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Alison Brook

Alison Brook finds that even though getting a job in a recession is tough, the impacts linger long after the recession fades and that active public measures are needed to counter these effects
24th Jul 20, 9:40am
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Alison Brook finds that even though getting a job in a recession is tough, the impacts linger long after the recession fades and that active public measures are needed to counter these effects
Alison Brook notes there is much being written about the long term effects of the pandemic on consumer behaviour. But will recent changes be permanent once the pandemic threat has passed?
11th Jul 20, 9:16am
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Alison Brook notes there is much being written about the long term effects of the pandemic on consumer behaviour. But will recent changes be permanent once the pandemic threat has passed?
Alison Brook says New Zealand needs to prioritise digital upskilling urgently, even if only to just keep up with the programs other countries are rolling out
18th Jun 20, 4:11pm
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Alison Brook says New Zealand needs to prioritise digital upskilling urgently, even if only to just keep up with the programs other countries are rolling out
Massey's Alison Brook looks at how we are responding to a world-scale natural disaster that is killing jobs super-fast and what the resulting long-term unemployment will will do to economic prospects
30th May 20, 10:52am
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Massey's Alison Brook looks at how we are responding to a world-scale natural disaster that is killing jobs super-fast and what the resulting long-term unemployment will will do to economic prospects
Massey's Alison Brook finds there are clear lockdown winners and lockdown losers. She looks ahead to see which industries will emerge stronger or weaker after lockdown
30th Apr 20, 9:36am
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Massey's Alison Brook finds there are clear lockdown winners and lockdown losers. She looks ahead to see which industries will emerge stronger or weaker after lockdown
Massey's Alison Brook finds that although there will be obvious major challenges in this crisis - and for some sectors existential - many of the changes that will emerge will not be negative
2nd Apr 20, 12:38pm
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Massey's Alison Brook finds that although there will be obvious major challenges in this crisis - and for some sectors existential - many of the changes that will emerge will not be negative
If employees like the remote work option forced on them, how will they tolerate the daily commute when the crisis passes? And how will companies react, Massey's Alison Brook wonders
18th Mar 20, 1:55pm
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If employees like the remote work option forced on them, how will they tolerate the daily commute when the crisis passes? And how will companies react, Massey's Alison Brook wonders
Massey's Alison Brook shows that even fast improving productivity, as unlikely as that may be, won't be enough to ward off the impacts of an ageing population. Without population growth in younger cohorts, consequences will only get tougher
8th Mar 20, 5:02am
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Massey's Alison Brook shows that even fast improving productivity, as unlikely as that may be, won't be enough to ward off the impacts of an ageing population. Without population growth in younger cohorts, consequences will only get tougher
Massey's Alison Brook finds we have been good at creating jobs but not the right sort of jobs. Companies need to invest in technologies for innovation. And we need to lift skills and competencies of both managers and workers
20th Feb 20, 9:51am
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Massey's Alison Brook finds we have been good at creating jobs but not the right sort of jobs. Companies need to invest in technologies for innovation. And we need to lift skills and competencies of both managers and workers