense of risk and reward , reassured by financial security and structure. They want the enterprise as a whole to be successful, but are more motivated by the challenges of their particular function and the ability to advance in their careers.

Innovation 16

Innovation Company Venture Funding Follow-up 16

Harvard Business Review

MAY 24, 2016

Operations in a Connected World. But it turns out these methods don’t just have to do with technology and operations. But this is not nearly frequent enough for Deere and companies facing fierce competition for rare technical talent from venture-funded startups and big software and services competitors like Amazon and Google.

Morale 15

Morale Metrics Motivation Venture Funding 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2011

It crashes the latest version of the operating system that just got installed. We tried it at the NewSchools Venture Fund, where I used to work. Previously, these markets operated on a state-by-state basis, and often on a district-by-district basis. It doesn't work on the new hardware the school just bought.

Education 17

Education Innovation Entrepreneur Venture Funding 17