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Want Less-Biased Decisions? Use Algorithms.

Harvard Business

Real-world applications range from medical diagnoses and judicial sentencing to professional recruiting and resource allocation in public agencies. Is this revolution a good thing? There seems to be a growing cadre of authors, academics, and journalists that would answer in the negative.

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How Capitec Became South Africa’s Biggest Bank

Harvard Business

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. To facilitate this cultural change, Capitec decided to not recruit people from other banks but hire former retailers. It has now become the largest bank in the country.

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PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP

Management Consulted

An ERP system is an enterprise business management software program that organizes and tracks large company’s resources (cash, raw materials, production capacity, etc.) It helps facilitate error-free transactions and production (before ERP, people actually used odd things like pens, paper and ledgers to keep track of their stuff).