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Outsourcing has long been the subject of management studies. Though the issue has been analysed from multiple perspectives, a unified, coherent view of outsourcing is still lacking. In this Working Paper, Professors Dalsace and Cool, along with Nicola Dragonetti, identify the major rationales for outsourcing and test these against data for French small and medium-sized enterprises. Their results are surprising and have … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Authors: Frédéric Dalsace, Karel Cool, Nicola C. Dragonetti | Source: INSEAD Knowledge | Subjects: Management, Outsourcing / BPO

CEO of General Electric from 1981 to 2000

Content: Thought Leader | Source: Knowledge@Wharton | Subject: Management

James Champy responds to a range of questions pertinent to KM, e-business and reengineering in general, discussing the role of knowledge processes and intellectual capital flow in internet business.

Content: Thought Leader | Author: Warren Karlenzig | Source: Knowledge Management Magazine | Subject: Management

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The BetterManagement.com Library includes over 3,000 … [ Read more ]

Content: Online Resource | Source: BetterManagement.com | Subjects: General, Management

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In the last 40 or 50 years, economics was dominant. In the next 20 or 30 years, social issues will be dominant.

Content: Quotation | Source: Business 2.0 | Subjects: Social Responsibility (ESG), Trends / Analysis

Tough “360” reviews and employee ranking are gaining fans. Competency-based performance management is the backbone of most of the alternative approaches.

Content: Article | Author: Kris Frieswick | Source: CFO Publishing | Subjects: Human Resources, Management

Traditional analytical models of decision-making, while appropriate for evaluating choices for which there are ample historical data, can often kill off creative ideas that might be extremely valuable.

when creative people are performing a task, if the extrinsic reasons for engaging in the task are more important than the intrinsic reasons, they will tend to perform less creatively. Outside factors encourage people to focus purely on … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Source: Financial Times | Subjects: Creativity, Trends / Analysis

This article (along with an earlier article by the same author) takes a look at W. Edwards Deming’s famous “14 Points”. Though focused on applying these points to data management, the discussion also serves as a good introduction for those unfamiliar with this hallmark of the TQM movement.

Content: Article | Author: Dan Pratte | Source: TechRepublic | Subjects: Management, Operations

What to do when your share price flounders? The tool of choice for many companies is a value-based management (VBM) program tying an economic profit metric to compensation. The problem: Results have been mediocre.

Content: Article | Authors: Fares Boulos, Philippe Haspeslagh, Tomo Noda | Source: Harvard Business School (HBS) Working Knowledge | Subject: Management

An interesting look at teams, including a detailed list of needs of both team members and the team as an entity. Also offers a “FAMILY VALUES” acronym:
F – FOCUSED
A – ADAPTIVE
M – MISSION-ORIENTED
I – INVOLVED
L – LED
Y – YOUTHFUL

V – VALUE-ORIENTED
A – ASSESSED
L – LINKED
U – UNIFIED
E – EMPOWERED
S – SATISFIED … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Charles Albano | Source: ON Business | Subjects: Management, Organizational Behavior

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About.com Sr. Vice President

Content: Thought Leader | Source: nPost.com | Subject: Management | Industry: Publishing

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Content: Article | Source: Business 2.0 | Subjects: Management, People

Peter Drucker, the foremost business thinker of our age tells what is wrong (and right) with the New Economy.

Content: Thought Leader | Source: Business 2.0 | Subject: Management

In this first look at a new book, HBS professors Paul Lawrence and Nitin Nohria explore how human nature shapes business organizations. Does your organization reflect the four basic human drives (acquiring, bonding, learning, and defending)? Plus: Q&A.

Content: Article | Authors: Nitin Nohria, Paul Lawrence | Source: Harvard Business School (HBS) Working Knowledge | Subjects: Management, Organizational Behavior

noted professor, prolific writer, and celebrated consultant for his own Keen Innovations

Content: Thought Leader | Source: Quisic | Subject: Management

ADAPTIVE LEADERSHIP

A well-led organization
Will collectively adapt,
Reflect on its performance
And pursue a conscious tact.

Study its environment-
Patterns, changes, trends,
Change its paradigm
Well before it ends.

Map competitive forces,
Shape tactics on the ground,
Stay abreast of changing needs
And fill them fast when found.

Build a flexible strategy,
Loose enough to accommodate,
Listen to the work force,
Let innovation percolate.

Base tomorrow’s success
On needed competencies,
Build collective strength,
Weed vulnerabilties.

Project tomorrow’s vision
Backed up by solid goals,
Empower all its players
With … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Source: Skyline Drive: A Poetic Journey Through Business Life | Subject: Management