-Demand from emerging markets is helping growth and margins. Emerging markets create new opportunities to expand products from the developed world. Paper products, computer services and other industries will all benefit as emerging countries increase demand for industrial and agricultural products.
-The Japanese call these "Regular Workers", because they enjoy less benefits than unions workers. However, Regular Workers are better for firms, because they provide agility that is key in Japan's global fight against competition, especially with China. …
-The ability to translate web pages quickly and accurately may lead to a break down in the language barriers that separate commerce and social interaction between countries. Rapidly evolving technology is leading the way for computers that "learn" by analyzing documents that have been translated by humans. The possibility of instantly translating a web page, document or blogs may also become reality. Google is experimenting with a machine based translation service and is able to covey the general idea of the text. The ability to instantly and accurately translate written text from one language to another would greatly improve the productivity of the world.
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The Economist, March 6th 2010, Pg 65 … This qualitative factor will lead to a decrease in costs. This statement will lead to an increase in profits for this entity.
-Freelance cloud workers go online to pitch their skills to millions of potential employers through interfaces that match potential employers with talented freelance workers about the world. Some people call these digital sweat shops, because they match workers all over the work with potential employers who pay only for the services they want at the lowest possible prices. From a pure economic standpoint, these outsource shops are lowering the cost of services, by outsourcing those services around the world. These lower cost help skilled employees to match up with employers who obtain better skills are lower prices. The benefits of international trade will now show up in services that are priced according to skill level.
The flexibility and these sites and the ability to transcend borders makes freelance cloud working a powerful new engine of global growth. Now a South African firm can get world class talent from anywhere in the world. … "Freelance Cloud Workers" will have a long-term positive impact on the this entity, which adds to its value. "Freelance Cloud Workers" is an easily defendable qualitative factor, so competing institutions will have a difficult time overcoming it.
-Over two decades of economic stagnation is forcing political party changes. Parties that were in power for half a century are now out, while new parties are forming around the idea of increased growth, political reform and the end of deflation.
A political shakeup in Japan could force many new reforms that fix the countries most glaring problems while positioning it for a more robust future. …
-The Private Equity industry has enormous potential in Japan. According to the Economist, "The country teems with medium-sized firms with world-class technology that need to consolidate and globalize in order to grow. Japanese firms' return on equity is around half that of American and European firms. A generation of bosses who founded their firms after the ware are ready to retire but lack successors. Fund managers estimate there are 500-1000 such companies, which is why they stick around."
Many fundamental issues exist in Japan that hurt the Private Equity industries potential to profit, but those issues will slowly fade away. Growth of the Private Equity industry in Japan will likely accelerate. … "Private Equity In Japan" has a significant impact, so an analyst should put more weight into it.