Analytics & Strategy
Davos 2020: The Upskilling Agenda
The Reskilling Revolution, a public-private global initiative, launched at the World Economic Forum.
Labor
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Analytics & Strategy
Where Are the Robots?
Automation anxiety is a distraction. The bigger issue is blue-collar job growth amid labor scarcity.
Gad Levanon, Elizabeth Crofoot, and Frank Steemers
Emerging Markets
The Future of Work in Developing Economies
AI and automation are changing labor markets worldwide, but developing nations will be hit hardest.
Pablo Egaña del Sol and Connor Joyce
Leading Change
Learning From Automation Anxiety of the Past
History shows we should focus more on policy than technology challenges when confronting automation.
Carl Benedikt Frey
Leading Change
The Plight of the Graying Tech Worker
Tech CEOs claim few job losses when hiring from the H-1B visa pool. That’s not the whole story.
William R. Kerr
IT Strategy
The Uncertain Status of Gig Work
The extent to which gig workers should be afforded the legal rights of employees has yet to be fully resolved in many jurisdictions.
Bruce Posner
Corporate Social Responsibility
Amazon Raised Its Minimum Wage — Will Its Rivals Do the Same?
The MIT SMR Strategy Forum examines whether Amazon’s new $15 per hour minimum wage for workers will force rivals to follow suit.
Outsourcing
Will Restricted U.S. Immigration Drive Business Operations Abroad?
The MIT SMR Strategy Forum examines whether restrictions on skilled immigration in the United States will cause business to shift operations overseas.
Innovation Strategy
Why AI Isn’t the Death of Jobs
Innovation-focused adopters of AI are positioning themselves for growth, which tends to stimulate jobs.
Jacques Bughin
Business Model Innovation
How Organizations Will Produce in an Autonomous Future
Can AI-enabled automation replace your company’s entire labor force?
James Gips, Brendan Guerin, and Sam Ransbotham
Corporate Social Responsibility
How AI Will Define New Industries
The most valuable contributions of AI to the economy may be as an adjunct to advancing discoveries.
David Kiron and Gregory Unruh
Technology Implementation
The New Economic Benefits of Older Workers
Many countries with aging populations are also experiencing growth in their gross domestic product.
Daron Acemoglu and Pascual Restrepo
Internet of Things
Driving Operational Cost Savings With the Internet of Things
AI and IoT offer significant benefits — as yet untapped — for facilities maintenance.
Tom Buiocchi
Technology Implementation
When the Luddites Fought Back
Automation and robotics could have far-reaching effects on labor — ones we’ve seen before.
Bruce Posner
The Shifts — Great and Small — in Workplace Automation
Human labor isn’t going away, but automation may greatly affect the quality of available jobs.
David H. Autor
Developing Strategy
The Leaders’ Choice
New business executives face a choice: What kind of companies do they want to lead?
Thomas A. Kochan
Global Operations
Driving Growth and Employment Through Logistics
Logistics clusters create jobs that are difficult to move offshore and lead to economic growth.
Yossi Sheffi
Corporate Social Responsibility
How Gap Inc. Engaged With its Stakeholders
When the Gap decided to overhaul the way it interacted with critics, it launched a strategy of stakeholder engagement.
N. Craig Smith, Sean Ansett and Lior Erez
Managing Your Career
Why It Pays To Be an Optimist
People with optimistic dispositions get jobs more easily and get promoted more, research suggests.
Martha E. Mangelsdorf
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