We argue that the union of past analytical approaches to HR with a recognition of the opportunities presented today, owing to technology and data availability, culminates in what is now known as talent analytics.
What's changed since I joined Kronos is that, partly owing to technology, professionals at every level of companies are now routinely on their phones, answering e-mail, or doing some sort of work after business hours.
And good or bad, that's owed to technology.
Meanwhile, many people in Europe face greater economic insecurity, owing to new technologies or competition from lower-cost workers elsewhere.
While the top layers of waste are more tightly compressed, owing to better technology, the bottom layers are compacted by the weight of everything above.
Also, owing to improved technology and higher commodity prices, the Maarmorilik mines were due to reopen in November 2010 with zinc and iron ore reserves projected to last 50 years.
It's estimated that one in four children will experience insomnia at some point, and that figure is rising in part owing to use of technology and social media and the drive to be socially connected.
In March, Pampers introduced new versions of their diapers that were thinner, owing to an absorbency technology called Dry Max, but the redesign has drawn criticism from thousands of parents on Facebook and on Pampers.com, some of whom claim the new diapers cause rashes.
Worse, some farmers encountered financial difficulties owing to their inadequate technology in the promoted activities and unforeseen production and price risks.
We restricted the assessment of most variables to the 10 years preceding the diagnosis of a case; we also restricted eligibility to diagnoses since 1990, which had the advantage that diagnoses were probably ascertained "early" after the patients' infection owing to improved diagnostic technology and greater awareness over time.
Impacts on quality are because, especially in radiology, new equipment offers higher imaging quality and reduced radiation exposure, owing to the improvement of technologies using X-rays or to the substitution of non-ionizing technologies (e.g. MR imaging).
