2008 Article Metrics Productivity 
Harvard Business
DECEMBER 11, 2017
According to a 2008 survey , the vast majority of professionals (94%) worked 50 hours or more a week, and almost half worked more than 65 hours a week. Intrigued by the possibility of a way out of the burnout cycle, a coworker (Colin) and I started meeting every other week to discuss productivity. The same is true for productivity.
BCG
JULY 20, 2016
Article Wednesday, July 20, 2016. For instance, the growth of global gross domestic product (GDP)—one of the traditional metrics of globalization—fell from a high of 6% in the 1960s to 3% in 2015. Is globalization over? Some commentators consider the United Kingdom’s vote to leave the European Union to be a sign that it is.
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Harvard Business
APRIL 5, 2017
I have worked on research that has found that a strong company culture is associated with lower levels of myopic decision making, better productivity, and innovation. For instance, Home Depot, despite a painful housing market–led recession, retained most of its hourly workers and their benefits in 2008–2009.
MishTalk
JANUARY 21, 2014
Economist Andy Xie has an interesting article in CaixinOnline that contains his views on 2014. The 2008 crisis prompted a pause. In the decade before the 2008 financial crisis, trade was driving growth. Multinational companies were fanning out to diversify their production bases and markets. The hope that the U.S.
Harvard Business
MARCH 2, 2018
The Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation (CFI) was established in 2008, becoming the first healthcare innovation center to employ a team of in-house designers. Establishing appropriate performance metrics and assigning attribution. Be prepared to revise metrics as the center evolves and celebrate small wins. Acknowledgements.
Harvard Business
APRIL 26, 2017
During the Great Recession of 2008, companies around the world downsized their workforces. American firms alone laid off more than 8 million workers from the end of 2008 to the middle of 2010. Many of these effects may have long-term consequences, like reduced innovation, that are not captured in short-term financial metrics.
Harvard Business
OCTOBER 21, 2016
Hoping to alleviate their concerns, this article also provides concrete examples of how sustainability benefits the bottom line. Disruptions in the supply chain may affect production processes that depend on unpriced natural capital assets such as biodiversity, groundwater, clean air, and climate.
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