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The yen strikes back
Business, SCB-Julius Baer Securities, Published on 24/08/2024
» The Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index, which measures volatility on the S&P 500 index, rose to an intra-day high of 66% on Aug 5.
Santa Claus Is Coming -- But He'll Skip Some Stores in U.S.
Business, Justin Lahart & Jinjoo Lee, Published on 25/10/2021
» 'It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags."
Franklin Resources to Buy Legg Mason for $4.5 Billion
Business, Justin Baer & Cara Lombardo, Published on 20/02/2020
» Franklin Resources Inc. agreed to buy rival asset manager Legg Mason Inc. for $4.5 billion in cash, a deal that could help two big players in an industry that is under pressure from shifting investor tastes.
Saudi Prince Courted Amazon's Bezos Before Bitter Split
Business, Justin Scheck, Bradley Hope & Summer Said, Published on 28/01/2020
» Through much of 2018, Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos and tech-savvy Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman seemed to be hitting it off.
China's Burgeoning EdTech Industry: Will it disrupt corporate HR?
Ronald J. Kantor & Justin Paul, Published on 22/04/2019
» In the HR space, tech advancements have been promising to disrupt the field since cloud-based systems took off in the 1990's. We've seen enough disruption in other fields like hospitality, transportation, and finance, to believe that a major transformation is possible. However, in the average organisation only a few developments in areas like applicant CV screening, digital learning, and cloud HRIS are present. So, what's next for HR and should we brace for imminent and radical disruption?
China's Ed Tech “perfect storm”: massive opportunity or fearsome indoctrination threat?
Ronald J. Kantor & Justin Paul, Published on 18/02/2019
» By In our previous article in this series we made the case that China's Ed Tech sector is the market across the globe to watch for innovations in learning technologies. This is due to a confluence of factors, including significant government and venture capital investment, low barriers to obtaining pilot data, lack of constricting regulation, and finally the social force of a generation of parents who invest heavily in their children's education partly as a method for providing themselves with a secure retirement. Together these factors have resulted in the rapid outgrowth of startups and other organisations that innovate with new technologies to accelerate student learning, particularly in the areas of English language learning, standardised test preparation and STEM subjects.
China's promising Ed tech market
Dr. Ronald J. Kantor & Mr. Justin Paul, Published on 21/01/2019
» The continued development of innovative technologies such as virtual reality, augmented reality, artificial intelligence, and others, along with increased public adoption and comfort with their use, has led to current and expected transformations in the approach organisations take towards talent management, training, and workforce development. While the expected value of these new methods is great, their current implementations always seem to fall short of what's promised by enthusiastic tech vendors and start-ups, indicating that more investment and development is necessary.
How to mobilise private capital for climate action
Asia focus, Havard Halland and Justin Yifu Lin in Beijing, Published on 05/11/2018
» The conclusion of the recent report by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is stark: the need for climate action is far more urgent than previously believed, and it must include a wide range of initiatives, from improved regulation to continued technological innovation.
Anchors Aweigh: Sail Free from Legacy Learning Management Systems
Dr. Ronald J Kantor & Justin Paul, Published on 24/09/2018
» Anchor Bias (or "anchoring") -- is the act of basing judgement on a familiar reference point that is incomplete or irrelevant to the problem being solved. It is a term used in psychology to describe the common human tendency to rely too heavily, or "anchor," on specific information, for an irrational reason, perhaps because it was the first available, or even worse, because investments have already been made assuming it was correct.
Optimising workforce capability with next-generation employee assessment platforms
Justin Paul, M.Ed. and Ronald J. Kantor, Ph.D., Published on 23/07/2018
» Lack of capability, perpetually low unemployment, and high turnover are constant challenges for employers in the Thailand market. Attracting, developing and retaining talented employees will continue to be a huge challenge for years to come, meaning that old school approaches requiring employees from within the organisation to take their time and learn on the job until they become competent are becoming less viable. Fortunately, Web 2.0 capabilities have blossomed and new types of learning and assessment platforms have begun to proliferate in the past few years, enabling competency assessment to become a much more potent tool for executives and HR leaders.