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New Study by Oxford Economics and SAP finds companies lack strategy and solutions to engage and manage an increasingly global, diverse and contingent workforce.


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New Study by Oxford Economics and SAP finds companies lack strategy and solutions to engage and manage an increasingly global, diverse and contingent workforce.
10/22/2018
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    Latest: The Looming Talent Crisis: Research Shows Companies Unprepared for Future of Work - New Study by Oxford Economics and SAP finds companies lack strategy and solutions to engage and manage an increasingly global, diverse and contingent workforce.

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    The Looming Talent Crisis: Research Shows Companies Unprepared for Future of Work

    New Study by Oxford Economics and SAP finds companies lack strategy and solutions to engage and manage an increasingly global, diverse and contingent workforce.
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    More Commercial Real Estate Execs Expect To Increase Capital Spending Amid Tepid Economic Growth In 2014

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    Spending On Smart Grid Technologies Will Total Nearly $600 Billion From 2014 Through 2023

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    US Microgrid Capacity Will Exceed 1.8GW By 2018

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    Industrial Products M&A Activity Surges In Second Quarter

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    New Report Examines How To Create Manufacturing Jobs

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    Global Market For Smart Cities To Reach $1,265.85 Billion By 2019

    The manufacturers in the U.S. are investing more in smart meters and smart grids to provide an excellent foundation for smart city programs.
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    FM Global Ranks Nations By Supply Chain Resilience

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    Employees Place High Standards On Employers’ Environmental Practices

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    Job security and economic outlook within the manufacturing and logistics sectors on the upswing according to a recent survey from Randstad.
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    Survey: Government Economic Development Needs Improvement

    In the Crowe Horwath LLP and Governing Institute study, government leaders revealed that the lack of modern technology and processes creates problems, such as uncoordinated strategies among departments and untracked or incorrectly tracked data.
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    Burgers And Brews Set Sustainability Standard In The Heartland

    Midwest companies leading the charge on corporate social responsibility.
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    CFOs Increasingly Optimistic About Economic Growth

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    Over the last three years, metro area manufacturing employment has expanded by an average annual rate of 1.7%. Energy intensive industry, in particular, has been a key component in manufacturing expansion.
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    Stimulus Dollars Advance Energy Efficiency And Renewable Energy In America’s Cities

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