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The Fourth Industrial Revolution: Creative thinking and the future of jobs (Part 2)

William Woods Business

The World Economic Forum, an influential think-tank, has published a series of research reports including The Future of Jobs, examining how the Fourth Industrial Revolution — discussed in our previous blog post — may impact the labor markets. For their study, they asked the Chief Human Resources Officers (CHROs) of today’s largest organizations about how […]

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November 17th, 2017

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The Fourth Industrial Revolution: What business students should know (Part 1)

William Woods Business

If you are earning a degree in business, then you’ve likely heard the buzz about the Fourth Industrial Revolution. In this two-part blog series, we will explore the basics of what this term means and how it may impact the future of jobs for recent business graduates. The Fourth Industrial Revolution, or industry 4.0, is […]

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November 13th, 2017

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The state of innovation and its importance in entrepreneurship

William Woods Business

In our recent Look Into Business blog post on entrepreneurship, we looked at the Kaufmann Foundation report, which showed significant start-up activity in St. Louis and Kansas City. Start-up activity and entrepreneurship have traditionally been closely associated with innovation, particularly when it comes to high-growth start-ups. Such companies introduce new ideas that drive fast growth […]

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November 8th, 2017

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