British companies are closing the productivity gap with their main competitors, and their productivity, measured by the amount of utilized labor time, has increased to 60%. Despite these improvements, the report estimates that poor ...
But some companies in traditional industries, including global energy and materials, banking, and telecom, are closing the gap (Exhibit 4).4Three particular delivery capabilities have a much stronger impact on profit margins than the others for companies with the greatest IT maturity,...
Closing the skills gap starts with data, ensuring that education providers and prospective students have the information and incentives they require to match skills with near-term demand, especially for middle- and high-skilled occupations. Industry, education providers, and students need to collaborate...
Those with longish geeky memories may recall that there was once talk of closing the gap between New Zealand and Australian incomes/productivity by 2025. Without any great enthusiasm no doubt, the incoming National government led by John Key agreed to ACT’s request for a (time and resource-l...
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Happy to see you here again after a long gap! :-) I am glad that you shared your experience in this roundup, thanks, Yes, indeed this is a tedious job, though the contributors take a part of it, bringing that into a form is really a difficult task! I am sure you’re experienced...
(2013) study on agricultural productivity and greenhouse gas emissions in developing countries suggests that increasing yields could slow emissions expansion. Closing yield gaps for crops and livestock could reduce emissions by 8% overall and 12% per calorie produced by 2050. Ekpenyong and Ogbuagu’s...
Philip S. Thompson Vice President of Business Transformation and Chief Information Officer IBM Corporation Internet skills allow for women's development and equality with their male counterparts, closing the gap that, for many years, has marginalized women. Beth Murora Cisco Networking Academy Graduate...
Increased productivity is needed if we are to meet the dual existential challenges of the 21st century: closing the empowerment gap and achieving net zero. According to McKinsey Global Institute research, closing these gaps will require the equivalent of 8 percent of global GDP annually, which ...
3 Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach et al., The closing of the jobs gap: A decade of recession and recovery, The Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution, August 2017. 4 Capital intensity or capital per hour worked worker indicates access to...