Cognitive Technologies: The Real Opportunities for Business
Because cognitive technologies extend the power of information technology to tasks traditionally performed by humans, they can enable organizations to break prevailing trade-offs between speed, cost, and quality. We present a framework by which to explore where cognitive technologies can benefit your company.
Content: Article | Authors: Craig Muraskin, David Schatsky, Ragu Gurumurthy | Source: Deloitte Review | Subject: IT / Technology / E-Business
Growth’s Triple Crown
Three years ago, Deloitte Consulting LLP launched The Persistence Project to identify the management practices that contribute most to sustained, superior corporate performance. Preliminary results have been published in the Harvard Business Review and the Annals of Applied Statistics. This article is the fourth in a series, providing a preview of the project’s findings.
Editor’s Note: This particular “best practices” research project is especially interesting in … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Authors: Jeff Schulz , Michael E. Raynor, Mumtaz Ahmed, Ragu Gurumurthy, Rajiv Vaidyanathan | Source: Deloitte Review | Subject: Best Practices
Michael Raynor, Ragu Gurumurthy and Mumtaz Ahmed with Jeff schulz and Rajiv Vaidyanathan
These [research] findings are in many ways consistent with both the conventional wisdom and the academic research on M&A. It is not uncommon to hear the refrain that acquisitions—especially larger ones—are systematically associated with lower profitability and lower shareholder returns for the acquiring firm. What we observe is that triple crown winners generate a mere 7 percent, on average, of their lifetime growth from M&A, … [ Read more ]
Content: Quotation | Authors: Jeff Schulz , Michael E. Raynor, Mumtaz Ahmed, Ragu Gurumurthy, Rajiv Vaidyanathan | Source: Deloitte Review | Subject: Mergers & Acquisitions
Market Entry Strategies: Pioneers Versus Late Arrivals
Does it pay to be first with a product or service? Is being an innovator worth the risk? Is it better to wait and learn from the experiences of the first entrant to the market? What is the proper balance between the risks and rewards? If you are a pioneer, what can you do to prevent share erosion when a new player enters the market? … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Authors: Gurumurthy Kalyanaram, Ragu Gurumurthy | Source: strategy+business | Subjects: Management, Strategy