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Preparing for the Future of Talent Acquisition - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM KORN FERRY

Harvard Business

With unemployment rates in most developed nations at the lowest levels since the Great Recession, and with new skill sets required to keep pace with head-spinning technological advances, it’s no surprise the talent acquisition environment is incredibly competitive. Five years ago, compensation (i.e.,

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Deflation Will Return: Europe First, Then US; Global Supply Arbitrage

MishTalk

Today''s information technology allows a multinational company to position research, marketing, finance and managerial jobs to anywhere. Currency Crisis A second deflationary factor in Europe is the emerging market currency crisis. the Fed and others way overestimate the robustness of the jobs market. In the U.S.,

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Reshoring Myth Explodes: Ofshoring Opaces Onshoring Every Year Since 2004 Except 2011

MishTalk

labor market in manufacturing and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), if ratified by the U.S. consumer market, the stable political and economic environment, and the benefit of tapping into America engineering skills and manufacturing know-how are main draws. Congress, will likely further weaken the case for reshoring in 2016.

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Reshoring Myth Explodes: Offshoring Outpaces Onshoring Every Year Since 2004 Except 2011

MishTalk

labor market in manufacturing and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), if ratified by the U.S. consumer market, the stable political and economic environment, and the benefit of tapping into America engineering skills and manufacturing know-how are main draws. Congress, will likely further weaken the case for reshoring in 2016.

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What Digital Change Demands of IT Organizations - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM DXC TECHNOLOGY

Harvard Business

And that means buying more new technology: IT organizations must adopt new platforms and processes and integrate services in new ways. But they also have changed how they work with each part of the company, allowing them to learn and adapt faster as new opportunities arise and markets change.

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How Digital Leaders Get the Right Work Done - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM WORKFRONT

Harvard Business

And we surveyed over 2,000 individuals who do modern work inside of large enterprises. Every year over the last five years, respondents to this survey say that they spend only 40 percent of their time doing their real job. Even technology, information technology, you know, they’ve invested in treating that as a tier-one asset.

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FinTech Is Weaving Charitable Giving into Everyday Transactions

Harvard Business

And according to a Cone Communications/Ebiquity survey from the same year, 90% of global consumers would switch brands to one that is associated with a good cause, provided price and quality are equal.