Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 29, 2014

.” Forty years later, the concept of sales operations or “sales ops” has become widely accepted as essential for effective sales management. Perhaps the biggest challenge for sales ops leaders is delivering a huge diversity of work, while operating in a constantly changing business and technology environment.

Offshoring 10

Offshoring Outsourcing Analysis Incentives 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 21, 2011

Adding legitimacy to this skepticism are new technologies that enable automation of routine transactions, offshoring and shared service organizations that specialize in managing many tactical elements of HR. This is a role that cannot be automated, shared as a service, offshored or outsourced.

Offshoring 15

Offshoring Fixed Costs Outsourcing Construction 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2018

One of the most recent automation technologies to emerge is robotic process automation , or RPA. As Andrew Spanyi , the author of four books on process management, put it to us by email: “RPA does not redesign anything. It doesn’t ask whether we need to do this activity at all. However, many companies don’t do that.

Process 12

Process Six Sigma Company Technology 12

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Fear is dead as a management tool. Social Media is not about technology – it’s about communication. The lack of leadership development in most organizations is tragic. Barack Obama and particularly his administration is anti-business. The Teacher’s Union has killed education in America. The best idea should win.

Blog 360

Blog Brand Media Influence 360

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 22, 2011

What has happened is that in the name of speed and efficiency, local managers and their employees have been equipped with web-based technologies, which is potentially a good thing: The right kind of system can empower workers to improve the customer experience and engage in a dialogue with the clientele.

Call Center 13

Call Center Offshoring Policies System 13

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 16, 2012

Barring a tax holiday, this cash is effectively "trapped" offshore. high technology or pharmaceutical) that are investing in projects with uncertain long-range payoffs. Facilitate Acquisitions. energy or telecom) or research-intensive industries (e.g., Allow for Greater Responsiveness to Future Events. Arguments Against Strategic Cash.

Company 13

Company Cost of Capital Finance Long-term 13

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2015

Yet even though SKF has a century-long track record of keeping the wheels of industry turning, this new vision of bearings with brains by no means assures that SKF will prosper in the changeover in technology represented by the internet of things, in which every conceivable object can become a node on the net. New tools and strategies.

Industry 8

Industry System Business Model B2C 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

This narrative has rested on three propositions: that globalization is a major driver of growth and prosperity; that technological progress enriches our lives; and that shareholder returns reflect businesses’ contributions to societal progress. The same goes for technology.

Globalization 8

Globalization Supply Chain Human Capital Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

Strategies for growth in a connected world. Likewise, companies like PCH International and Dragon Innovation are now available to manage contract manufacturing and otherwise “make manufacturing feel easy” to entrepreneurs or small companies, as noted by The Wall Street Journal’s Chris Mims last year. Insight Center.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Contract Manufacturing Incubator Venture Capitalist 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 4, 2013

Nothing about markets or strategies — CEOs have canned answers for that kind of thing. We''re not a technology firm." "We This enabled the intruders to open a breach into the system and gain an understanding of the acquisition strategy ahead of time. You''d want to make it count. He''ll protest: "What wartime?" "We''re

CEO 8

CEO CFO Offshoring Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 29, 2014

Today, by contrast, GE does all it can to escape taxation, in large part through “ innovative accounting that enables it to concentrate its profits offshore ,” as the New York Times characterized it. And it is hardly alone. Zellerbach told the magazine.

Public Relations 9

Public Relations Offshoring Magazine Globalization 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2011

The reality is that we're debating energy strategy anyway, for reasons ranging from national security to national competitiveness to climate change. Underwater drilling and nuclear energy are some of the most complicated technologies in the world, which means there are very large inherent risks. Local energy is local in its risks also.

Energy 14

Energy Transportation Offshoring Cost 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

Everyone thinks they have a digital strategy these days. But while your company may have a business or IT strategy that incorporates digital technology, an IT strategy does not equal a digital strategy. Because most IT strategies treat technology in isolation. Does your strategy capitalize on that?

IT Strategy 9

IT Strategy Strategy Class Offshoring 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2018

by looking back to the original offshoring frenzy which started with consumer electronics in the 1960s. annual trade deficit in advanced technology products alone stands around $100 billion. federal research in the 1990s largely established the feasibility of the technology, U.S. We can trace how this happened in the U.S.

Innovation 10

Innovation Offshoring Engineering Automotive 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2014

Faced with rapid evolution in their industry, the executive team of a large energy company had decided to transform their solid but complacent organization into a high-tech, sustainability-oriented firm, a key element of which was the completion of a multibillion dollar offshore energy project. Open, constructive communication was missing.

360-Degree Feedback 10

360-Degree Feedback Offshoring Construction Execution 10

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

On paper, the project seemed like it would be a hit: The investment by the mining company would bring jobs and 21st-century technology to an economically poor area and tax revenues to the government. Alice Potter/Getty Images. Conflicts like these with local communities are not only divisive, they are expensive.

Company 9

Company Supply Chain Real Estate Stakeholder Analysis 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Ideal uses might also include applications that require a great deal of bandwidth—such as smart lighting, parking spaces, and offshore oil rigs. For example, applying edge analytics to manage traffic can encompass multiple vehicles, roads, and roadside infrastructure and can ease the pain of traffic congestion.

Content 8

Content Tools Offshoring Analysis 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

economy as a whole, rather than the narrow, specific slices of technology or communication, the first decade of the 21st century did not generate expected growth in jobs, revenues, profits, or stock prices. The business press puts a tremendous focus on technology and innovation, but what it doesn't do is put it into context.

Innovation 12

Innovation Supply Chain Offshoring Policies 12

HR Digest

JULY 22, 2019

The use of automation technology is rapidly changing the landscape of various industries, mostly in the labor-intensive sectors. Automation in Maritime industry is turning crew members into system managers. Mining companies are increasingly moving to the latest automation technology to modernize their operations.

Industry 87

Industry Operations Transportation Technology 87

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 11, 2016

” In the book, I warned that technology might actually destroy more jobs than it was creating. I asked, “How will we manage the transition to new types of work and a new knowledge base for the economy?” It appears that the biggest culprit is digital technologies themselves. Insight Center. Going Forward.

Open-book 8

Open-book Technology Offshoring Politics 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Low-wage economies like Mexico’s and China’s absorb American technology and build industrial capability more easily today than ever. Trump may have overpromised on bringing back jobs, but he does have some tools to work with as he tries to narrow the trade gap and create a strategy for China.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Offshoring Retail Education 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

It’s not yet clear what Trump’s election means for issues that impact companies’ efforts to manage environmental and social issues. Renewables have been trouncing fossil fuels for a few years as the costs of the newer technologies have dropped remarkably fast. finally got into offshore wind near Rhode Island.

Energy 8

Energy Banking Chemicals Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 19, 2017

Over the last two decades, business leaders in the West have been responding to risks posed by profound changes in the global economy, in technology, and in demographics. They have used advances in information technology, which might have destroyed their businesses, to improve their offerings and cut their cost of production.

Politics 10

Politics Supply Chain Offshoring Globalization 10