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Recruiters You Should Meet to Staff for Success

Harmonious Workplaces

Retained search firms and recruiters play a crucial role in attracting and retaining human capital in organizations across cultures (Allen & Vardaman, 2017). Without a recruitment firm’s assistance, a company’s internal staff must handle these tasks, which can detract from their core responsibilities and reduce overall productivity.

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Impact of Data Analytics in Consulting

Tom Spencer

“Data scientists, fast computers, and advanced software are replacing traditional decision-making processes and disrupting tried-and trusted traditional consulting methodologies, with Big Data being one of the main forces of disruption” ( Tras, 2015 ). Globally, investment by consulting firms into analytics increased to $43 billion in 2017.

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The Hidden Costs of Initial Coin Offerings

Harvard Business

Blockchain startups raised over $5 billion in 2017 through ICOs and over $12 billion through the first three quarters of 2018. The average amount of capital raised by a Blockchain project through an ICO in 2017 was $13 million; through the third quarter of 2018 it was $25 million. private briefings of product road maps).

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The 4 Dimensions of Digital Trust, Charted Across 42 Countries

Harvard Business

What these stories underscore is that our digital evolution and our productive use of new technologies rests on how well we can build digital trust. Here are some of our initial findings, drawn from the study, “Digital Planet 2017: How Competitiveness and Trust in Digital Economies Vary Across the World.”

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60 Countries’ Digital Competitiveness, Indexed

Harvard Business

Based on their stock prices on July 6, 2017 , Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, and Facebook were the five most valuable companies in the world. With products that rely on network effects, these players enjoy economies of scale and dominant market share. that help propagate new products, ideas and business models?).

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The “Smart Society” of the Future Doesn’t Look Like Science Fiction

Harvard Business

Methodology. He said: “Although we all bring a diverse range of perspectives, the D5 allows us to leverage the knowledge and experience of our smartest people, creating faster and more efficient digital governments for our citizens. We do this through collaboration and sharing.