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Institutional Pressures And Organizational Characteristics: Implications For Environmental Strategy
Nov 2010
A broad literature has emerged over the past decades demonstrating that firms' environmental strategies and practices are influenced by stakeholders and institutional pressures. Such findings are...
Provided by Harvard Business School
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A Positive Approach To Studying Diversity In Organizations
Sep 2010
This paper used to distinguish between positive findings in diversity research and a positive approach to studying diversity. The author first review and integrate research on diversity from...
Provided by Harvard Business School
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Trends in Virtualization and Microsoft Exchange Server 2010
Nov 2010
This whitepaper summarizes the results of a recent survey of 156 respondents responsible for the Microsoft Exchange email and messaging infrastructure in firms with 500 or more employees....
Provided by NetApp
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Finances Management System In The Enterprise
Dec 2010
In the article the authors are taking the attempt of analysis of conditioning of the financial operations of the enterprise in the system recognition in small production enterprises. Finances...
Provided by World Business Institute
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File-Sharing And Copyright
May 2009
The advent of file-sharing technology has allowed consumers to copy music, books, video games and other protected works on an unprecedented scale at minimal cost. In this paper, the authors ask...
Provided by Harvard University
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Driving Team Effectiveness
Aug 2009
As companies restructure, downsize, and reinvent themselves, the new roles being created tend to be team-oriented. Organizations are becoming flatter, leaner, and more agile. A prominent feature...
Provided by Korn/Ferry International
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Authority Versus Persuasion
Jun 2009
This paper studies a principal's trade-off between using persuasion versus using interpersonal authority to get the agent to 'do the right thing' from the principal's perspective. It shows that...
Provided by Harvard Business School
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Technology, Identity, And Inertia Through The Lens Of "The Digital Photography Company"
Aug 2008
Organizations often experience difficulty when pursuing new technology. Large bodies of research have examined the behavioral, social, and cognitive forces that underlie this phenomenon; however,...
Provided by Harvard Business School
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The Dynamic Interplay Of Inequality And Trust - An Experimental Study
Oct 2007
The authors study the interplay of inequality and trust in a dynamic game, where trust increases efficiency and thus allows higher growth of the experimental economy in the future. They find that...
Provided by Harvard Business School
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Techniques For Facilitating Effective e- Collaboration Meetings
Aug 2010
As e-Collaboration becomes pervasive all are learning more about the human aspects of using technology to work in groups. This paper provides ideas and proven techniques for making your meetings...
Provided by Grouputer
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White Papers
Strengthening Civil Society's Accountability For Results: The Opportunity Of Comparative Constituency Feedback
Dec 2008
This paper will present some innovative new ways in which citizen organizations1 gather feedback from the constituents of their development interventions in order to build stronger relationships...
Provided by United Nations Public Administration Network
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Agency Costs, Mispricing, And Ownership Structure
Apr 2010
Standard theories of corporate ownership assume that because markets are efficient, insiders ultimately bear agency costs and therefore have a strong incentive to minimize conflicts of interest...
Provided by National Bureau of Economic Research
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Case Studies
ePartners Revs Into High Gear For Richard Petty Driving Experience
Jul 2007
With headquarters in Harrisburg, N.C., and more than 20 worldclass racing venues, Richard Petty Driving Experience puts thrill seekers behind the wheels of 600- horsepower Winston Cupstyle stock...
Provided by ePartners
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Case Studies
United Capital Uses CenterView To Communicate Effectively
Dec 2007
United Capital needed a better way to track revenue and other vital data. In the past, the management team had contacted each of the field offices every week for financial reports. The primary...
Provided by CORDA Technologies
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Case Studies
Washington's Division Of Child Support Meets Mandates Through Up-To-Date Reporting
Dec 2007
The Washington State Economic Services Administration Division of Child Support (the Division) tracks federal and state requirements for child support payments. Continue displaying information...
Provided by CORDA Technologies
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Managing And Enforcing Compliance With EU Law: The Perspective Of The EU Commission
Apr 2009
Studies on EU policy-making generally disregard the key role played by the Commission as an enforcement agent responsible for the instigation and continuation of infringement cases. Furthermore,...
Provided by Utrecht University
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Making Change Your Business:Building Effective Organisational Change Capabilities
Apr 2009
A typical organization faces a significant challenge created by the projects it runs, whether they are focused on cost reduction, process redesign, mergers, restructuring, or a large IT...
Provided by Changefirst
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Avoiding The Consequences Of Repeated Misconduct: Stigma's Licence And Stigma's Transferability
Jan 2010
Contributing to the literature on stigma and re-legitimating, this paper examines two ways organizations may dampen the penalties associated with admissions of misconduct. Using a matched sample...
Provided by University of California, Berkeley
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Human Resource Practices And Organizational Commitment: A Deeper Examination
Dec 2007
This paper examines newer conceptualizations of HRM practices in the HR-Performance Relationship as well as newer conceptualizations of commitment. Juxtaposing these categories of HR practices and...
Provided by ILR School, Cornell University
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Dispositional Effects in Intra-Organizational Influence Tactics: A Meta-Analytic Review
Sep 2006
The authors' conducted a meta-analysis to test dispositional antecedents of intra-organizational influence tactics used. The antecedents tested included self-reported measures of impression...
Provided by AllBusiness.com
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Charismatic Leadership Development: Role of Parental Attachment Style and Parental Psychological Control
Sep 2006
Despite the importance of charismatic leadership on individual and organizational outcomes, there has been little research examining the development of charismatic leaders. The study presented in...
Provided by AllBusiness.com
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Gender Differences in Social and Emotional Skills and Charismatic Leadership
Sep 2006
The relationships among leader gender, social and emotional skills, and charismatic leadership were examined from a dataset of 108 senior leaders and 325 of their direct followers in numerous...
Provided by AllBusiness.com
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Designing and Evaluating e-Learning in Higher Education: A Review and Recommendations
Sep 2006
In the past decade, there has been tremendous growth in the availability of college and university courses taught entirely online. This paper reviews issues that impact the effectiveness of such...
Provided by AllBusiness.com
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From Transactional to Transcendental: Toward an Integrated Theory of Leadership
Sep 2006
This paper explores the spiritual dimensions of leadership by setting forth a theory that both integrates and extends the transactional and transformational theories of leadership. Specifically,...
Provided by AllBusiness.com
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Developing Communities of Leaders: Outcomes of a Statewide Initiative
Sep 2006
Community leadership programs are the most common approach to leadership development in the United States and traditionally emphasize community education and professional networking. Directors and...
Provided by AllBusiness.com
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White Papers
Top Executive Background And Financial Reporting Choice: The Case Of Goodwill Impairment
Feb 2011
The authors study the role of executive functional background in explaining goodwill impairment choices. They focus on top executives (CEOs and CFOs) whose employment history includes experience...
Provided by Harvard Business School
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White Papers
Reduce Absenteeism And Attrition
Nov 2010
This Model is designed to address Absenteeism and Attrition and introduces vital components that are required in reducing employee non-attendance. It is imperative for any organization intending...
Provided by Ascentys
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White Papers
Business Process Management II: Best Practices of Boeing and UPS
Oct 2006
This executive summary is a follow up report to APQC's 2005 "Business Process Management" Best- practice Report. It digs deeper into how organizations are navigating the transition from...
Provided by APQC
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Whitepapers
Drive better business outcomes through Web portals. Provide customers, partners and employees with exceptional online experiences
Mar 2011
Your Web presence may be the only way customers and partners engage with you—and one of the primary ways employees get work done. You need to make those interactions count. With the IBM WebSphere®...
Provided by IBM
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Whitepapers
See how LotusLive can help your business.
Mar 2011
Meet LotusLive Bring your world together and focus on core business needs with collaboration services you need in an online environment without the costs associated with rolling out new, secure,...
Provided by IBM
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Whitepapers
Wainhouse Research White Paper: Ease of use in web conferencing - Why it matters
Mar 2011
A web conferencing solution that is easy to use faces a daunting challenge: it must seamlessly blend a cold combination of computer and network-based technology into a natural, familiar meeting...
Provided by IBM
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Whitepapers
Unified communications and collaboration solutions from IBM
Mar 2011
Communication and collaboration - among customers, partners and employees can help your organization stay ahead of the competition. But implementing effective and cost-effective collaboration...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
10x10x10 Framework: A Model for Creating a Nimble, Adaptable Global Workforce:
Apr 2011
Time is the single most precious asset in today's fast-paced business world. Business professionals must make the most of every minute of every day, even as demands on their time have increased...
Provided by SkillSoft
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White Papers
Moving the Needle: How SkillSoft Learning Impacts Performance of Individuals and Organizations
Apr 2011
What value does SkillSoft training provide to individuals and organizations? In late 2010 we asked KnowledgeAdvisors, the world's largest learning analytics firm, to conduct an independent study...
Provided by SkillSoft
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Whitepapers
Brochure: Simple, cost-effective collaboration and messaging for small and midsize businesses
Apr 2011
With collaborative solutions from IBM, small and midsize businesses can: • Stay within budget while delivering best-in-class, collaborative solutions, • Provide mobile and remote workers with...
Provided by IBM
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Research
REI: A Case Study In Multichannel Organization
Dec 2006
Forrester shows that multichannel retailers need to focus on their organization and culture. REI's efforts in building a multichannel culture represent a best practice for other firms to learn...
Provided by Forrester Research
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White Papers
In Need Of New Ideas? Try Brainwriting
Dec 2008
Looking ahead to a new year, a different approach to generate novel ideas may bring employees, managers and the customers they serve out of the doldrums. Organizations and societies all need good,...
Provided by Southern Methodist University
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White Papers
From Learning Organization To Practically Wise Organization
Jul 2008
Although the notion of wisdom confronts the economic rationale of business organizations, this paper aims to argue that organizations are coming under increasing pressure not only to learn, change...
Provided by Emerald
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White Papers
A Framework Of Corporate Sustainability And Its Organizational Pre-Conditions
May 2009
The discussion of Corporate Sustainability (CS) is hindered by a lack of definitional clarity of the concept of CS and neighboring concepts. Therefore in this paper a framework of corporate...
Provided by University of Zurich
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White Papers
Impact Of Mentoring On Perception Of Organizational Effectiveness: A Qualitative Study
Oct 2009
Faculty members in a radiological sciences program at a major university were asked to share their perceptions of mentoring in their department, including what impact mentoring has had on the...
Provided by Southern Illinois University
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Nearly Modular Structure Offers The Best Of Both Worlds
Feb 2008
While modularity has gained popularity as an organizational and technical architecture in complex systems, its proponents have overlooked the down side, says a Ross School professor. Granted,...
Provided by University of Michigan (Ross)
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The People Paradox: Keys To Business Growth Inspire Little Confidence
Oct 2007
While business leaders recognize the importance of hiring the right people, providing adequate training, promoting teamwork and maintaining a positive organizational culture, few of them are...
Provided by University of Michigan (Ross)
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How Winning Leaders Make Great Calls
Jun 2008
Whether one is talking about U. S. presidents, chief executives, major league coaches, or wartime generals, leaders of all kinds are remembered for their best and worst judgment calls. In the face...
Provided by University of Michigan (Ross)
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Mapping Social Networks To Improve Product Quality
Apr 2010
When the phrase "Social network" comes to mind, people generally think about Facebook or Twitter. Volumes of academic studies have been written on this relatively new phenomenon. But engineers who...
Provided by University of Michigan (Ross)
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The Structural Characteristics Of Sport Organisations
May 2008
The principal task of a professional football (soccer) club is to form a competitive team, that participates in official competitions and achieves the sporting successes expected by its members...
Provided by IESE School Of Business
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The Common Good Of The Company And The Theory Of Organization
Jan 2009
The concept of common good occupies a prominent place in political and social philosophy, yet it has had little impact on the theory of the firm. This is despite some recent attempts to resituate...
Provided by IESE School Of Business
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Ownership Structure, Profit Maximization, And Competitive Behavior
Jul 2009
The authors question the broad applicability of the assumption of profit maximization as the goal of the firm and investigate how variance in objective functions across different ownership...
Provided by IESE School Of Business
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White Papers
Women On Board: Does Forced Diversity Hurt Firm Performance?
Feb 2010
New SEC rules will require public firms to disclose what role, if any, diversity plays in appointing members to their corporate boards, but Ross School researchers say any forced restructuring of...
Provided by University of Michigan (Ross)
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White Papers
The Ultimate Cultural Change: Vodafone Spain's Technology Area
Sep 2008
Making cultural change happen and improving employees' engagement and motivation cannot be done overnight. It is a medium-term challenge that requires a committed management team, a detailed...
Provided by IESE School Of Business
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What Impact Culture On Fair Pay?
Jan 2008
Job satisfaction is somewhat connected to whether you consider that you are being paid a fair salary. To have a successful compensation system, companies must take perceived fairness into account....
Provided by IESE School Of Business
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For Long-Term Effectiveness, Focus On Quality
Jan 2008
In the wake of September 11, 2001, it was difficult to imagine that any of the major airlines could remain profitable. Who would have guessed that Southwest Airlines would be one of the rare...
Provided by IESE School Of Business
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Moving Beyond The Moving Anecdote
May 2009
For years, groups working on poverty-fighting ventures have used stories, anecdotes, and milestone markers to highlight their work and secure funding. Unfortunately, these things don't actually...
Provided by University of Michigan (Ross)
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White Papers
To Franchise Or Not To Franchise?
Mar 2008
For a company pondering the question, "To franchise or not to franchise?" new research from Michigan's Ross School of Business suggests that performance differences between corporate-owned and...
Provided by University of Michigan (Ross)
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White Papers
Nonprofits Are Seen As Warm And For-Profits As Competent: Firm Stereotypes Matter
May 2010
Consumers use warmth and competence, two fundamental dimensions that govern social judgments of people, to form perceptions of firms. Three experiments showed that consumers perceive nonprofits as...
Provided by Stanford University
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White Papers
A New Lens For Viewing Team Adaptation
Sep 2007
Companies have come to rely heavily on downsizing through layoffs, early retirement and buyouts as a quick and relatively easy way to trim costs. But such initiatives often fail to realize their...
Provided by University of Michigan (Ross)
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Generic Verticalization Strategies In Enterprise System Markets: An Exploratory Framework
Nov 2008
In recent years, enterprise system (ES) software markets have been very dynamic. While contemporary customers are increasingly seeking ES solutions that require less and less customization and...
Provided by Northwestern University (Kellogg)
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Strategies For The Next Generation CIO Leader
Dec 2008
Although the business environment is constantly changing and the CIO's role in an organization has evolved over the last twenty years, the basic tenets of leadership are timeless. By better...
Provided by Northwestern University (Kellogg)
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White Papers
The DNA Of Effectiveness
May 2010
This paper will throw light about the DNA of effectiveness. Today there is so much of discussion about effective organization. Many people confuse that effectiveness is a concept of being good at...
Provided by CastlePointe
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Implementing Effective Organizational Strategy
Jan 2009
In previous papers in this series we've looked at why organizational strategy matters and what it actually is. The more challenging question though is how to best formulate organizational strategy...
Provided by Charlesmore Partners International
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What Effective General Managers Really Do
Feb 2007
General Managers (GMs) with highly structured workdays and rigid schedules close off channels - such as chatting in hallways and calling impromptu meetings - that would otherwise provide vital...
Provided by Executive Business Advisers
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How To Criticize An Employee Effectively
Jan 2010
Any time you criticize an employee, you're flirting with danger. If you do it right, both you and the employee will learn from the experience and there will be no bad feelings. If you do it wrong,...
Provided by Executive Business Advisers
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Preparing For The Recovery: Five Ways To Get Your Organization Ready Now
Feb 2010
Companies have expended a great deal of emotional and financial energy in recent months just to deal with the most pressing issues of the economic downturn. But there is no letting up now. As they...
Provided by Accenture
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White Papers
Transforming Giants
Dec 2007
To compete in the global economy, multinational companies must respond quickly and innovatively to opportunities and challenges wherever they arise. But many big businesses are saddled with vast...
Provided by Harvard Business School Publishing
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White Papers
Management Is A Practice, Not An Education
Sep 2009
Would you trust the life of your loved one when an uneducated person performs a heart surgery or a brain surgery? The answer is obviously a no! Even the government would not allow a person to...
Provided by Free Articles Directory
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White Papers
Gaming The System
Jun 2009
As gaming gets serious and more strategic, today's organizations are using simulation games for both learning and business effectiveness. Learning professionals have long known of the power of...
Provided by MediaTec Publishing
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White Papers
Protecting personally identifiable information: What data is at risk and what you can do about it
Jun 2010
Virtually every organization acquires, uses and stores personally identifiable information about its customers, employees, patients, students and other individuals. These organizations are...
Provided by Sophos
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Webcasts
Stephen R. Covey: The 8th Habit Live Webinar
May 2010
This live webinar will occur on May 27, 2010 at 1pm EST. Registration and a fee of $149 are required to attend. The Challenge: Rekindling Your Inner Spirit and Growing as a Leader Tens of...
Provided by American Management Association
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White Papers
VoIP Conferencing: Learn How to Improve Meetings with VoIP
Apr 2010
Download our free white paper, VoIP Conferencing, and learn how VoIP-technologies are revolutionizing the world of audio meetings. This white paper explains in plain English what VoIP is and how...
Provided by Premiere Global Services (PGi)
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White Papers
Accelerating the Sales Cycle
Apr 2010
Download our free white paper, Accelerating the Sales Cycle: Using Virtual Tools to Connect with Prospects and Stay Connected with Customers, and find out how virtual meetings can help improve...
Provided by Premiere Global Services (PGi)
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White Papers
Return on Collaboration
Apr 2010
Download our free whitepaper, Return on Collaboration, and learn how web and mobile technology can help you improve employee collaboration and productivity. This detailed paper will show you how...
Provided by Premiere Global Services (PGi)
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White Papers
Ten Tips for Better Web Meetings
Apr 2010
Download our free white paper, Ten Tips for Better Web Meetings, and find out how to maximize web conferencing solutions. It's a fast, easy and free way to learn how to stay focused on your...
Provided by Premiere Global Services (PGi)
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Whitepapers
Web Conferencing Training Trends 2010: North America
Mar 2010
Organizations are increasingly choosing online training in an effort to optimize efficiency. And it seems to be delivering big payoffs. But what's behind this accelerating trend? This new 1080...
Provided by Citrix Online
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Whitepapers
Five Keys to Getting Started with Interactive Online Training
Dec 2008
Online training represents progress in organizational effectiveness that can no longer be ignored. Download the 1080 Group research brief, Five Keys to Getting Started with Interactive Online...
Provided by Citrix Online
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White Papers
Podcast: Bank Governance - Preparing for Greater Scrutiny & Oversight
Apr 2010
As companies face a tighter regulatory environment, boards have an increasingly important role to play in risk governance. In addition to being more active, board member roles are likely to become...
Provided by Deloitte LLP
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White Papers
Training Vs. Hiring: Developing Your Staff When Hiring Is Not an Option
Mar 2010
In today's down economy, employee retention and development may be the last thing on your company leaders' minds. Fearful of the future, they feel reluctant to add more staff even if they have the...
Provided by SkillSoft
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White Papers
Conflicting Cultures: How to Effectively Manage Your Multigenerational IT Department
Mar 2010
This ExecBlueprint discusses how today's CTO/CIO can utilize the varying skills, backgrounds, and work habits that a multigenerational team brings to the table to build a high-performing IT...
Provided by SkillSoft
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White Papers
HR in the Digital Age: How to Use Technology to Enhance Organizational Effectiveness
Mar 2010
Three top HR innovators from Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare, Pizza Hut, Inc., and Sprint Nextel Corp. share their insights on how to use technology to enhance organizational effectiveness.
Provided by SkillSoft
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Case Studies
BT Financial Group Adopts Business Service Management from BMC
Jan 2009
BT Financial Group's first experience with BMC solutions was with BMC Performance Manager. From there BT adopted a blend of event and service impact management systems in BMC Event Manager and BMC...
Provided by BMC Software
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White Papers
19 Things to Consider When Selecting an Exchange Provider
Feb 2010
Web hosting companies, local VARs, regional Systems Integrators, telecom providers, freelance Microsoft Certified Software Engineers, data center companies - the list of vendors offering "hosted...
Provided by Apptix
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White Papers
Sun Chemical Manages Complex Batch
Jan 2009
Environment with Smaller Staff Read this success story to see how the world's largest producer of printing inks and pigments, Sun Chemical Corporation, uses the advanced enterprise scheduling...
Provided by BMC Software
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White Papers
Top Executive Background And Financial Reporting Choice: The Case Of Goodwill Impairment
Feb 2011
The authors study the role of executive functional background in explaining goodwill impairment choices. They focus on top executives (CEOs and CFOs) whose employment history includes experience...
Provided by Harvard Business School
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White Papers
Reduce Absenteeism And Attrition
Nov 2010
This Model is designed to address Absenteeism and Attrition and introduces vital components that are required in reducing employee non-attendance. It is imperative for any organization intending...
Provided by Ascentys
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Whitepapers
Product Information Management (PIM) Advances the Next Generation of E-commerce
Sep 2006
Download this white paper by Julie Hahnke, President of IDTech, to learn how your business can benefit from correct, consistent and readily available product information, which can be securely...
Provided by IBM
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Whitepapers
Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Product Information Management
Dec 2005
This report is a must-read if you're an IT strategist who's currently evaluating product information management (PIM) technologies. It explains why the as-yet-immature PIM market is evolving...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
Business Process Management II: Best Practices of Boeing and UPS
Oct 2006
This executive summary is a follow up report to APQC's 2005 "Business Process Management" Best- practice Report. It digs deeper into how organizations are navigating the transition from...
Provided by APQC
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Whitepapers
Drive better business outcomes through Web portals. Provide customers, partners and employees with exceptional online experiences
Mar 2011
Your Web presence may be the only way customers and partners engage with you—and one of the primary ways employees get work done. You need to make those interactions count. With the IBM WebSphere®...
Provided by IBM
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Whitepapers
See how LotusLive can help your business.
Mar 2011
Meet LotusLive Bring your world together and focus on core business needs with collaboration services you need in an online environment without the costs associated with rolling out new, secure,...
Provided by IBM
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Whitepapers
Wainhouse Research White Paper: Ease of use in web conferencing - Why it matters
Mar 2011
A web conferencing solution that is easy to use faces a daunting challenge: it must seamlessly blend a cold combination of computer and network-based technology into a natural, familiar meeting...
Provided by IBM
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Whitepapers
Unified communications and collaboration solutions from IBM
Mar 2011
Communication and collaboration - among customers, partners and employees can help your organization stay ahead of the competition. But implementing effective and cost-effective collaboration...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
10x10x10 Framework: A Model for Creating a Nimble, Adaptable Global Workforce:
Apr 2011
Time is the single most precious asset in today's fast-paced business world. Business professionals must make the most of every minute of every day, even as demands on their time have increased...
Provided by SkillSoft
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White Papers
Moving the Needle: How SkillSoft Learning Impacts Performance of Individuals and Organizations
Apr 2011
What value does SkillSoft training provide to individuals and organizations? In late 2010 we asked KnowledgeAdvisors, the world's largest learning analytics firm, to conduct an independent study...
Provided by SkillSoft
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White Papers
Linking Learning to Talent Management: The Key to Accelerating Workforce Performance
Apr 2011
Talent Management has grown significantly in recent years as more and more organizations have recognized the value of aligning workforce planning with business strategy. But talent management...
Provided by SkillSoft
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Whitepapers
Brochure: Simple, cost-effective collaboration and messaging for small and midsize businesses
Apr 2011
With collaborative solutions from IBM, small and midsize businesses can: • Stay within budget while delivering best-in-class, collaborative solutions, • Provide mobile and remote workers with...
Provided by IBM
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Research
REI: A Case Study In Multichannel Organization
Dec 2006
Forrester shows that multichannel retailers need to focus on their organization and culture. REI's efforts in building a multichannel culture represent a best practice for other firms to learn...
Provided by Forrester Research
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White Papers
In Need Of New Ideas? Try Brainwriting
Dec 2008
Looking ahead to a new year, a different approach to generate novel ideas may bring employees, managers and the customers they serve out of the doldrums. Organizations and societies all need good,...
Provided by Southern Methodist University
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White Papers
From Learning Organization To Practically Wise Organization
Jul 2008
Although the notion of wisdom confronts the economic rationale of business organizations, this paper aims to argue that organizations are coming under increasing pressure not only to learn, change...
Provided by Emerald
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White Papers
A Framework Of Corporate Sustainability And Its Organizational Pre-Conditions
May 2009
The discussion of Corporate Sustainability (CS) is hindered by a lack of definitional clarity of the concept of CS and neighboring concepts. Therefore in this paper a framework of corporate...
Provided by University of Zurich
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White Papers
Impact Of Mentoring On Perception Of Organizational Effectiveness: A Qualitative Study
Oct 2009
Faculty members in a radiological sciences program at a major university were asked to share their perceptions of mentoring in their department, including what impact mentoring has had on the...
Provided by Southern Illinois University
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White Papers
Analyzing Relationship Success
Aug 2010
The basic aim of this paper is to identify and analyze the definition and role of success in business relationships. The paper introduces theoretical differentiation between firm success and...
Provided by Corvinus University of Budapest
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White Papers
Matching Purchasing Maturity And Supplier Relationship Management Capabilities
Aug 2008
The paper focuses on the value creating role of purchasing and studies it through the purchasing maturity model. Generally, it is assumed that operating on a higher maturity level requires more...
Provided by Lappeenranta University of Technology
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White Papers
Network Connectivity And Business Netquakes - Ways To Understand The Spread Of Change
Aug 2008
Business network dynamics are generally discussed from the perspective of a focal business relationship and of relationships (e.g. with customers and/or suppliers) connected to it. Such studies...
Provided by Uppsala University
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White Papers
The Firsam Cluster Initiative: An Attempt At Regional Business Development
Apr 2010
After a small municipality in Sweden was hit not only by the closure of the major industry in the town but also by the dismantling of the air force base which was another major source of local...
Provided by Midsweden University
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White Papers
Internal Organizing In Project Business Organization In Relation To Customer Relationships
Jun 2010
This paper focuses on multinational project business organization and how the customer relationship is organized in such context. Organizing is used as a concept to describe the internal actions...
Provided by University of Oulu
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White Papers
The Impact Of The Closeness Of Cooperation On The Effectiveness Of Cooperation In University-Industry R&D Collaborations
Aug 2010
The effectiveness and manageability of collaborations between universities and companies are extremely significant in the period when cooperative R&D projects enjoy increased support....
Provided by University of Szeged
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White Papers
Information Asymmetry In Buyer-Seller Negotiations And Its Impact On Effectiveness, Efficiency And Satisfaction
Jun 2010
Owing to the increasing need to maximize scarce resources, it is crucial for organizations to perform their negotiations effectively and efficiently. Despite the importance of effectiveness and...
Provided by University of Hohenheim
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White Papers
Adaptation Chains In Triadic Relationship Settings - A Case Study Of A Travel Management Process
Aug 2010
The focus of this paper is on adaptation processes within triadic relationship settings, which consists of an organizational buyer, and its travel agency and service supplier partners (2 airline...
Provided by Chalmers University of Technology
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White Papers
Intra-Organizational Network Of Industrial Service Development
Jul 2010
The acquisition of large machinery and equipment has decreased in the western industrial markets in the last decade while the competition has increased at the global level. This shift requires...
Provided by University of Turku
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White Papers
Integrative Thinking Skills For Program Managers
Nov 2010
This paper presents a framework to improve program management through integrative thinking skills and shows an application in a supply chain environment. Integrative thinking could be adopted by...
Provided by PM World Today
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White Papers
The Demise Of The Mutual Organizational Form: An Investigation Of The Life Insurance Industry
Sep 2007
This paper investigates the role of organizational structure in financial services markets by examining the U.S. life insurance industry. Traditionally stock and mutual organizational structures...
Provided by University of Iowa
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White Papers
Cost-Effective ERP Software-Five Secrets to Stretching Your IT Budget
Jul 2011
You want to support a growing business with valuable software and IT support, but you have limited budget and resources. Outdated applications and countless integration challenges leave you little...
Provided by SAP
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White Papers
Aligned At The Top: How Business And HR Executives View Today's Most Significant People Challenges
May 2007
Faced with increased competition, advances in technology and a relentless focus on innovation, senior business executives and Human Resources (HR) leaders agree that people are vital to all...
Provided by Deloitte LLP
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White Papers
The Fundamental Capacity-Delay Tradeoff in Large Mobile Wireless Networks
Aug 2007
The paper establishes the fundamental tradeoff between the achievable capacity and delay in large mobile wireless networks. Under an i.i.d. mobility model, the paper first obtains the following...
Provided by Purdue University (Krannert)
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White Papers
Performance of Data Dissemination Among Mobile Devices
Aug 2007
This paper presents 7DS, a novel peer-to-peer data sharing system. 7DS is an architecture, a set of protocols and an implementation enabling the exchange of data among peers that are not...
Provided by Columbia University
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White Papers
A Risk Management Approach to Information Security
Top Six Essentials to Your Risk Management StrategyAug 2011
Expanding regulatory environment and greater business complexities have transformed the way organizations are viewing information security. More and more businesses today are recognizing the need...
Provided by ANXeBusiness Corp
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Whitepapers
Business without Borders: How to Cost Effectively Conduct Global
Oct 2012
Enabling people in your organization to collaborate on a global scale has been costly and complicated - until now. We work in a global workforce where business reaches beyond our borders and over...
Provided by Citrix Online
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Whitepapers
Virtual & Superior: How to Build Teams that Get Things Done Part 1
Oct 2012
A project manager's most important priority is building a solid team that delivers results, regardless of location. The era of virtual teams is here. This ProjectsAtWork white paper shows you...
Provided by Citrix Online
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Whitepapers
Using Information to Drive Business Innovation: The Future of Data Management
Oct 2012
In this paper, we present our vision of how you can skillfully use technology to capitalize on information to directly lead to improved business innovation. We describe each of the above...
Provided by SAP
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Podcasts
Unisys needs IT content geared to certifications
Dec 2012
John Heyman, Director Global Operations & Finance, Unisys University discusses how he leverages Skillsoft training resources focused on IT certifications and leadership development.
Provided by SkillSoft
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Whitepapers
How to Keep Your Competitors Up at Night
Dec 2012
Want to stop worrying about your competitors and have them worry about you instead? The answer could be to adopt new technology that helps you be more productive, reduce costs, and win new...
Provided by AT&T
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Whitepapers
HR Analytics: Driving Return on Human Capital Investment
Sep 2011
Organizations struggle to understand their complex existing and potential workforce. As we navigate today's dynamic economy, do we need to retrench again or pursue growth? We want answers to these...
Provided by Oracle
