September 22, 2014
News

By Yossi Sheffi

Disruptive technology platforms are only as good as the human resources they leverage.

Technology can create new business models and transform existing businesses, but it takes more than technical wizardry to sustain commercial success over the long haul. It also requires a committed workforce, especially when the business involves the physical delivery of people or products.

The idea might seem obvious, yet some high-tech companies seem to have forgotten it, or perhaps in the rush to push the technological envelope they’ve overlooked it. There seems to be a schism between the high flyers of Silicon Valley and the labor force they rely on.

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MIT Technology Review