Giving Europeans an On-Line Push
Why are so many on-line banking ventures-start-ups and incumbents alike-foundering? Despite the presence of more than 2,500 Western European banking sites on the World Wide Web, only eight million people in the region use the channel to either check their accounts or make transactions. We studied 65 leading banks in ten European countries to determine why customers are adopting on-line banking at different rates.
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Content: Article | Author: Jacques R. Bughin | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subjects: Industry Specific, International – Europe | Industry: Finance / Banking
Online Banking in Western Europe
The Innovative Organization
The idea that new businesses prosper best when separated from their corporate parents has now become conventional wisdom. Although new ventures do need space to develop, strict separation can prevent them from obtaining invaluable resources and rob their parents of the vitality they can generate. The solution? A balance of partitioning and integration.
Content: Article | Authors: Ansgar Richter, John Roberts, Jonathan D. Day, Paul Y. Mang | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subjects: Management, Strategy
Telematics Market
New Tools for Negotiators
Business negotiations are filled with dangers and risks. Who are the deal maker’s allies? Who are the enemies? What is the chance that a particular outcome will stick? This article describes readily understood tools to help decision makers in complex multiparty negotiations. Don’t approach the bargaining table without it.
Content: Article | Authors: Nikos Georgiades, Tera Allas | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subjects: Consulting / Analytical Tools, Management
Home Networking Market
If home is where the network is, who pays?
Ever since the Internet entered the popular culture, futurists and technophiles have been telling the world that the new medium would transform homes into information-rich hubs of activity.
Content: Article | Authors: Alan Miles, Jacques R. Bughin, Luis A. Ubinas, Renee C. Foster | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subject: IT / Technology / E-Business | Industry: Information Technology
Are you taking your expatriate talent seriously?
To make the most of overseas opportunities, multinational companies must pay closer attention to the problems of executives transferred into them.
Content: Article | Authors: Johanne Lavoie, Robert A. P. Samek, Tsun-Yan Hsieh | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subjects: Human Resources, International