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A shift in productivity increases from pockets of workers to those of owners
October 22, 2015, 3:26 AM IST
By Martin Ford Throughout the post-war period, advancing technology deposited money directly into the pockets of average workers as their wages rose in tandem with soaring productivity. The workers, in turn, went out and spent…
October 22, 2015, 3:26 AM IST
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Here’s why you should think like an owner
October 21, 2015, 5:53 AM IST
It sounds simple: “Think like an owner.” In fact, it is hard to do. It requires you to put yourself in the shoes of the decision maker. You may realise that you prefer not to…
October 21, 2015, 5:53 AM IST
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When India decided to make common cause with China
October 20, 2015, 5:46 AM IST
By T N Ninan By the time India began its economic reforms in 1991, China’s economy had become twice India’s in size. To Indian observers at the time, this did not seem significant. Indeed, there…
October 20, 2015, 5:46 AM IST
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Acquisitions matter the most for software and online-services companies
October 16, 2015, 5:46 AM IST
By: Mitra Mahdavian ET AL Acquisitions, done well, can be a powerful tool to accelerate revenue growth. And pushing for gains is vital in software and online services, where the rate of growth typically determines…
October 16, 2015, 5:46 AM IST
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Lack of attractive projects and not capital is the problem
October 15, 2015, 5:53 AM IST
By: TYLER DUVALL ET AL Infrastructure is now seen as an asset class in its own right. Limited partners and giant sovereign-wealth funds are putting money into play. Multilateral and development-finance institutions also are stepping…
October 15, 2015, 5:53 AM IST
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Tackling Poverty: Greatest episodes of human progress are “the great escapes”
October 14, 2015, 6:25 AM IST
By: Angus Deaton Throughout history, the greatest episodes of human progress are what I call “the great escapes”. The most obvious dimensions are the escapes from material destitution, ill health and premature mortality.… We’ve seen…
October 14, 2015, 6:25 AM IST
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Managing Crises: Why confidence in financial institutions disappears
October 13, 2015, 6:20 AM IST
By: Ben Bernanke In early September the Bush administration had taken over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to prevent the collapse of the two companies responsible for financing roughly half of all residential mortgages in…
October 13, 2015, 6:20 AM IST
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Observe daily life
October 10, 2015, 4:24 AM IST
By Uma Silbey This practice of observation is perfect for a busy lifestyle because there is no end to what can be observed. When you are outside, observe nature. See how the wind turns the…
October 10, 2015, 4:24 AM IST
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Strategic vision
October 9, 2015, 4:12 AM IST
By Ankur Agarwal Et Al Companies value the hard data and empirical mindset that a finance chief can lend to strategic planning, especially around forecasting trends, building strategic capabilities or managing government and regulatory relationships….
October 9, 2015, 4:12 AM IST
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The value of labour
October 8, 2015, 4:15 AM IST
By Alex Edmans et al This paper studies the relationship between employee satisfaction and stock returns around the world. Theory provides conflicting predictions as to whether employee satisfaction is beneficial or harmful to firm value.……
October 8, 2015, 4:15 AM IST
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Machine Learning
October 6, 2015, 6:03 AM IST
By Pedro Domingos Algorithms increasingly run our lives. They find books, movies, jobs and dates for us, manage our investments, and discover new drugs. More and more, the algorithms work by learning from the trails…
October 6, 2015, 6:03 AM IST
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Prediction Analysis
October 5, 2015, 4:44 AM IST
By Philip Tetlock With his gray beard, thinning hair and glasses, Doug Lorch doesn’t look like a threat to anyone. He looks like a computer programmer, which he was, for IBM. He is retired now….
October 5, 2015, 4:44 AM IST
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Managing Oneself
October 3, 2015, 5:06 AM IST
By Peter Bregman When I ask myself “where can I improve?” my list usually comes from my shortcomings, things I don’t like about myself.… Trying to fix my shortcomings is familiar. And, with concerted effort,…
October 3, 2015, 5:06 AM IST
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Porcelain: A moulded obsession
October 2, 2015, 2:57 AM IST
By Ekow Eshun Porcelain was first made in China a thousand years ago and from the very beginning, it was a source of obsession. The emperor Zhu Di…was so fascinated by its purity, he commissioned…
October 2, 2015, 2:57 AM IST
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Strategy design
October 1, 2015, 11:01 AM IST
By Gary Pisano The field of strategy has mounted an enormous effort to understand, define, predict and measure how organisational capabilities shape competitive advantage.… A ‘capabilities-based’ approach to strategy only began to take shape in…
October 1, 2015, 11:01 AM IST
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Finance Theory
September 30, 2015, 5:38 AM IST
By John Kay Once you have created derivative securities, you can create further layers of derivative securities whose values are dependent on the values of other derivative securities — and so on. The value of…
September 30, 2015, 5:38 AM IST
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Managerial hazard
September 26, 2015, 4:02 AM IST
David Burkus You’ve taken the leap from front-line individual contributor to professional manager. How do you feel? Proud? Excited? How about depressed? The last emotion might strike you as odd, but it’s not unlikely. According…
September 26, 2015, 4:02 AM IST
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Gender inequality
September 25, 2015, 7:03 AM IST
By Dominic Barton Et Al There is a growing consensus among top executives that gender diversity is both an ethical and a business imperative. Yet, progress is painfully slow. Despite modest improvements, women are under-represented…
September 25, 2015, 7:03 AM IST
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Monetary solution
September 24, 2015, 7:25 AM IST
By Ravindra Dholakia When an economy follows a deliberate disinflationary policy to reduce inflationary expectations so as to achieve a fall in the observed inflation rate, it has to sacrifice some output and employment during…
September 24, 2015, 7:25 AM IST
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Money illusion
September 22, 2015, 7:08 AM IST
By John Kay In all the thousands of pages that have been written about the finance industry in recent years, little space has been devoted to one fundamental question, ‘Why is the industry so profitable?’…
September 22, 2015, 7:08 AM IST
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