Tom Spencer

MARCH 13, 2014

The language of capitalism focuses on efficiency and optimisation, and if these are the measures of success for a university then Oxford is failing badly. Oxford Entrepreneurs: Founded in 2002 by British entrepreneur Alex Hearn , Oxford Entrepreneurs is now the largest student entrepreneurship body in the world.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 8, 2016

The main case for trade, though, was always that it would improve overall welfare by allowing a greater variety of products to be produced more efficiently. They reviewed the literature and reported that trade with China had cost the U.S. China might focus on producing labor-intensive goods, but the U.S.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 9, 2020

The principal goal of the Bretton Woods System was to create an efficient foreign exchange system in order to promote trade and economic growth while at the same time preventing countries from engaging in competitive currency devaluations. While focusing intently on consumer prices, central banks tend to ignore rising asset prices.

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Harvard Business

MAY 5, 2017

Return on assets indicates how efficient management is at using assets to generate earnings. million European firms (for over 6 million firm-years of data, from 2002 to 2012). The other paper says founder-named firms are 8% less valuable than their counterparts, and founder-named-and-managed firms are 21% less valuable.

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Harvard Business

JULY 26, 2018

Below is a sample of the research about what happens when algorithms are given control of tasks traditionally carried out by humans (all emphasis mine): In 2002 a team of economists studied the impact of automated underwriting algorithms in the mortgage lending industry.

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MishTalk

MARCH 14, 2015

In 2002, the Tampa region opened its TECO Line, on which streetcars cruise a 2.7-mile Tour the displays at NAIAS and you get an idea why: Driverless, connected vehicles could well form the basis for an energy efficient way of moving people around. Louis Streetcars Also consider St. Louis is not alone in resurgence of streetcars.

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MishTalk

MARCH 23, 2014

These same agreements were violated when Washington withdrew from the ABMT [Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty] in 2002 so it could construct an anti-ballistic missile defense. While all Nazi forces took part in massacres and atrocities, the Waffen SS did so with particular efficiency. These are extreme provocations, and they are reckless.

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Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 20, 2020

That set the scene for the Scrum certifications in about 2002. The team: Works in flow efficiency. However, many people wanted “the recipe” for agility. And, they wanted to be recognized for their agile accomplishments. Certifications Changed How We Think of Agile Approaches. Agile Approaches Change the Culture.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 6, 2016

It is not efficient or equitable, and it does not raise as much revenue as it should. Third, despite some early economic models that suggested that taxing capital was less efficient than taxing labor, more recent work suggests that optimal capital tax rates may be quite similar to optimal labor tax rates. economy in times of hardship.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 4, 2016

While he was in office, from 2002–2010, he promoted a hard-line policy with the FARC. Uribe’s message was more efficient, a single sentence whose simplicity and logic more easily resonated with the country’s violent history: “No impunity — offenders that commited serious crimes must go to jail.”

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 11, 2017

physicians working as locum tenens has risen steadily from an estimated 26,000 physicians in 2002 to 48,000 physicians in 2016, or approximately 5% of the physician workforce. Alternatively, locum tenens could simply be less efficient clinicians.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 10, 2018

After breaking even in 2002, net profits continued to rise, to 3.8 The bank serves these customers through a network of highly efficient physical branches. By 2007 it broke through the barrier of 1 million active customers; 10 years later it had more than 10 million clients and about 800 branches. Importantly, profits kept pace.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Organizations desire certainty, success, and efficiency, and it is uncertainty, failure, and inefficiency that are sources of innovation. Leaders fail as much as they succeed. However, the pervasive positive gaslighting that dominates social media feeds and company communications hides this reality. References: Berkun, S. O'Reilly Media, Inc.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 4, 2018

The mean digitalization score of workers in the advanced manufacturing sector, of which auto is a part, surged 60%, from 24 to 39 since 2002. This has reoriented the occupational mix of the industry, changing its hiring needs and layoff decisions. What should be done instead?

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

“Before [Lyft and Uber] were started, there were multiple startups that tried to build software that would make the taxi and limo industry more efficient,” Dixon has noted. Lakhani then provided the dates at which Nokia had offered those features: an app store in 2001 , a touch screen in 2002 , a web browser in 2006.

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Management Consulted

APRIL 6, 2014

In May 2002, PwC announced PwC Consulting would branch off to be its own independent entity and would have their own CEO to run the global firm. Helps federal agencies solve complex business issues, manage risk, and improve financial measures and the overall quality, efficiency and effectiveness of public service. in cash and stock.

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