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以靈活應萬變:未来的工作方式

隨著新冠肺炎危機對健康和經濟的影響不斷顯現,企業所面臨的更長遠的不確定性因素很容易被忽略。在大中華地區(包括中國大陸、香港、澳門、台灣),企業領導者須應對各種問題,包括貿易波動加劇、人才短缺、科技進步日新月異、消費者行為不斷變化等。這次疫症大流行自然會促使管理層將注意力轉移到短期業務生存和恢復業務方面。不過,管理層也知道與此同時更應加強面對那些類似的長期商業挑戰。宏觀來說,那就是這次疫情危機反而更會促使企業加快采取行動,而不是被動應對。

對於經濟學人智庫調查的大中華區高級管理人員(以下簡稱「高管」)而言,客戶行為的變化,以及從而擴展到市場的變化,屬於短期內的不明朗因素,情況與疫症大流行等令人擔憂的事情相若。從比較長遠的角度來看,確保能夠保存所需人才很困難,是管理層最感不安的因素,此外還有客戶行為改變、科技更新、市場結構等因素。很多受訪公司都表示,除了一些可以預見的裁員措施,例如減少員工人數和推遲擴張計劃,他們正在採取積極措施,以提高公司的擴展能力、速度、效率。

此項研究的其他主要發現包括:

Travel and tourism | How will covid-19 reshape key Australian Industries?

Across the globe businesses in the travel and tourism sector have been left reeling from covid-19, and Australia is no exception. Tourism comprised 3.1% of the nation’s GDP—and 8.2% of export earnings—in 2018/2019, with an annual economic value of A$60.8b (US$40.2b).1 With planes grounded, tourist venues shuttered, cruise ships quarantined and all non-essential domestic and international travel banned since the end of March, it is difficult to identify an Australian economic sector more severely impacted by the pandemic.

The art of managing business uncertainty: A future of work study

As the health and economic impacts of the covid-19 crisis unfold, it is easy to lose sight of longer-standing sources of uncertainty that companies face. In the Greater China region (comprising mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan), business leaders were already grappling with heightened trade volatility, talent shortages, rapid technology advances and the ever-changing behaviours of consumers. The pandemic has naturally pushed management’s attention to shorterterm survival and recovery.

Reviving the Dragon: China's Recovery

China’s leaders have not yet declared an economic growth target for this year, nor have they announced a stimulus package to rival those of 2009, 2012 and 2016. What does this mean for China’s economic outlook?

Education | How will covid-19 reshape key Australian industries?

A recent report by the Mitchell Institute at Victoria University titled Australian Investment in Education: Higher Education shows that 40% of Australia’s annual university student revenue is derived from international students. This demographic provides almost A$9bn (US$5.9bn) to universities and injects another A$10bn (US$6.5bn) into the broader economy. The report also notes that most universities had limited surpluses to steer them through the covid-19 contraction.

Figure 1: University domestic and international student revenue (actual and forecast)

The Hidden Data Economy: Companies need to get serious about managing and leveraging data

Data, not oil, is “the world’s most valuable resource” declared a headline in The Economist in 2017. But rather than acting as a wakeup call for companies to get serious about managing and leveraging their data, many firms are still floundering in a deluge of data and struggling to restructure themselves to create value from it.

Global business barometer

The covid-19 health emergency is putting strain on economies, markets and businesses across the globe. Forecasts for global growth are getting more and more pessimistic. What is the corporate outlook? And how are executives positioning their companies to ride out the storm?

Global executives express severe pessimism amidst covid-19 pandemic. As society-wide lockdowns ensue, the Economist Intelligence Unit reveals private-sector sentiment through its Global Business Barometer.

It’s Time to Close the Chapter on Child Marriage

International Women’s Day is not merely a time to recognise the achievements of women; it is also a call to action for each of us to stop and think about the part we can play in the fight for worldwide gender equality.

Growing pains: The HR challenges of international expansion

Growing pains: The HR challenges of international expansion, sponsored by ADP, examines the HR-related challenges of managing a growing international workforce and the executive leadership skills, technologies and strategies that are important for overcoming them.

Key findings from the study, which draws on a global survey of 1,000 HR executives in internationally expanding companies, include the following: 

  • International expansion is poised to accelerate.

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