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Enterprise Data Center Modernization - IBM Unveils the Future and a Path To Get There with IBM zEnterprise System
Nov 2010
The problem facing every business today is the rising cost and complexity of IT. This issue has intensified with the unprecedented growth in the numbers and types of smart devices connecting the...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
Competitiveness Of Manufacturing SMEs And eCommerce Strategies
Jun 2008
Faced with the rapid development of electronic commerce in Mexico and in many parts of the world, it becomes increasingly necessary to rely on theoretical-empirical studies that include both...
Provided by University of Guadalajara
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Whitepapers
DWBI - The Analytics Revolution: Optimizing Reporting and Analytics to Make Actional Intelligence Pervasive
Nov 2010
15 petabytes of new information are generated every day. And 80% of it is unstructured data. Don't let it get in the way of your decision-making. This analyst paper describes how optimizing...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
Why Quality Programs Fail-And What To Do About It
Nov 2007
Quality typically lies not at the technical level but far deeper; at the level of strategy and organization. In the author's experience, most companies need to tackle three major challenges:...
Provided by Boston Consulting Group
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Constructing Strategic Spaces
May 2010
Strategic spaces are the fruits of free imagination and disciplined construction. What are they made from and how are they to be used? At the most basic level, there is physical space, in which...
Provided by Boston Consulting Group
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Creating Competitive Advantage: The European Insurance Landscape
Jan 2008
Since the financial crisis of 2001 and 2002, the European insurance industry has recovered significantly. While the recovery was supported by favorable stock markets, it was also strongly driven...
Provided by Boston Consulting Group
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White Papers
Competitive Strategy And The Future Of Medical Management
Feb 2008
The future of health care in the United States will be determined largely by whether and how insurers - hereafter referred to as health plans - successfully deploy medical-management Strategies....
Provided by Boston Consulting Group
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White Papers
Envisioning An Uncertain Future
Mar 2010
New markets, new product segments, and new players are rewriting the rules of the passenger car industry and threatening to upend the traditional order. However, there is considerable uncertainty...
Provided by Boston Consulting Group
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White Papers
When Your Competitors~ Cash Seems Free
Sep 2008
The financial experts' responses - such as "Capital is never free," "You just have to be more cost effective," and "Life's unfair" - are not helpful. Nor are impenetrable analyses of the weighted...
Provided by Boston Consulting Group
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White Papers
Accelerating Out Of The Great Recession: Seize The Opportunities In M&A
Jun 2010
With the global economy returning to growth after the worst financial crisis in the lives of most business executives, the outlook for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) is improving. Yet, while M&A...
Provided by Boston Consulting Group
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Collateral Damage, In The Eye Of The Storm: Ignore Short-Term Indicators, Focus On The Long Haul
May 2010
Why have so many companies been so willing to take a knife to costs and then demonstrated reluctance to go on the offensive in pursuit of growth? In previous papers, the authors have looked at...
Provided by Boston Consulting Group
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White Papers
Strategic Optimism: How To Shape The Future In Times Of Crisis
Apr 2010
Over the past three years, expectations about the world's future have radically changed. In 2007, the projected four-year growth rate for global GDP was comfortably above 4 percent. Today, after...
Provided by Boston Consulting Group
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White Papers
Signal Advantage
Feb 2010
Adaptation to incessant change is also essential in today's business world, where key variables are volatile and difficult to forecast. Escalating levels of digitalization, connectivity, and...
Provided by Boston Consulting Group
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White Papers
Fantastic Writing Is Essential For Business
Nov 2010
People tend to underestimate the power of good writing. For business owners, it's easy to think, "I can't afford to hire a writer," or "I have so-and-so who has a marketing degree. They should be...
Provided by American Express
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Taking A Job To Support Your Business
Oct 2010
In these tough times, many small business owners have to work somewhere else to support their venture. In most cases, they use similar skills to generate additional income. For instance, Cori...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
Taking The Next Big Step For Your Business
Oct 2010
While many businesses do grow in spurts, some women-owned businesses seem to get stuck in the periods between growth spurts. According to the Center for Women's Business Research, women-owned...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
How To Succeed At Failure
Sep 2010
Recognizing failure and recovering from mistakes are essential skills for any entrepreneur. The impending failure of a business is something that you will instinctively recognize deep down, but...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
10 Ways To Grow Your Business, Despite The Economy
Nov 2010
How can other small businesses thrive in this economy? Differentiate yourself: "Web developers can be a dime a dozen," said Leila Johnson, founder and COO of Rio Rancho, N.M.-based Data-Scribe, a...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
Improve Your Small Biz: 6 Tips From Jim Collins
Oct 2010
Run a pocket of greatness. Too many business owners try to expand and do too many things well. If you know that you are the best at something, then focus on that and make it into what Collins...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
Mobility, Employees, Policies
Nov 2010
According to a 2009 survey by New York-based research firm Access Markets International (AMI) Partners, small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) are becoming increasingly mobile organizations. This...
Provided by Symantec
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White Papers
Bandwidth Bandits
Nov 2010
This paper will discuss how the Internet bandwidth is a finite and expensive resource that needs protection from spammers, criminals, hackers, time-wasters and employee misuse. Not only is it...
Provided by Symantec
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White Papers
Do You Know If You're Charging The Right Price?
Jan 2010
Competitive pricing is always a hot button issue with business owners. They know competitive prices will attract customers and that price is often the first piece of information buyers collect. So...
Provided by Curators of the University of Missouri
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White Papers
Ten Tips To Building Competitive Advantage
Jan 2010
Long-term business success involves creating, managing and exploiting assets and skills that competitors find difficult to match or counter. Developing this advantage is a continuing process, not...
Provided by Stengel Solutions
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White Papers
The 2009 BCG 100 New Global Challengers
Jan 2009
The new global challengers are formidable competitors. In many industries, they have already reached global leadership positions: several on the list rank among the top five in their industries in...
Provided by Boston Consulting Group
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White Papers
Gaining An Advantage by Collecting Information About Your Competitors
Jan 2010
As sales people, one love to complain about the competition. Unfortunately, complaining doesn't do any good. A better approach is to create a system to learn about the competition. Knowledge of...
Provided by SalesVantage.com
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White Papers
Variabilization
Mar 2009
Fixed costs have merit. They turn growth into scale effects and cost advantage - and ultimately into profit. The 19705 was the golden age of fixed costs, as companies rode the experience curve to...
Provided by Boston Consulting Group
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White Papers
Cannibalize Yourself Before Someone Else Does
Nov 2010
When someone proposes a new product that is similar to an older one ("Old reliable"), the question is always asked: "How much will this cannibalize 'Old reliable'?" Someone makes an estimate, and...
Provided by American Express
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Webcasts
Copy Exactly: Establishing Competitive Manufacturing Capabilities
Oct 2009
Intel was a marvel at technology and invention from its 1980's-era inception, recalls former Chairman of the Board and veteran company insider Craig Barrett. But the company's strong suit was not...
Provided by Stanford University
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White Papers
CEO View: Josep Oliu, Banco Sabadell
Aug 2010
From 1976 to 1982 there was a long deep crisis with a lot of consequences to the financial system, Oliu remembers. "This was mixed with the transition to the democratic regime in Spain and the...
Provided by INSEAD
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White Papers
Buying Companies For New Competencies: Is It Worth It?
Jan 2010
In fast-moving industries, large companies are increasingly using acquisitions as a strategy to obtain new competencies from smaller firms. The key aspect of the acquisition is to gain access to...
Provided by INSEAD
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White Papers
Using Proactive Law For Competitive Advantage
Aug 2010
This paper explores the distinctive characteristics of hybrid organizations; a new organizational form that expands the existing categories of organizations by bridging for the profit and...
Provided by University of Michigan (Ross)
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White Papers
What's Next For Innovation?
Jan 2010
Unfortunately, the "New normal" of constant change means there are no safe havens. Companies that turn inwards are sowing the seeds of their own destruction by creating opportunities for attackers...
Provided by Chief Executive Group
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White Papers
Rethinking Manufacturing Strategy
Jan 2010
Tweaking competitors and bucking trends, B. Braun Medical CEO Caroll Neubauer has been busy expanding U.S. production over the last few years, raising the domestic manufacturing payroll to about...
Provided by Chief Executive Group
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White Papers
Management, Strategic Management Theories And The Linkage With Organizational Competitive Advantage
Sep 2010
The main objective of this paper is to review the evolution of management theory, overview of strategic management theory and its linkage with the resource-based view (RBV) of the firm's...
Provided by Universiti Putra Malaysia
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White Papers
Japan's Manufacturing Competitiveness Strategy : Challenges For Japan, Opportunities For The United States
Apr 2009
After a 10-year period of economic stagnation, Japan is pursuing various tracks to promote the expansion of its economy and its manufacturing sector in particular. Japan is engaged in a cohesive...
Provided by International Trade Administration
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Whitepapers
Ovum Opinion - Oracle BPM Process Accelerators Are Ripe for Development
Sep 2012
A sizeable number of processes exist in every industry that vary much less across companies than processes that are closely tied to revenue generation and important differentiators. Such processes...
Provided by Oracle
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Webcasts
Fast Fashion: The Faster, The Better - Interview With Prof. Martínez de Albéniz
Dec 2009
Ordering two clothing collections a year is so last season. The latest trend in the sector is the "Fast fashion" model, used by companies such as Zara or H&M. IESE Professor Víctor Martínez de...
Provided by IESE School Of Business
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White Papers
Competitive Business Models For DTV Operators
Mar 2010
TV viewing is evolving from a lean-back to a lean-forward activity. The new TV services offer a higher degree of user participation than traditional TV viewing which is expected to influence users...
Provided by BizOpt Research
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White Papers
Three Truths to Guide SMBs Toward Capitalizing on the Economic Turnaround
Dec 2010
Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) around the world are facing a competitive environment more intense than ever. Changes in the economic environment that began in 2008 (and earlier in some...
Provided by SAP
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White Papers
China's Progress: Can It Breach The Great Wall?
Dec 2010
With China's ascent as the world's second-largest economy, it may just be a matter of time before it eclipses the United States in productivity. But will it evolve to become a high-income,...
Provided by INSEAD
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White Papers
Judgment: How Winning Leaders Make Great Calls
Nov 2007
Judgment is the essence of leadership. Whether it's CEOs, politicians, coaches or generals, the quality of a leader's judgment determines the fate of an entire organization. A new book, "Judgment:...
Provided by University of Michigan (Ross)
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White Papers
The Determinants Of Changes In The Organization Of Production
Mar 2009
In this paper the authors empirically examine the determinants of changes in the organization of production using detailed information on a data set from a new plant-level survey from 1003 plants...
Provided by IESE School Of Business
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White Papers
The Services Shift: Seizing The Ultimate Offshore Opportunity
Feb 2009
In their new book, The Services Shift: Seizing the Ultimate Offshore Opportunity (FT Press), authors Robert Kennedy and Ajay Sharma explore ways that outsourcing and offshoring are now impacting...
Provided by University of Michigan (Ross)
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White Papers
New Game Strategies To Create And Capture Value
Jun 2009
In his book Strategic Innovation (Routledge, 2009), professor Allan Afuah demonstrates the value of "New game" strategies in the face of rapid technological change and increasing globalization....
Provided by University of Michigan (Ross)
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White Papers
The Slippery Slope Of A Damaged Reputation
Jan 2010
If you want to sell a laptop or get rid of a coin collection, chances are you'll find a buyer on eBay. But if you are a regular eBay seller with an impeccable reputation, beware of your first...
Provided by IESE School Of Business
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White Papers
Businesses Can Win The Competition With Open-Source Technology
Sep 2008
How can a business compete with a free product? It's not easy, and it's more than just a theoretical question. U.S. newspapers are finding it difficult to compete with free news and the commentary...
Provided by Stanford University
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White Papers
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
Japan And Her Dealings With Offshoring: An Empirical Analysis With Aggregate Data
Jul 2009
First moves towards a real understanding of the offshoring phenomenon date back to very recent times, with employment and productivity effects occupying much of the literature around the subject....
Provided by IESE School Of Business
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White Papers
Firms Survive By Recognizing Fundamental Industry Changes
Sep 2008
Enduring companies survive because employees throughout the firm, not just those in the executive suite, learn to keep an eye on how related industries are evolving. Longevity comes not just from...
Provided by Stanford University
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White Papers
2008 Supply Chain Monitor "How Mature Is the Green Supply Chain?"
Feb 2008
Limiting damage to the environment is the major challenge society faces over the coming years. Now that companies are beginning to step up their environmental programs, their objective is to...
Provided by ESCP Europe
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White Papers
Power Trip: CEOs And Firm Performance
Mar 2009
Despite the public outcry over CEO pay and abuses of authority, powerful chief executives can be good for the bottom line. E. Han Kim, professor of finance at U-M's Ross School of Business, says...
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
An Economic Analysis Of Tradesecret Protection In Buyer-Seller Relationships
Jun 2008
The economic analysis of trade-secret protection has traditionally focused on the interests of companies to conceal information from competitors in order to gain a competitive advantage through...
Provided by Kellogg / WHU-Otto Beisheim School
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White Papers
Competitor-Oriented Objectives: The Myth Of Market Share
Dec 2007
Competitor-oriented objectives, such as market-share targets, are promoted by academics and are commonly used by firms. A 1996 review of the evidence, summarized in this paper, found that...
Provided by University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
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White Papers
Can´t Compete With Costs? Use Culture Instead
Jan 2008
Competing in quality and innovation is the strategy of the future for industries affected by outsourcing and growing competition from surrounding countries, says IESE Prof. Xavier Vives in his...
Provided by IESE School Of Business
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Whitepapers
Battle Of The Brands: Brand Manager Mistakes Boosting Store Brand Market Share
Apr 2010
Consumers opting for less expensive store brand products over their name brand competition may seem like a given in a recession. But new research has found that even when the economy is flush,...
Provided by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Kenan-Flagler)
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White Papers
Supply Chain Strategies For Sustainable Companies
Apr 2008
Companies can make money while operating in socially responsible and environmentally friendly ways. It just takes what supply chain expert Hau Lee calls the Triple-A approach - having agility,...
Provided by Stanford University
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White Papers
Better Management Through Better HR
Jun 2009
As the economic downturn rides roughshod over the nation's workforce, human resources professionals face a wide range of new challenges. Whether protecting a collective culture or protecting one's...
Provided by University of Michigan (Ross)
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White Papers
Benchmarking The Single Family Office: Identifying The Performance Drivers
Nov 2009
A Single Family Office (SFO) is a professional organization, owned and controlled by a single wealthy family, dedicated to managing the personal and financial affairs of family members. In...
Provided by IESE School Of Business
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White Papers
Delegation Vs. Control Of Component Procurement Under Asymmetric Cost Information & Price-Only Contracts
Apr 2009
A manufacturer must choose to delegate component procurement to her tier-1 supplier, or to control component procurement by contracting with both the tier-1 supplier and the tier-2 component...
Provided by Stanford University
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White Papers
Improving Workplace Conditions Through Strategic Enforcement
May 2010
The challenges facing the major agencies in the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) that regulate conditions in the workplace are daunting. Public policies on health and safety, discrimination, and...
Provided by Boston University School of Management
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White Papers
Staffing And Control Of Many-Server Service Systems
Apr 2008
This paper considers large-scale service systems with multiple customer classes and agent types. Customers are classified according to their processing requirements, service-level guarantees, or...
Provided by Columbia University
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White Papers
Moral Hazard, Firms' Internal Governance And Management Earnings Forecasts
Sep 2009
This paper investigates the role of management earnings forecasts in mitigating information asymmetry between investors and managers relating to moral hazard, and explains how earnings guidance...
Provided by Northwestern University (Kellogg)
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White Papers
Innovative Conduct In Computing And Internet Markets
Oct 2009
How has innovative and competitive behavior in computing and internet markets evolved over the past half century? This paper discusses these questions in light of six topics: the limited role for...
Provided by Northwestern University (Kellogg)
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White Papers
Does Competition Lead To Efficiency? The Case of EU Commercial Banks
Jan 2009
Using bank level balance sheet data for commercial banks in the major EU banking markets, this paper aims to shed some light on the recent developments in competition, concentration and bank...
Provided by City University of London (Cass)
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White Papers
To Avoid Being Blindsided, Develop Your Peripheral Vision
May 2010
Your competitor launches a product that knocks yours off the shelf - and you didn't see it coming. Another slashes prices, and yet another expands into another industry and achieves outstanding...
Provided by University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
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White Papers
How E.U. Brands Can Stay Competitive
Jan 2010
A lot has changed in Europe since the first trademarks were registered in France in 1856. Trademark registration grew significantly throughout the 20th century, with 1.1 million new brands...
Provided by IESE School Of Business
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Case Studies
A Canadian Technology Company Embarks On Expansion Strategy In China
Jan 2010
When a large and successful Canadian technology company needed to build its business in the lucrative Chinese market, it found the road to profitability was not a simple one. The company - a...
Provided by Deloitte LLP
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White Papers
Beat The Clock: How Companies Can Use Time To Their Competitive Advantage
Oct 2009
When it comes to designing products and services, companies would do well to keep in mind the old saying "Time is money." History suggests that by helping consumers save time or more fully enjoy...
Provided by Dow Jones & Company
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Case Studies
How Roles And Functions Contribute To Competitive Advantage
Jul 2008
A Nottingham County Surveyor, Edgar Purnell Hooley, discovered tarmac by accident in the early 20th century. He found a barrel of tar had spilled onto the road at a local ironworks. This had mixed...
Provided by MBA Publishing
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White Papers
Four Tools For Achieving Spectacular Growth
Mar 2010
Opportunities for growth abound, and every organization wants to position itself to take advantage. But the failure rate of growth strategies is high. How can you determine which opportunities...
Provided by University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
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White Papers
Collaborating To Compete: The Rise Of "Coopetition" And Strategic Alliances
Mar 2008
In a world of high uncertainty and greater interdependence, companies often cooperate to compete. Rivals may go head-to-head in certain areas, and declare a truce in others. With the rising...
Provided by University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
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White Papers
A Time To Harvest: This Could Be The Time To Cut R&D And Marketing
Mar 2009
"At the M Planet Conference in late January, Anne Mulcahy, Chairman and CEO of Xerox Corporation, remarked that this is the time to invest in R&D. Wharton Professor of Marketing David Reibstein,...
Provided by University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
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White Papers
A Dose Of Healthy Paranoia Brings Sound Financial Rewards
Dec 2009
"Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, commenting on his company's recent better-than-expected earnings, noted that the company's eReader, Kindle, is their top-selling item by both unit sales and dollars. During...
Provided by University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
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White Papers
Holding On To your Place At The Top: Maintaining Competitive Advantage
Jan 2010
When Progressive Insurance began providing quotes for its competitors' policies to potential customers, many in the industry scoffed. The move seemed counterintuitive for a company driven to...
Provided by University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
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White Papers
Why Would I Want To Distinguish My Company From The Competition..
Mar 2008
Today the competition in business is more stronger, more aggressive and less sensitive to the impact it has on local competition. We only have to look at category killer stores (BestBuy, CompUSA,...
Provided by Planned Growth Business Development Solutions
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White Papers
Making Growth Happen - How To Manage Growth Initiatives Effectively
Mar 2008
No matter the macroeconomic context, companies pursue top-line growth to foster their competitive advantage, and many use strategic initiatives to deliver against ambitious plans. But such...
Provided by Booz Allen Hamilton
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White Papers
Market Research China - Chinese Consumer Behavior
May 2010
This paper is intended at the smart investor, looking to provide useful details about Chinese marketing and other similar aspects. The Chinese economic market is defined by a number of distinct...
Provided by Free Articles Directory
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White Papers
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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White Papers
14 Big Businesses That Started In A Recession
Jan 2010
It might seem counterintuitive to start a new business when the economy is in the dumps. But a recession can actually be the ideal time for launching a company. In fact, many well-known and...
Provided by Tippit
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White Papers
Taking The Next Big Step For Your Business
Oct 2010
While many businesses do grow in spurts, some women-owned businesses seem to get stuck in the periods between growth spurts. According to the Center for Women's Business Research, women-owned...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
How To Succeed At Failure
Sep 2010
Recognizing failure and recovering from mistakes are essential skills for any entrepreneur. The impending failure of a business is something that you will instinctively recognize deep down, but...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
10 Ways To Grow Your Business, Despite The Economy
Nov 2010
How can other small businesses thrive in this economy? Differentiate yourself: "Web developers can be a dime a dozen," said Leila Johnson, founder and COO of Rio Rancho, N.M.-based Data-Scribe, a...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
Improve Your Small Biz: 6 Tips From Jim Collins
Oct 2010
Run a pocket of greatness. Too many business owners try to expand and do too many things well. If you know that you are the best at something, then focus on that and make it into what Collins...
Provided by American Express
-
White Papers
Mobility, Employees, Policies
Nov 2010
According to a 2009 survey by New York-based research firm Access Markets International (AMI) Partners, small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) are becoming increasingly mobile organizations. This...
Provided by Symantec
-
White Papers
Bandwidth Bandits
Nov 2010
This paper will discuss how the Internet bandwidth is a finite and expensive resource that needs protection from spammers, criminals, hackers, time-wasters and employee misuse. Not only is it...
Provided by Symantec
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White Papers
Do You Know If You're Charging The Right Price?
Jan 2010
Competitive pricing is always a hot button issue with business owners. They know competitive prices will attract customers and that price is often the first piece of information buyers collect. So...
Provided by Curators of the University of Missouri
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White Papers
Ten Tips To Building Competitive Advantage
Jan 2010
Long-term business success involves creating, managing and exploiting assets and skills that competitors find difficult to match or counter. Developing this advantage is a continuing process, not...
Provided by Stengel Solutions
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White Papers
The 2009 BCG 100 New Global Challengers
Jan 2009
The new global challengers are formidable competitors. In many industries, they have already reached global leadership positions: several on the list rank among the top five in their industries in...
Provided by Boston Consulting Group
-
White Papers
Gaining An Advantage by Collecting Information About Your Competitors
Jan 2010
As sales people, one love to complain about the competition. Unfortunately, complaining doesn't do any good. A better approach is to create a system to learn about the competition. Knowledge of...
Provided by SalesVantage.com
-
White Papers
Variabilization
Mar 2009
Fixed costs have merit. They turn growth into scale effects and cost advantage - and ultimately into profit. The 19705 was the golden age of fixed costs, as companies rode the experience curve to...
Provided by Boston Consulting Group
-
White Papers
Cannibalize Yourself Before Someone Else Does
Nov 2010
When someone proposes a new product that is similar to an older one ("Old reliable"), the question is always asked: "How much will this cannibalize 'Old reliable'?" Someone makes an estimate, and...
Provided by American Express
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Webcasts
Copy Exactly: Establishing Competitive Manufacturing Capabilities
Oct 2009
Intel was a marvel at technology and invention from its 1980's-era inception, recalls former Chairman of the Board and veteran company insider Craig Barrett. But the company's strong suit was not...
Provided by Stanford University
-
White Papers
CEO View: Josep Oliu, Banco Sabadell
Aug 2010
From 1976 to 1982 there was a long deep crisis with a lot of consequences to the financial system, Oliu remembers. "This was mixed with the transition to the democratic regime in Spain and the...
Provided by INSEAD
-
White Papers
Buying Companies For New Competencies: Is It Worth It?
Jan 2010
In fast-moving industries, large companies are increasingly using acquisitions as a strategy to obtain new competencies from smaller firms. The key aspect of the acquisition is to gain access to...
Provided by INSEAD
-
White Papers
Using Proactive Law For Competitive Advantage
Aug 2010
This paper explores the distinctive characteristics of hybrid organizations; a new organizational form that expands the existing categories of organizations by bridging for the profit and...
Provided by University of Michigan (Ross)
-
White Papers
What's Next For Innovation?
Jan 2010
Unfortunately, the "New normal" of constant change means there are no safe havens. Companies that turn inwards are sowing the seeds of their own destruction by creating opportunities for attackers...
Provided by Chief Executive Group
-
White Papers
Rethinking Manufacturing Strategy
Jan 2010
Tweaking competitors and bucking trends, B. Braun Medical CEO Caroll Neubauer has been busy expanding U.S. production over the last few years, raising the domestic manufacturing payroll to about...
Provided by Chief Executive Group
-
White Papers
Management, Strategic Management Theories And The Linkage With Organizational Competitive Advantage
Sep 2010
The main objective of this paper is to review the evolution of management theory, overview of strategic management theory and its linkage with the resource-based view (RBV) of the firm's...
Provided by Universiti Putra Malaysia
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White Papers
Japan's Manufacturing Competitiveness Strategy : Challenges For Japan, Opportunities For The United States
Apr 2009
After a 10-year period of economic stagnation, Japan is pursuing various tracks to promote the expansion of its economy and its manufacturing sector in particular. Japan is engaged in a cohesive...
Provided by International Trade Administration
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Whitepapers
Ovum Opinion - Oracle BPM Process Accelerators Are Ripe for Development
Sep 2012
A sizeable number of processes exist in every industry that vary much less across companies than processes that are closely tied to revenue generation and important differentiators. Such processes...
Provided by Oracle
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Webcasts
Fast Fashion: The Faster, The Better - Interview With Prof. Martínez de Albéniz
Dec 2009
Ordering two clothing collections a year is so last season. The latest trend in the sector is the "Fast fashion" model, used by companies such as Zara or H&M. IESE Professor Víctor Martínez de...
Provided by IESE School Of Business
-
White Papers
Competitive Business Models For DTV Operators
Mar 2010
TV viewing is evolving from a lean-back to a lean-forward activity. The new TV services offer a higher degree of user participation than traditional TV viewing which is expected to influence users...
Provided by BizOpt Research
-
White Papers
Three Truths to Guide SMBs Toward Capitalizing on the Economic Turnaround
Dec 2010
Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) around the world are facing a competitive environment more intense than ever. Changes in the economic environment that began in 2008 (and earlier in some...
Provided by SAP
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White Papers
China's Progress: Can It Breach The Great Wall?
Dec 2010
With China's ascent as the world's second-largest economy, it may just be a matter of time before it eclipses the United States in productivity. But will it evolve to become a high-income,...
Provided by INSEAD
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White Papers
MicroHoo: Lessons From A Takeover Attempt
Jul 2010
On February 1, 2008, Microsoft offered $43.7 billion for Yahoo. This was a milestone in the Microsoft versus Google battle to control the internet search industry and the related online...
Provided by University of California, Los Angeles (Anderson)
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White Papers
Revisiting Economizing As A Fundamental Strategy
Oct 2010
The current competitive landscape calls for firms to consider rivals in current markets and invisible competitors across the far reaches of the globe. The playing field is increasingly more uneven...
Provided by University of Northern Colorado
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Webcasts
Renewable Energy And Competition
Mar 2008
In this webcast the panel describes about renewable energy and competition. 'The panelists are Rob Gramlich, Policy Director of the American Wind Energy Association; Barry Rabe, Professor of...
Provided by Regents of the University of Michigan
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Whitepapers
Reducing IT Operational Costs With IBM Power Systems Cloud Solutions
Oct 2010
This paper describes an approach to help answer this question. This paper first examined the challenge of IT labor costs. The authors then introduced the key components of the Power Systems cloud...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
Ubiquitous Collaboration: An IT Research Paradigm
Jan 2008
Global competition is stimulating an evolutionary merger of collaborative environments and ubiquitous computing making anywhere, anytime collaboration possible. Ubiquitous collaboration, a...
Provided by National University
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Strategic Planning Related To Business Management And Competitive Collegiate Chess: A Comparative Analysis
Feb 2009
This study provides a comparative analysis relating to various strategies utilized within both the field of business management and within the field of collegiate level competitive chess. Related...
Provided by University of Texas
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Best Practices for Budgeting, Forecasting and Reporting
Dec 2005
By combining best practices with technology, companies can consistently deliver a more timely, accurate, and flexible plan; strengthen the link between strategic objectives and operational and...
Provided by Adaptive Planning
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Competition And Resource Sensitivity In Marriage And Roommate Markets
Dec 2008
The authors consider one-to-one matching markets in which agents can either be matched as pairs or remain single. In these so-called roommate markets agents are consumers and resources at the same...
Provided by Harvard Business School
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For CEO-s Only Creating A New Company For A New Economy
Jan 2011
This is a challenging time for executives. Companies are now finding that they need to reinvent themselves to keep up with the demands of global expansion, changing technologies, and attracting...
Provided by Business Forum Institute
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Linking Sales Performance & Technology To Create Competitive Advantage
Dec 2009
Most corporations are experiencing intense pressure for financial performance and growth in the face of worldwide competition. Even companies which currently enjoy a major share of market,...
Provided by GSP & Associates
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Competitiveness And Innovation Synthesis In The Integrated Global Economy
Jun 2010
The paper aims to show that the main and most important prerequisite for successful business development in the integrated global market becomes improvement of the competitiveness of countries and...
Provided by Vilnius University
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An Analysis Of Slovakia Using Competitive Advantage, Core Competence Concepts: Implications For Lithuanian Business
Mar 2009
This paper analyses Slovak business environment and opportunities using the concepts of National Competitive Advantage and Core Competence. These are two fundamental concepts in the literature on...
Provided by Vilniaus Universiteto Leidykla
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Competitive Equilibrium In Markets For Votes
Aug 2010
The authors develop a competitive equilibrium theory of a market for votes. Before voting on a binary issue, individuals may buy and sell their votes with each other. They define the concept of Ex...
Provided by National Bureau of Economic Research
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The Process Of The Strategic Management Model Formation And Application In The Lithuanian Health Care System
Nov 2009
Today the ability to adapt to the constant and rapidly changing environment conditions is becoming the main factor of the success of the health care system Integration into the international area,...
Provided by Vilnius University
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New Approaches To Competition Policy
Nov 2009
Competition policy is an important part of economic policy in each country. Due to the influence of the development of globalization processes in the world, the competition policy has gradually...
Provided by Vilniaus Universiteto Leidykla
