208 Posts Found

Content: Book | Authors: John Hagel III, Marc Singer | Subjects: IT / Technology / E-Business, Trends / Analysis

Has the recent dot-com episode, and have the terrible events of September 11th, somehow changed the rules of the game? Is the idea of strategy founded on an illusion of rationality and the possibilities of control? Is there a geographical context to strategy making that somehow informs those who do business in Europe? Are ‘visions’ and ‘missions’ now more appropriate ways of thinking about corporate … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Various | Source: European Business Forum (EBF) | Subjects: Strategy, Trends / Analysis

At long last, business is no longer ignoring the past. But the real challenge for managers is learning from what is yet to come.

Content: Article | Author: Thomas A. Stewart | Source: Business 2.0 | Subject: Trends / Analysis

Sales promotions encourage consumers to stockpile. But what happens next? Do consumers accelerate their consumption of these products or simply wait longer before repurchasing? To address these questions, Professors Pierre Chandon and Brian Wansink develop a framework of postpurchase consumption decisions which looks at how we decide when and how much to consume.

Content: Article | Authors: Brian Wansink, Pierre Chandon | Source: INSEAD Knowledge | Subjects: Marketing / Sales, Trends / Analysis

“Alliances force managers to rethink their businesses. By offering them an opportunity to recast the value chain differently, managers are asked to radically alter their view of how to compete in their industries. Often they are able to reformulate the rules of the game. Thus, alliances offer an opportunity for managers to be entrepreneurial.”

See ‘Using Alliances To Create Value And Competitive Advantage’, an audio … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: U. Srinivasa Rangan | Source: Babson Insight | Subjects: Strategy, Trends / Analysis

With limited resources of money, goods, and time, we all have to make tough consumption choices. Big decisions such as buying a house or taking a holiday, usually have clear-cut constraints. But what about smaller scale decisions? When it comes to the little things, how do we know when to say when? Professor Klaus Wertenbroch explains.

Content: Article | Author: Klaus Wertenbroch | Source: INSEAD Knowledge | Subjects: Marketing / Sales, Trends / Analysis

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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

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

I believe that if you work granularly, you can get a perception of things that isn’t available from the written analysis. Data can tell you a lot. Opinions without data are severely risky.

Content: Quotation | Source: Fast Company | Subjects: Economics, Trends / Analysis

Study and research of the future or “futures” has emerged as an instrument for governments and business enterprises in identifying and studying emerging trends and envisioning the range of scenarios that they may produce. The author offers nine general ‘catalyst’ categories that will shape future business activities over the next three to five years – and possibly beyond.

Content: Article | Author: Bray J. Brockbank | Source: CEO Refresher | Subject: Trends / Analysis

“In our work with outstanding service organizations, we have found that they invariably hire for attitude and train for skills. Are street smarts attitudes or skills? If street smarts are attitudes, should MBA program admissions offices look for them in applicants? If so, how? Is it more than a matter of just age and experience? If they are skills, should the curriculum be designed to … [ Read more ]

Content: Online Resource | Source: Harvard Business School (HBS) Working Knowledge | Subjects: MBA Related, Trends / Analysis

What makes a value leader, and how much do industry dynamics determine value creation for different types of firms? Professor Gabriel Hawawini, Professor Paul Verdin and PhD candidate Venkat Subramanian re-examine the question to reveal new findings. Using 55 industries, they categorise firms within each industry into 3 main groups – the leading value creators, the value destroyers (the losers) and the rest that lie … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Authors: Gabriel Hawawini, Paul Verdin, Venkat Subramanian | Source: INSEAD Knowledge | Subjects: General, Trends / Analysis

Now you see it. And then you don’t. The emerging economy that will dominate the next century will be governed by a series of factors or “discontinuities” that managers need to prepare for.

Content: Article | Author: C.K. Prahalad | Source: ManagementFirst | Subjects: Strategy, Trends / Analysis

Athletes and actors have known for years about the value of coaching in improving performance. Now more and more individuals are turning to coaches to help guide them through the increasing complications of day-to-day life and business.

Content: Article | Authors: John Eaton, Paul King | Source: ManagementFirst | Subjects: Personal Development, Trends / Analysis

Professors Joseph Blasi and Douglas Kruse of Rutgers University have recently completed a new study of the long-term performance of closely-held companies that implemented ESOPs. Key findings of the study show that ESOP companies had better long-term survival rates than comparable non-ESOP firms; had higher employment growth and higher growth in annual sales per employee; and that the introduction of the ESOP resulted in a … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Authors: Douglas Kruse, Joseph Blasi | Source: Foundation for Enterprise Development | Subjects: Corporate Governance, Trends / Analysis

Who has more product knowledge: 10,000 workers or 1 million customers?

Content: Article | Author: Christopher Locke | Source: InformationWeek | Subjects: Customer Related, Trends / Analysis

Chart from InformationWeek special on E-Services breaks down how customers ranked their E-services vendors in the following categories:
– Knowledge of Networking
– Partnerships with Vendors
– Strategic Business Advice
– Industry Expertise
– Pricing and Value
– Reliability of Service
– Service-Level Agreements
– Programming Expertise
– Vendor Reputation
– Commerce and Brand Expertise
… [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Source: InformationWeek | Subject: Trends / Analysis | Industry: Information Technology

Somewhat topical discussion of e-marketplaces (by the master of re-engineering himself), but points raised are of long-lasting value.

Content: Article | Author: Michael Hammer | Source: InformationWeek | Subjects: IT / Technology / E-Business, Trends / Analysis