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Knowing Beats Guessing How Governments Are Using Analytics To Improve Service And Efficiency
Jun 2008
In more and more tax jurisdictions worldwide, government agencies are starting to use advanced analytics methods to answer such questions, improving their revenue collection systems while...
Provided by Accenture
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Small Business Recession Tactics
Dec 2009
So, it is official. We are in a recession. Should you open a new business? Should you be in the small business capital market right now? The simple answer is YES! This paper used real world...
Provided by ABC Business Consulting
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Rapid And Sustained Cost Management: The Winning Edge In Uncertain Times
Sep 2009
In times of economic uncertainty, organizations have two fundamental choices: hunker down or strengthen their strategic positions. What is the winning strategy? Accenture's High Performance...
Provided by Accenture
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If You're Not Making Money Now, You Never Will
Feb 2008
It's Boom Time. Across the board, business in our country has never been stronger. Strong employment. Strong retail sales figures. Overall growth that doubles official estimates. We're the world's...
Provided by ActionCOACH
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Walk Away From Your Business For A Lifestyle Of Dreams
Jun 2008
Here are six tips for designing and implementing business strategies and systems that work - and earn more money - while their owners' enjoy living out their dreams. (1) Spend more time dreaming...
Provided by ActionCOACH
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Strategy As Learning
Apr 2010
Businesses that seek sustainable competitive advantage must set aside the view that strategy is planning and embrace the idea that strategy is learning, says Willie Pietersen - Professor of the...
Provided by Columbia University
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When To Walk Away From A Deal
Nov 2007
Is your company prone to 'Deal fever - getting so excited while pursuing acquisitions that it skimps on due diligence? Caught up in the thrill of the chase, many firms use due diligence to justify...
Provided by Harvard Business School Publishing
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The Green Link To High Performance In Retail
Aug 2007
Going green isn't just good for the environment - it's good for business too. By making green a core value, involving the entire enterprise in a process of transformation that embraces all of the...
Provided by Accenture
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Case Studies
Corporate Responsibility And Sustainability In Retail
Jan 2010
A large U.S. based consumer goods retailer realized that to offer goods at outlet prices, it needed to keep its own costs under tight control along with extracting total value for money with its...
Provided by Deloitte LLP
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Aligning People, Processes And Technology To Drive Profitability In The Retail Sector
May 2010
A leading discount retailer realized that they had a problem with turnover, but was unsure about how much turnover was really costing it beyond the typical "HR Costs." Also, the company was...
Provided by Deloitte LLP
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Sustainable Procurement
Mar 2009
Businesses are under increasing pressure from multiple forces to become more sustainable and cost competitive. The drivers include an increasing focus on social and behavioral responsibility, as...
Provided by Accenture
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Mergers And Acquisitions: Planning And Executing For Success
Oct 2008
Mergers and acquisitions are always challenging, but today's deals represent an altogether different breed. When transactions move this quickly and the time for due diligence is compressed, risks...
Provided by Accenture
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What Being In Business Really Means
Mar 2008
Ever thought you'd like to be in business? Lots of people do! Many of these same people perceive that being in business really means 1) making the big bucks; 2) working fewer hours; 3) building up...
Provided by Planned Growth Business Development Solutions
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How To Present An Executive Scorecard
Jan 2010
One of the most challenging and stressful situations is presenting a performance scorecard or ROI results to an executive team. The challenge is convincing this highly skeptical and critical group...
Provided by Executive Business Advisers
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The Winning Edge In Uncertain Times: Improving Performance Through Rapid And Sustained Cost Management
Sep 2009
In times of economic uncertainty, organizations have two fundamental choices: hunker down or strengthen their strategic positions. What is the winning strategy? Accenture's High Performance...
Provided by Accenture
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Are You The Weakest Link In Your Company's Supply Chain?
Aug 2007
Do you know how your company's supply chain is performing? If not, you risk alienating customers and suppliers, eroding shareholder value, and losing control of your fixed costs. These are...
Provided by Executive Business Advisers
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How To Manage Scorecard Feedback
Jan 2010
The most important reason for collecting performance scorecard data is to provide feedback so that adjustments or changes within the organization can be made in a timely manner. The process for...
Provided by Executive Business Advisers
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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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Positioning Your Business To Stand Out From The Crowd
Mar 2008
No business exists in a vacuum. In the marketplace alongside of you are competitive products/services and companies. Like it or not, potential customers have a certain perception of your company...
Provided by Planned Growth Business Development Solutions
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Touching Customers Regularly ? Why?
Mar 2008
The market - both consumers and the business community receive a large number of emails together with direct mail letters/catalogs - all focused on convincing them that another vendor can serve...
Provided by Planned Growth Business Development Solutions
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In-Vehicle Infotainment A View Of The European Marketplace
Mar 2010
A number of trends are impacting the automotive industry, creating fertile ground for change. These drivers will need in-vehicle systems to help them more readily navigate congested city roadways,...
Provided by Accenture
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How To Collect The Best Scorecard Data
Jan 2010
The fundamental premise for measuring an organization or project is to collect data directly related to the objectives of the company. To help organizations focus on the desired measurements, a...
Provided by Executive Business Advisers
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How To Develop A Strategy Scorecard
Jan 2010
Leading organizations have found the performance scorecards that map to their business strategy. Leading organizations have broken away from the traditional measurement techniques and software,...
Provided by Executive Business Advisers
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Helping India On The Journey To High Performance
Nov 2009
The world's business media now devote plenty of ink to India's energetic giants such as Tata, Reliance and Bharti Airtel. Business leaders around the world are increasingly familiar with 'Sunrise'...
Provided by Accenture
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Tips For Competing Against The Big Box Stores
Mar 2008
Resellers nationwide are struggling with the big box stores encroaching on their product mix surf. They get upset, complain to their friends and contemporaries, try and get their local politicians...
Provided by Planned Growth Business Development Solutions
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When Are Emerging Markets No Longer 'Emerging'?
Apr 2009
Call them the darlings of the global market - the economies of India, China and Brazil have exploded in recent years, igniting both business opportunities and challenges. These countries are...
Provided by University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
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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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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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Ultimate Leadership: Winning Execution Strategies For Your Situation
May 2008
There is no single style of leadership that works. But there are basic principles of leadership that all effective leaders apply regardless of their personal style of leadership. This paper is...
Provided by University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
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High Performance In A Volatile World: Seven Imperatives For Achieving Dynamic Supply Chains
May 2009
Increasing economic volatility has severely disrupted the supply chains of companies across industries. Rapid swings in the availability and price of key commodities, major currency fluctuations,...
Provided by Accenture
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Analytics At Work: Smarter Decisions, Better Results
Oct 2009
Never before has there been a more important time for organizations to make better decisions based on fact-based analytics. The financial crisis revealed the price of unreasoned assumptions, and...
Provided by Accenture
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Case Studies
Waste Business Finds A Buyer Despite Lack Of Financial Details
Jan 2010
Allied Waste Services Inc. has a number of landfills and waste collection centers in Canada that were put up for sale. The problem in this case was that there was a shortage of buyers because the...
Provided by Deloitte LLP
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Case Studies
How Roles And Functions Contribute To Organisational Performance
Jul 2009
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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Organic Growth: Rethinking Segments To Find Opportunities
Feb 2009
In a belt-tightening time, premium-priced organic foods may seem like a losing proposition. But as Wharton Professor Ian MacMillan walked through the aisles of a local Whole Foods supermarket...
Provided by University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
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Tesco's Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives
Feb 2010
This case study illustrates the issue with Tesco, UK's top retailer. Retailing is a huge, diverse and dynamic sector of the UK economy offering a range of goods and services to consumers. Tesco...
Provided by IBS Case Development Centre
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Case Studies
Case Study Of Nickel Smelter: Profit Bolstered During Hard Times
Jan 2010
Deloitte was contacted by a smelter's manager from Ontario to assist them in reducing the weighted average cost to produce a pound of nickel and copper by 20 cents to $1.30 to cope with worldwide...
Provided by Deloitte LLP
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SWOT Analysis And Sustainable Business Planning
Jul 2009
IKEA is an internationally known home furnishing retailer. It has grown rapidly since it was founded in 1943. IKEA stores include restaurants and cafés serving typical Swedish food. They also have...
Provided by MBA Publishing
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Case Studies
Carlos Ghosn As CEO Of Nissan And Renault: Can He Rework The 'Nissan Magic'?
Feb 2010
In March 1999, Renault, the then ninth carmaker in the world announced its alliance with Nissan investing $5.4 billion. The alliance had helped both the companies equally, in terms of cost savings...
Provided by IBS Case Development Centre
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Wharton On Career Management: Getting In, Getting Ahead, And Getting Out - Gracefully
Nov 2008
A generation ago, employees never had to worry much about managing their careers; their companies did it for them. As anyone knows who has been in the workforce for the last decade, times have...
Provided by University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
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Wharton On Career Management In Turbulent Times
Apr 2009
Navigating a career path - not to mention a particular job - can sometimes seem like shooting the rapids in a kayak. Change inside an organization, within an industry and in the overall economy...
Provided by University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
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E-Waste Take-Back System Design And Policy Approaches
Jan 2009
Commercial entities often use direct pick-up as a collection mechanism, particularly when collecting e-waste from other commercial clients who generate significant volumes of e-waste (i.e.,...
Provided by StEP
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Royal Dutch Shell: Company Strategies For Dealing With Environmental Issues
Jul 2010
The intricate interplay among environmental pressure groups, oil companies, and governments is revealed from the perspective of the Anglo-Dutch company Royal Dutch Shell. An examination of three...
Provided by Harvard Business School
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Fear Of Rejection? Tiered Certification And Transparency
Oct 2008
The paper explores three related strategic dimensions of the certification market: the publicity given to applications, the coarseness of rating patterns and the sellers' dynamic certification...
Provided by Harvard Business School
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Enterprise-wide CAPA Management To Help Comply With FDA Requirements
Jan 2011
With new products to market faster, customer satisfaction and compliance to FDA regulations, medical device manufacturers need to rethink their strategy for consistent, enterprise-wide compliance...
Provided by MetricStream
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Building The Case For Best-Of-Breed Workforce Management Vendors
Aug 2010
According to the PELORUS 2009 Workforce Management Report, workforce management solutions have come a long way since the early iterations which were hard to use and error-prone, particularly with...
Provided by Pipkins
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Corporate Gifts & Entertainment Policy
May 2010
Managing the offering and receiving of corporate gifts, entertainment and travel has become increasingly important in today's environment of increasing regulatory oversight. Gifts given with the...
Provided by Red Flag Group
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Earnings Management And The Market Performance Of Stock Dividend Issuing Firms: NZ Evidence
Jun 2008
The authors examine the performance of stock dividend issuing firms in New Zealand and find that stock dividends provide management with incentives to manipulate earnings. During the sample period...
Provided by Auckland University of Technology
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In Favor Of Clear Thinking: Incorporating Moral Rules Into A Wise Cost-benefit Analysis
Jul 2009
The authors have contributed an interesting paper on the comparative benefit of moral rules versus cost-benefit analysis. Many of their specific comments are accurate, useful, and insightful. At...
Provided by Harvard University
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Negotiating The Path Of Abraham
Dec 2009
In the face of daunting barriers, the Abraham Path Initiative envisions uncovering and revitalizing a route of cultural tourism that follows the path of Abraham and his family some 4000 years ago...
Provided by Harvard Business School
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7 Tips for Negotiating Win-Win Telecom Contracts that Don't Cost More than You Bargained
Jan 2011
It has been a tough year for IT and telecom and the hangover promises to be around a bit longer as we take stock of the drastic reactionary measures we rushed into place to stop the cost...
Provided by ProfitLine
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Do Bonuses Enhance Sales Productivity? A Dynamic Structural Analysis Of Bonus- Based Compensation Plans
Oct 2010
The author estimates a dynamic structural model of sales force response to a bonus based compensation plan. The paper has two main methodological innovations: First, they implement empirically the...
Provided by Yale School of Management
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Sustainable Accessibility: A Grand Challenge For The World And For MIT
Feb 2010
Transportation systems, as we know them today, will simply not sustain the worlds' growing population. John Sterman says it is self-evident that the current transportation model simply will not...
Provided by Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Creating A Game Plan For Transition To A Sustainable Economy
Nov 2009
The "Chief inspired protagonist" of one of the nation's oldest and most successful green manufacturers apologizes for delivering a talk "More depressing than expected." While discussing the...
Provided by Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Achieving U.S. Energy Security Through Energy Diversity
Oct 2008
We've been spoiled as a nation, says Bob Malone. For decades, energy was inexpensive and abundant, and most Americans took it for granted. Recently "We've seen the world change around us."...
Provided by Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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What (If Anything) Should Be Done About Improving The System Of Electing A President?
Oct 2008
As David King puts it, "The Constitution has an on the one hand, on the other quality," and the Electoral College seems a focal point for contrariness and ambivalence. King ticks off areas where...
Provided by Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Opportunities In Infrastructure And Built Environments
Sep 2008
Half the world's population currently lives in cities, and that number is spiraling upward, as urban settlements gobble up most of the world's natural resources and emit the most pollutants. No...
Provided by Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Climate Change: Challenges And Opportunities For Business And Society
Sep 2008
Richard Locke explains, sustainability is not an "In vogue concept" that is about environment or climate change. Rather, it is "An incredible opportunity for new business, and for existing...
Provided by Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Building Technology, Talent And Policy Bridges To A Low-Carbon Future
Apr 2008
After 20-plus years in the utility industry, James Rogers is emphatic that we must "Build a bridge to a low carbon world." He confesses to a missionary zeal around clean energy, and to the fact...
Provided by Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Agents Of Change: Model Partnerships With Academia
Jan 2008
In Sweden, Lennart Billfalk says, universities have historically cooperated with industry. In the 1980s, when interest in electrical engineering was waning, Billfalk's Vattenfall power company...
Provided by Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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How Would Climate Change Influence Society In The 21st Century?
Jan 2008
The rising public awareness of climate change, says MIT President Susan Hockfield, comes with a price. "The public dialogue has evolved from nothing is wrong, so we need to do nothing, to...
Provided by Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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An Empirical Investigation Of The Existence Of Organizational Typologies
Jan 2010
This paper presents the findings of analyses of the database of twenty-one organizational value characteristics sampled through surveys from three professional organizations, direct marketing,...
Provided by Western Connecticut State University
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EPA Policy Exchange In A Current Market-Political Economy: The Parallel-Political Marketplace Approach
Feb 2009
Several case studies of social political marketing efforts have been published; however, few attempts have been made to move beyond the reporting of case studies toward the development of a...
Provided by Clark Atlanta University
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A Profile Of The Corporate Treasurer
Feb 2009
Numerous papers have been published concerning the characteristics of Fortune 500 CEOs and CFOs. Although there is a vast amount of information available regarding the duties and responsibilities...
Provided by University of West Florida
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Entrepreneurship And Free, Prosperous Society
Jan 2011
Jack Leslie, Chairman of Weber Shandwick, discusses the lessons he learned regarding emerging economies and entrepreneurship. First, Leslie argues that the creation of freedom and prosperity comes...
Provided by Stanford University
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Beyond Cape Wind: The Challenge Of Siting Renewable Energy Facilities
Dec 2009
In this webcast Mr. Whitcomb, co-author of the book "Cape Wind: Celebrity, Energy, Class Politics, and a Valiant Battle for Unobstructed Ocean Views on Nantucket Sound" discusses the controversial...
Provided by Regents of the University of Michigan
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The Middle Kingdom: Civilization State Or Nation State?
Jan 2011
China is a conundrum: past, present and possibly the future. Even as it is on course to overshadow the US as the next dominant economic superpower, author Martin Jacques argues that it will never...
Provided by INSEAD
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The Social Entrepreneur: Getting Results Where Angels Fear To Tread
Dec 2010
Social entrepreneurs see a problem that they feel compelled to resolve show the world a solution, and start implementing it," says Santos. "They deploy it through entrepreneurial action and get...
Provided by INSEAD
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Putting Europe Back On Track
Aug 2010
There is a before and after in every crisis, says Bruno Lanvin, Executive Director of the INSEAD eLab and one of the authors of the report. "The belief among many analysts and observers is that...
Provided by INSEAD
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When Being Green Pays
Dec 2010
Environmental issues are becoming increasingly hard to ignore these days. For many companies, it has become a license to operate. Those who don't consider the environmental impact of their...
Provided by INSEAD
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Idealism And Business Are Not Incompatible, Says Banyan Tree Founder
Aug 2010
Can business and philanthropy mix? According to the founder of the luxury Banyan Tree hotel group, Ho Kwon Ping, this oft-asked question needs some serious re-examining. There need not be a...
Provided by INSEAD
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ERP And Success Factors
Feb 2010
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems are designed to integrate an organization's business activities through business process reengineering. Most organizations intend to reach seamless...
Provided by Argosy University
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Emotional Intelligence: Pedagogical Considerations For Skills-Based Learning In Business Communication Courses
Mar 2010
This study investigates the effect of Emotional Intelligence (EQ) training on student satisfaction with the collaborative writing process and product. Business communication students at an...
Provided by Sam Houston State University
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The Determinants Of Foreign Box Office Revenue For English Language Movies
Jun 2009
This paper examines the determinants of foreign box office revenue for English language movies. The sample consists of 449 films released during 2006-2008. Regression results indicate the primary...
Provided by West Texas A&M University
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Manufacturing Firms And Hyperinflation- Survival Options: The Case Of Zimbabwe Manufacturers (2005-2008)
Oct 2010
This paper assesses the survival strategies implemented by manufacturing firms during hyperinflationary period 2005 to 2008 in Zimbabwe. Evidence from literature reviewed indicated that firms can...
Provided by University of Zimbabwe
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Perceived Effort Saved's Influence On Perceptions Of Effort And Accuracy
Jun 2009
The cost-benefit framework is a well established behavioral decision making theory and has shown remarkable consistency across a wide range of studies. One of the frameworks main tenets is that...
Provided by University of Nebraska
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A Future Rich In Opportunity: Internal Audit Must Seize Opportunities To Enhance Its Relevancy
Apr 2010
Most consumer-oriented companies continue to face significant challenges, and growth overwhelmingly tops the list. In addition, the reputation of financial services and the automotive industries...
Provided by PricewaterhouseCoopers
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Treasury Management In China: A Survey Of Organizations Doing Business In China
May 2008
Just as rules and regulations have changed in China, so too have approaches to establishing a business in that country and to banking there. While the outlook for business growth is positive, the...
Provided by Association for Financial Professionals
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How To Complete The M&A Integration Process, Minimize Disruptions, And Achieve Desired Synergies
Oct 2009
Research shows that most mergers and acquisitions fail to meet the expectations set for them. Despite the best intentions, deals often fall short when the time comes to begin translating carefully...
Provided by PricewaterhouseCoopers
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Mobile Line-of-Business Applications For The Midsize Business : An ROI Analysis
Jun 2008
Mobile solutions continue to make inroads into companies of all sizes. Once perceived as an ad hoc solution or tool, mobile solutions have become key components of core business processes. The...
Provided by IDC
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Management Excellence Framework: Investigate To Invest
Oct 2009
External stakeholders ask not for a budget, but for projections, forecasts and market guidance. If you miss external trends that have an impact on your business the repercussions can be serious....
Provided by Oracle
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High Performance In A Volatile World: Seven Imperatives For Achieving Dynamic Supply Chains
May 2009
Increasing economic volatility has severely disrupted the supply chains of companies across industries. Rapid swings in the availability and price of key commodities, major currency fluctuations,...
Provided by Accenture
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White Papers
Analytics At Work: Smarter Decisions, Better Results
Oct 2009
Never before has there been a more important time for organizations to make better decisions based on fact-based analytics. The financial crisis revealed the price of unreasoned assumptions, and...
Provided by Accenture
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Case Studies
Waste Business Finds A Buyer Despite Lack Of Financial Details
Jan 2010
Allied Waste Services Inc. has a number of landfills and waste collection centers in Canada that were put up for sale. The problem in this case was that there was a shortage of buyers because the...
Provided by Deloitte LLP
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Case Studies
How Roles And Functions Contribute To Organisational Performance
Jul 2009
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
Organic Growth: Rethinking Segments To Find Opportunities
Feb 2009
In a belt-tightening time, premium-priced organic foods may seem like a losing proposition. But as Wharton Professor Ian MacMillan walked through the aisles of a local Whole Foods supermarket...
Provided by University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
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Case Studies
Tesco's Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives
Feb 2010
This case study illustrates the issue with Tesco, UK's top retailer. Retailing is a huge, diverse and dynamic sector of the UK economy offering a range of goods and services to consumers. Tesco...
Provided by IBS Case Development Centre
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Case Studies
Case Study Of Nickel Smelter: Profit Bolstered During Hard Times
Jan 2010
Deloitte was contacted by a smelter's manager from Ontario to assist them in reducing the weighted average cost to produce a pound of nickel and copper by 20 cents to $1.30 to cope with worldwide...
Provided by Deloitte LLP
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Case Studies
SWOT Analysis And Sustainable Business Planning
Jul 2009
IKEA is an internationally known home furnishing retailer. It has grown rapidly since it was founded in 1943. IKEA stores include restaurants and cafés serving typical Swedish food. They also have...
Provided by MBA Publishing
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Case Studies
Carlos Ghosn As CEO Of Nissan And Renault: Can He Rework The 'Nissan Magic'?
Feb 2010
In March 1999, Renault, the then ninth carmaker in the world announced its alliance with Nissan investing $5.4 billion. The alliance had helped both the companies equally, in terms of cost savings...
Provided by IBS Case Development Centre
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White Papers
Wharton On Career Management: Getting In, Getting Ahead, And Getting Out - Gracefully
Nov 2008
A generation ago, employees never had to worry much about managing their careers; their companies did it for them. As anyone knows who has been in the workforce for the last decade, times have...
Provided by University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
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White Papers
Wharton On Career Management In Turbulent Times
Apr 2009
Navigating a career path - not to mention a particular job - can sometimes seem like shooting the rapids in a kayak. Change inside an organization, within an industry and in the overall economy...
Provided by University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
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Breaking The Recession Mind: Simulation Encourages Strategic Innovation
Mar 2009
In running a business simulation during a recent session of Wharton's Executive Development Program, Todd Norris, CTO of Simulations International, noticed that participants were more conservative...
Provided by University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
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Case Studies
Brand CEOs': The Case Of Martha Stewart
Feb 2010
"Martha Stewart, acclaimed as "Ms Perfectionist", "Domestic doyenne" and a rolemodel for any businesswoman, is the 'second' most written about woman in the world. This well-known entrepreneur of...
Provided by IBS Case Development Centre
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Touching The Void: Critical Lessons For Leaders
Dec 2009
In a study by Wharton Professor of Management Robert House, the effectiveness of top-level managers was measured under both stable and uncertain market conditions. House and his colleagues...
Provided by University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
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Strategies To Think Your Way Out Of A Downturn
Aug 2009
As U.S. gas prices accelerated above $4 per gallon this summer, sales of sport utility vehicles (SUVs) and large trucks hit a brick wall. By June, sales of SUVs had fallen 34 percent and full-size...
Provided by University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
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Case Studies
Provo Craft & Novelty
May 2010
Provo Craft & Novelty, Inc. (Provo Craft) is the leading designer and marketer of electronic cutting systems, marketed primarily under the Cricut brand, and related craft products in the United...
Provided by Bank of America
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Case Studies
Stakeholders In Recycling And Re-Use At Vodafone
Jul 2008
Since Newbury, Berkshire-based company Vodafone was set up in 1985, there was never looking back for them. In 2006, income of the company reached a £5 billion mark. Vodafone is one of the very few...
Provided by MBA Publishing
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Improving Strategic Outcomes With Toyota's Example
Apr 2010
A singular focus on one strategy means you're not paying attention to other key areas. Develop support mechanisms for your strategy that help you continually scan the horizon. Stay focused, but be...
Provided by University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
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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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Case Studies
Managing Firms Throughout The Business Cycle
Jul 2009
The first decade of the 21st century has been a rollercoaster ride for economic activity. Business confidence was high at the start of the millennium. This was particularly fuelled by the growth...
Provided by MBA Publishing
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Doing It Your Way: Creating A Personalized Strategy And Leadership Program
Jan 2008
When Dan Petronella, vice president and treasurer for Abercrombie & Fitch, recently negotiated a lease for the company's first Asian store in the Ginza section of Tokyo, he drew upon his...
Provided by University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
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Case Studies
Meeting Responsibilities To Stakeholders
Jul 2008
The provision of energy to meet the needs of society is a pressing issue today. Many of the world's non-renewable resources such as coal, oil and gas are limited in supply. From the 1970s onwards,...
Provided by MBA Publishing
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Case Studies
Continuous Improvement As A Business Strategy
Jul 2008
Corus is transforming production at its Scunthorpe plate mill through Continuous Improvement. This way of working encourages all employees to behave as team members to identify and support work...
Provided by MBA Publishing
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Case Studies
Integrated Cost And Schedule Development - Keeping The Schedule Alive
Jan 2010
A program office at NARA was created to deliver a $27 million, 8-year program at a large government organization. The program office team was having difficulty developing a comprehensive Work...
Provided by Management Concepts
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Case Studies
Fast, Furious - And Focused Unilever Sells Two Major Shared Services Centers In The Blink Of An Eye And Refocuses On Its Core Business
May 2010
Unilever is among the largest consumer products companies across the world. With an intention of focusing on its core business activities in Latin America that were exhibiting exceptional growth...
Provided by Deloitte LLP
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Five Keys To Flourishing In Trying Times
Dec 2009
We are in the midst of the most severe recession in the memories of most anyone alive. Many experts estimate that the causes of this recession are more severe than those that created the Great...
Provided by University of Michigan (Ross)
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Political Connections And Business Strategy
Nov 2007
This paper presents a model that considers a moral hazard setup wherein leveraged firms have incentives to take on excessive risks and are thus rationed when they attempt to borrow in order to...
Provided by Duke University (Fuqua-Global)
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Beating Recession Fatigue Requires Right Diagnosis
Jan 2010
In periods of reduced consumption, like now, managers may be anxious to kick their "Turnaround plan" into high gear. But before prescribing any wonder remedy, it's vital to make a correct...
Provided by IESE School Of Business
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White Papers
Don't Look Far For Your Next Best Opportunity
May 2010
In the January issue of Wharton@Work, executive coach Deb Giffen provided a three-step approach to proactive career management. Here, she speaks with the academic co-directors of Wharton's...
Provided by University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
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Wharton On Senior Leadership: Strategic Management
Jun 2009
When it comes to strategy, should companies focus on increasing market share, improving shareholder value, diversification, or some other goal? And how should the strategy be executed? Mergers and...
Provided by University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
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The Organization Of Expertise In The Presence Of Communication
Nov 2009
A decision-maker has to elicit information from multiple informed experts about a policy's value. The principal may prevent communication among agents. However, it may be in the principal's...
Provided by IESE School Of Business
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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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Three Strategies To Build A Winning Portfolio Of Alliances
Jan 2009
Alliance portfolios, or "Egocentric networks," play a key role in firm performance. Take Apple, whose portfolio of ties with EMI, Google and Microsoft, to name a few, were instrumental in the...
Provided by IESE School Of Business
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Analyzing Alliances: What To Look At And How
Jan 2008
An alliance, or an arrangement for cooperation between businesses, is a mix of market transaction and merger or takeover among companies. Though allied, each party retains its own independent...
Provided by IESE School Of Business
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Designing Your Future Business Model: An Activity System Perspective
Feb 2009
Building on the received literature, the authors conceptualize a firm's business model as a system of interdependent activities that transcends the focal firm and spans its boundaries. The...
Provided by IESE School Of Business
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The Dark Side Of Stakeholder Management
Jan 2009
Can a company act ethically and make a profit? Stakeholder Management (SM) theory suggests so: If managers take everyone with an interest in the company into account, they will act responsibly. It...
Provided by IESE School Of Business
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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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Whitepapers
Thriving In Tumultuous Times: Jetpool Flies High
Mar 2009
GM, Ford and Chrysler might not have suffered the public relations black eye of their executives taking private jets to Washington to beg for bailout money had their CFOs known about the Jetpool...
Provided by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Kenan-Flagler)
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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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Do Emerging Economies Integrate The Internet Better?
Apr 2008
Don't assume that emerging economies lag developed economies on all business fronts, warns Nigel Melville, assistant professor at Michigan's Ross School of Business. According to his recent study,...
Provided by University of Michigan (Ross)
