Human Capital

High Flying Apple Hits Turbulence In Brazil, Foxconn's Gou Calls Workers 'Animals'

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Foxconn, Terry Gou, China, Human Capital, Brazil, Corporate Social Responsibility, Foxconn Brazil, Brazil Foxconn, Foxconn Workers, World News
Eric Ehrmann

Foxconn seeking low wage targets of opportunity actually disrupts Brazil's quest to create high value jobs that promote income distribution and build a stronger, more inclusive society.

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Human Capital: The Doorway to Financial Capital (Part 3)

Kay Koplovitz | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Southeast Ventures, Illuminate Ventures, KC Womens Captial Connection, BELLE Capital, Phenomenelle Angels, Ycombinator, Constant Contact, CB Insights, Texas Women Ventures, Investorcircle, Springboard Enterprises, Women's Venture Fund, Irobot, Zipcar, Human Capital, Techstars, Goldenseeds, Hatchpitch, Dreamit, Boldcap, 51job, Business News
Kay Koplovitz

What we all need to recognize is that capital is not based on meritocracy. It's based on relationships. Yes, the business has to be disruptive or at least scalable to attract venture capital. VC's invest in PEOPLE first, and businesses second.

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The Lingering Global Crisis and the New Poor

Marcelo Giugale | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Civil Servants, Education, Skills, Unemployment, Poverty, Global Economy, Housing, Global Crisis, World Bank, Middle Class, Jobs, Human Capital, Health Care, Housing Crisis, Charities, World News
Marcelo Giugale

The lingering global crisis is forcing us to rethink the objectives and the tools of social policy. Past meltdowns in Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin-America provide us with some good hints on what to expect and how to respond.

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Women: the Emerging Market in High Growth Businesses: Human Capital (Part 2)

Kay Koplovitz | Posted 04.08.2012

Read More: Women Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship, Human Capital, Springboard Enterprises, Business News
Kay Koplovitz

When we launched Springboard Enterprises in January 2000 in Silicon Valley, there were more than a few skeptics as to whether we would find enough wom...

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Rethinking Human Capital in Technology-Based Education

Nick Ehrmann | Posted 10.18.2011

Read More: Online Learning, Education, Teachers, Human Capital, Technology, Classroom, Education News
Nick Ehrmann

As a former teacher whose row of shiny computers sat idle at the back of the room for the year, I would like to see tech evangelists grapple as much with behavioral economics as with the gadgetry behind the next big product.

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Could Haiti Benefit From a Literacy Campaign? Ask Nicaragua

Crossover Dreams | Posted 09.27.2011

Read More: Human Capital, Education, Literacy, Nicaragua, Haiti, Literacy Campaign, Impact News
Crossover Dreams

In Haiti, as in Nicaragua, a campaign big enough to reach critical mass could help reinforce the human rights and raise the productivity of the majority of Haitians.

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U.S. Status and Recovery Can't Be Hostage

Riane Eisler | Posted 09.18.2011

Read More: National Academy of Sciences, Social Security, Debt Recovery, National Debt, Debt Ceiling, Federal Government, Riane Eisler, American Values, Social Programs, Human Capital, Center for Partnership Studies, Republican Party, Politics News
Riane Eisler

In the last few weeks something amazing happened: the U.S. economy and its international credit rating were taken hostage by a Republican Party that has itself been high-jacked by extremists.

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Our Future: On the Chopping Block

Susan Ochshorn | Posted 06.04.2011

Read More: Andrew Cuomo Governor, Early Childhood Education, Bernanke Speech, Human-Capital, Cradle to Career, Education News
Susan Ochshorn

I stopped, for a moment, at the House Committee on Education and thought about the fate of young children and families. The closed doors looked ominous. These are tough times, indeed.

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It's Annual Report Time, But Where's the Triple-Bottom Line?

Ed Lawler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Environment, Sustainability, Triple Bottom Line, Human Capital, Accounting, Management, Business News
Ed Lawler

It is time to start demanding that organizations systematically report on their non-financial performance. A great place to start is with information about the state of their employees.

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Time to Scale Up, NYC!

Eric Hippeau | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Business-Incubator, New York Business, New York City Economic Development Corporation, Venture Capital, NYC Economic Development Corporation Venture Fellows, Human Capital, Michael Bloomberg, Entrepeneurship, Small Business America, New York News
Eric Hippeau

By providing seasoned mentors to growing companies and start-ups, the NYC Economic Development Corporation Venture Fellows program gives innovative entrepreneurs a pivotal leg up.

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Cloud Computing Powers up Cyberwar Threat

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pentagon, Nsa, Google, Global Crossing, John Sawers MI6, Quantum Cryptography, Microsoft, Cloud Computing, Cold War, Magic Quadrant, Barack Obama, Outsourcing, Reliance Cable, Cia, Ambani Group, Groundswell, Hillary Clinton, Human Capital, William F. Lynn III, Public Diplomacy, Forrester Research, World Economic Forum, Silicon Valley, Gartner Research, France, Russia, Israel, Csis, World News
Eric Ehrmann

Aggressions triggered by economic warfare or even al-Qaeda-linked operators could foment cyberattacks -- turning a "cloud" target into toast in a matter of seconds.

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Chris Rabb Talks Invisible Capital

James M. Russell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Social Entrepreneurship, Books, Human Capital, Entrepreneurs, Social Capital, Entrepreneurship, Invisible Capital, Capital, Commonwealth Entrerprises, Books News
James M. Russell

When asked about the overriding concept of his new book, Invisible Capital: How Unseen Forces Shapes Entrepreneurial Opportunity, Chris Rabb put it in five simple words: "why Donald Trump is evil."

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China Roiled by Washington's October Surprise

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wal-Mart, National Endowment for Democracy, Cybersecurity, Human Capital, Twitter, Nobel Peace Prize, China, Barack Obama, Currency Manipulation, Freedom, Oprah Winfrey, Jonathan Franzen, Robert Gates, Liu Xiaobo, Ned, Hewlett Packard, Pen, Public Diplomacy, Hp, Kwame Appiah, Michael Moore, World News
Eric Ehrmann

Robert Gates agreed to hold talks with China next year. Cybersecurity, oil politics, and China's expanding role in Latin America will all be on the agenda. And if Liu Xiaobo doesn't have his 'get out of jail' card by then, he might be too.

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A Compelling Model of Community Information Needs

Peter M. Shane | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Knight Commission, Civic Engagement, Local News, Human Capital, Community Organizing, Media, Community Information Needs, Technology, Journalism, Politics News
Peter M. Shane

The Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy released its report, Informed Communities, a year ago with an exhortation...

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National Self-Interest: The Reason to Pass the Dream Act Now

Fernando Espuelas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Congress, Workers, Federal Law, America, Economy, Economic Growth, Immigrants, Immigration, Navy, Undocumented Students, Citizens, Cir, Politics, Military, Kids, Air Force, Legalization, Tea Party, College Degree, Latinos, Path to Citizenship, Edcuation Reform, Hispanic, Human Capital, Scholoships, Democrats, Students, Univesity, Harry Reid, Education, Army, College, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, United States, Republicans, Capital, Dreamact, Mid-Terms, 2012 Election, Barack Obama, Los Angeles News
Fernando Espuelas

While the opposition cries out that the DREAM Act is a kind of back door amnesty for undocumented workers, it is actually a sensible, rational strategy to meet America's economic and social needs.

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Saying High-Tech Is a Meritocracy Doesn't Make it So

Caroline Simard | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: High Tech Companies, Women, Human Capital, Misogyny, Women Technology, Michael Arrington, Women in Business, Stanford University, Venture Capital, Feminism, Meritocracy, Silicon Valley, Technology News
Caroline Simard

Research shows that women face persistent barriers to retention and advancement in the high tech industry. Is it "all men's fault?" No.

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CEOs: Here's One 4-Letter Word You Need To Start Using

Debbie Robins | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Return-on-Investment, Leadership, Human-Capital, Basic-Human-Needs, Profitability, Corporations, Love, The Inner Life, Healthy Living News
Debbie Robins

The modern day plague that impacts every one of us isn't a physical illness like typhoid or polio. It's an emotional disease -- unhappiness -- being fueled by our mismanaged work environments.

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Affirmative Action Divides Brazil as Election Nears

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Harvard University, Lula, Marina Silva, Jose Serra, Affirmative Action, Guido Mantega, Brazil, Human Capital, Dilma Rousseff, Augusto Pinochet, Barack Obama, Robero-Mangabeira-Unger, World News
Eric Ehrmann

It's a reminder of how efforts to globalize the United States model of social organization by race can cause the fragmentation of national identity in a regional power like Brazil.

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HuffPost Innovators Series - Catchafire, LookTel And More (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: HuffPost Innovators, Innovators, Catchafire, Looktel, Microgreen, Safeplug, Innovation, People Capital, Human Capital, Slidepollajax, Business News

If the economic recovery is going to happen any time soon, these are the kind of companies that will be leading the way. As the economy continues ...

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How True Leadership in Business Is Not About Entitlement

Vivian Norris | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fraud, Leadership, Leaders, Matthieu Langeard, Narcissism, Human Capital, Financial Crisis, Gry Osnes, Entrepreneurs, Entitlement, Business, Business News
Vivian Norris

A Leader creates new pathways, whereas a manager tries to keep an existing structure in place and "train" those under him or her to work within that context.

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American Job Satisfaction: Only 45% Of Workers Are Satisfied In Their Jobs (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Job Satisfaction, Unemployment, Good Jobs, Best Jobs, Job Happiness, Bad Jobs, Human Capital, Conference Board, Video, Business News

WASHINGTON (AP) -- We can't get no job satisfaction. Even Americans who are lucky enough to have work in this economy are becoming more unhappy wit...

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Obama's Choice for OPM Director Faces Daunting Challenges

Max Stier | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Office of Personnel Management, Politics News, Federal Workforce, President Obama, Human Capital, John Berry, Federal Government, Human Resources, Politics News
Max Stier

President Obama has named National Zoo Director John Berry to lead the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Berry's new job will make getting giant pandas to reproduce look easy.

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Earth 2.0: Yes We Can

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Global Economy, Values, Economy, Neurocognitive, Global Agenda Councils, Earth, Human Capital, Innovation, Planet Earth, Global Agenda, World Economic Forum, Dubai, Healthy Living News
Alvaro Fernandez

The financial crisis has made obvious the obvious: that we live in a truly new and global world.

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