CARPE DIEM: Charts of the Day: College Degrees and Employers

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

From The Economist:

Female Graduation Rates around the world.

At 9/14/2011 11:54 AM, Anonymous said...: A train company? Hmm, India--there is something reassuringly quaint about that...
At 9/14/2011 12:04 PM, Hydra said...: We could cut the size of defense almost in half by arming the walmart employees and making them the reserve.
At 9/14/2011 1:29 PM, AIG said...: I'm not sure I understand the point of the first and second pictures, or how the two are related. Can you expand a bit?
At 9/14/2011 1:33 PM, Kevin said...: I don't think they're supposed to be related, they're just recent Daily Charts from the Economist.
At 9/14/2011 6:34 PM, Buddy R Pacifico said...: The two biggest employers in the world require uniform dress, as well the number 3 & 4, which are the biggest private employers.

I wonder if huge organizations are helped in their existence, by requiring a uniform look on their human assets?
At 9/16/2011 2:24 AM, Ron H. said...: "I wonder if huge organizations are helped in their existence, by requiring a uniform look on their human assets?"

I suspect so. Military organizations, to promote groupthink, and to help identify who you might be shooting at. US forces in Vietnam sometimes had a great of trouble identifying the enemy, as they do now in some middle eastern countries.

Large retailers may be interested in making employees more easily recognizable by customers.

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