The problem isn't a lack of people — it's that academics with no skills or qualifications, get involved
in issues of policy which they are incompetent to deal with.
Not exact matches
In a statement, Lee said that the «growing «sharing economy» is leveraging technology and innovation to generate new jobs and income for San Franciscans in every neighborhood and at every income level... San Francisco must be at the forefront of nurturing its growth, modernizing our laws, and confronting emerging policy issues and concerns.&raqu
In a statement, Lee said that the «growing «sharing economy» is leveraging technology and innovation to generate new jobs and income for San Franciscans
in every neighborhood and at every income level... San Francisco must be at the forefront of nurturing its growth, modernizing our laws, and confronting emerging policy issues and concerns.&raqu
in every neighborhood and at every income level... San Francisco must be at the forefront
of nurturing its growth, modernizing our laws, and confronting emerging
policy issues and concerns.»
Deep
policy divisions appear to exist between the business and labor groups: The report cites the «majority»
of members preferring to focus on
issues outside trade deficits
in favor
of a «mutually beneficial» trade deal, sentiments to which the labor union representatives dissent
in favor
of promoting U.S. investment and jobs.
«We need a pro-growth
policy environment from the government that provides a degree
of certainty around longstanding
issues that have proved frustratingly elusive to solve,» Dimon wrote
in the new letter.
While top - down channels are used to communicate vision and strategy
in order to get
policies and processes aligned with them, bottom - up processes are necessary too,
in order for leaders to be aware
of the
issues faced at the lower levels, as well as to measure the impact
of the
policies and practices implemented.
«We are horrified that [Love] experienced this assault on her vacation
in Mexico, and other travelers should be aware
of this incident,» TripAdvisor said, claiming that its
policies and procedures have evolved since 2010, and that it was creating a notification system to warn about health and safety or discrimination
issues at businesses.
«The removal
of supply management will be a huge trade
issue when it finally goes down, and it certainly will
in the next 10 to 20 years,» says Saul Schwartz, a professor at Carleton University's School
of Public
Policy & Administration
in Ottawa.
«This is a pro-business
issue,» says Dean Baker, co-director
of the nonpartisan Center for Economic and
Policy Research
in Washington, D.C. «You have a lot
of firms that lose workers; making child care accessible and affordable can increase the labor pool.»
And while that
issue is newly top -
of - mind for many voters, some bedrock economic
policy issues also deserve attention from the candidates during their last
in - person exchange
of the year:
That's a pretty decent number
of companies whose
policies support women, and hopefully that number will grow as attention to the index fund, and women's
issues in business and elsewhere, increases.
The magazine's warnings echoed those
issued days earlier by the Bank
of Canada
in its April 2015 monetary
policy report.
They follow up on all outstanding
issues, check
in on employees, and monitor the effectiveness
of company
policies and procedures.
A report
issued by Deloitte
in 2011 called for revamping the K - 12 curriculum to expose kids to entrepreneurial concepts, and Stuart says government officials and
policy experts are even considering the possibility
of specialized, innovation - focused schools.Programs like the lecture series currently offered at Toronto French School that brings
in entrepreneurs to talk to students can make a difference, he says.
Drug
policy is one
of the major
issues in Mexico's July 1 presidential election.
Mitchells & Butlers (mbpff) said the use
of antibiotics
in livestock production is an important
issue and the company is reviewing the matter across all species as part
of its sourcing
policy.
«That's a rounding error
in Texas» budget,» said economist Frederick Floss, executive director
of the Fiscal
Policy Institute, a New York - based think tank that has researched the
issue of immigration and state economics.
Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect
of economic conditions
in the industries and markets
in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate
in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations
in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels
of end market demand
in construction and
in both the commercial and defense segments
of the aerospace industry, levels
of air travel, financial condition
of commercial airlines, the impact
of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition
of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges
in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization
of the anticipated benefits
of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing
of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition
of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration
of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization
of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels
of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies
in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including
in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability
of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope
of future repurchases
of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level
of other investing activities and uses
of cash, including
in connection with the proposed acquisition
of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption
in delivery
of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits
of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits
of diversification and balance
of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome
of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact
of the negotiation
of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect
of changes
in political conditions
in the U.S. and other countries
in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect
of changes
in U.S. trade
policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade
policies and currency exchange rates
in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect
of changes
in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations
in the U.S. and other countries
in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability
of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result
in the imposition
of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits
of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing
of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence
of events that may give rise to a right
of one or both
of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including
in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee
of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million
of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects
of the announcement or the completion
of the merger on the market price
of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted
in their operation
of their businesses while the merger agreement is
in effect; (21) risks relating to the value
of the United Technologies» shares to be
issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability
of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.
During one event attended by the prime minister that week, an investment seminar hosted by the Japan External Trade Organization and the Japanese Ministry
of Economy, Trade, and Industry at the Pierre Hotel, Dr. Ziad Haider, special representative for commercial and business affairs at the US Department
of State said, «Secretary Kerry... likes to say that foreign
policy is economic
policy, and
in saying that he's referring to that interplay between foreign
policy, foreign affairs, economic
issues, and it's certainly true with bilateral diplomatic relations, as well.»
But
in a letter to Kerry and other State Department officials, Kristin Delkus, TransCanada's general counsel, pointed to new
policies on carbon emissions
in Canada, specifically a federal rule
issued in May to cut emissions down to 70 percent
of their 2005 levels within 15 years.
Obama offered no indication
of whether he'll eventually
issue a permit for the pipeline, whose construction has become a flashpoint
in the U.S. debate about environmental
policy and climate change.
Even if the tech industry generally has a cluster
of policy, regulatory, and economic
issues it might want to raise with Trump, ranging from visas to the insourcing
of manufacturing, Musk is unlikely to miss the opportunity to draw a line
in the sand.
By moving
in the direction
of having publicly traded companies have a
policy that includes consideration
of gender representation on boards and
in senior management, we hope that they will really take that
issue seriously, that they'll consider how they're finding people to be on their boards, how they're moving women through senior management roles and making them eligible for boards appointments.
In an era when Mark Zuckerberg can be called on the carpet by Senate investigators because
of possible wrongdoing by Facebook over the Russian hacking scandal — and at a time when researchers are actively examining whether social media is psychologically, maybe even physically addictive — revenge porn as a public
policy issue is on the ascent.
«We're fairly confident the
issues we identified will be addressed
in the negotiations,» said Ed Brzytwa, director
of global
policy at the Information Technology Industry Council.
But markets
in those days were significantly concerned by an administration unable to address its
policy agenda, bogged down as it was with problems that had taken on a life
of their own, and a Congress preoccupied with the
issue.
A number
of problematic workplace
issues can arise when your employees engage
in social media activities at work without a formal company
policy in place.
The Philippine central bank has set up a separate cyber security surveillance division to craft cyber security
policies and conduct surveillance work, monitor cyber threats and test the ability
of supervised institutions to manage cyber security
issues, Nestor Espenilla central bank deputy governor
in charge
of banking supervision, said
in a lecture organized by the bank.
With business owners like Davis
in mind, Inc. looked at the major
policy issues affecting small - business owners
in 2014 — and whether real change has any chance
of happening:
But the
policy issue boils down to this: CCPC owners can defer paying taxes on far more income, passively invested by their small businesses, than the upper limit
of about $ 26,000 a year
in RRSP contributions allowed for salary - earning taxpayers.
A seemingly endless number
of these «
policy» questions will arise when you enter the apparel business, among them
issues surrounding pricing, consignment, purchasing unsolicited products, credit, cash layaway, returns, special orders, damage, children
in the store, credit cards, gift wrapping, gift registry and hours
of operation.
Every day when I boot up my company -
issued laptop, I am greeted by a warning: «This computer system is the property
of Time Inc. and is intended for use by employees and authorized agents
of Time Inc.
in accordance with its stated
policies.
Angus responded by arguing that Chan's role as the company's leading public
policy person
in Canada means he's
in charge
of engaging with government on a wide range
of business
issues that affect Facebook, which has 23 million users
in the country and more than two billion worldwide.
«The change
in how people understand
issues and perceive one another have to come first and when we have a lot
of organizing and engagement around that sea change, then we're going to see
policy changes occur.»
«As a result [
of the technical
issue], certain posts with content that violated our
policies were made visible to people visiting Marketplace,» Mary Ku, Facebook's director
of product management, said
in a prepared statement.
But another recent ranking, published
in the latest
issue of Foreign
Policy magazine, measured what it called «The Most Dynamic Cities
of 2025.»
The attractiveness
of European banks is being affected by: They are late
in the cycle compared to U.S. banks, they have yet to deal with legacy
issues from the crisis, and the ECB is still
in a state
of accommodative
policy.
There are three main factors affecting the attractiveness
of European banks, according to analysts: They are late
in the cycle compared to U.S. banks, they have yet to deal with legacy
issues from the crisis, and the ECB is still
in a state
of accommodative
policy, which limits banks» returns.
As BuzzFeed notes, much
of Uber's new
policy on accessing passenger data was included
in an update to the company's privacy
policy issued a day after reports
of an Uber executive's comments about doing research on journalists.
Important factors that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated
in the forward - looking statements include, among others, the following: our ability to successfully and profitably market our products and services; the acceptance
of our products and services by patients and healthcare providers; our ability to meet demand for our products and services; the willingness
of health insurance companies and other payers to cover Cologuard and adequately reimburse us for our performance
of the Cologuard test; the amount and nature
of competition from other cancer screening and diagnostic products and services; the effects
of the adoption, modification or repeal
of any healthcare reform law, rule, order, interpretation or
policy; the effects
of changes
in pricing, coverage and reimbursement for our products and services, including without limitation as a result
of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act
of 2014; recommendations, guidelines and quality metrics
issued by various organizations such as the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, the American Cancer Society, and the National Committee for Quality Assurance regarding cancer screening or our products and services; our ability to successfully develop new products and services; our success establishing and maintaining collaborative, licensing and supplier arrangements; our ability to maintain regulatory approvals and comply with applicable regulations; and the other risks and uncertainties described
in the Risk Factors and
in Management's Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations sections
of our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and our subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10 - Q.
With Chinese growth slowing, a paramount
issue for President Obama and American business will be learning what the direction
of Chinese
policy will be — toward greater opening
of its market
in the tradition
of Deng Xiaoping, or much less welcome alternatives.
In addition to mortgage insurance, it also issues mortgage - backed securities and pursues a variety of social policy agendas at the behest of Ottawa, such as disseminating information on regional housing markets, improving access to affordable housing and encouraging energy efficiency in new home
In addition to mortgage insurance, it also
issues mortgage - backed securities and pursues a variety
of social
policy agendas at the behest
of Ottawa, such as disseminating information on regional housing markets, improving access to affordable housing and encouraging energy efficiency
in new home
in new homes.
In the latter
of the two memos, Porter and Kelly devised a system to ensure that all sides
of a
policy issue for those which have a legal aspect are run past them before making it to the president.
«This president is so sensitive to when he feels like other parts
of his administration are getting out
in front
of where he is on
policy issues, and extraordinarily so with Russia,» said Richard Kauzlarich, a former deputy assistant secretary
of state who is an expert on Russia
policy.
But
in a new administration that had not filled senior Latin America posts at the State Department or on the NSC staff, many officials said there was a vacuum
of policy leadership on the
issue.
«
In addition to my well known differences with Donald Trump on public
policy issues, I have raised questions about his character after his comments on Prisoners
of War, the Khan Gold Star family, Judge Curiel and earlier inappropriate comments about women.
Leaving aside any potential
issues with our hiring
policies or company culture, what sort
of questions / puzzles / brainteasers can I ask
in our online application form or phone interview that can potentially screen those candidates who are motivated by providing great work and service, rather than those who want a «cool» name on their resume?
Facebook
in recent months has sent representatives to Washington to address
issues of foreign interference on Facebook, but this week's hearings will be the company's first opportunity to address privacy
policies before lawmakers and Zuckerberg's first appearance before Congress.
«Making appearance part
of official antidiscrimination
policies would be a start, and she also wants more health and nutrition education
in schools and
in the workplace, to address weight
issues in a positive way.
Observed the report: «The context
in which the
policy was adopted and even the
issue of whether a rule or
policy has been actually adopted are also important
in these cases.»
The global demonstration, planned
in the wake
of the Women's March on Washington, is aimed at countering the «mischaracterization
of science as a partisan
issue» — see climate change, vaccines, and GMOs — and the dubious
policy that has arisen as a result.