MILES TO GO These CEOs say IT can go much further in helping them solve their business problems BY JOHN FOLEY WITH THE CEOs OF FIVE MAJOR COMPANIES sitting across from him, Microsoft group VP Jeff Raikes recently described how he uses three tablet PCs in his daily work, keeping his data synced up via Microsoft software. The place was a conference room at Microsoft’s headquarters; the subject, IT and business productivity. It was an unscripted anecdote of how one busy high-tech exec stays
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in five years.” Taylor felt that a lot had been accomplished since his arrival six months earlier. His team had managed to standardize and improve supply chain processes across Europe in the areas of vendor management, sales and operations planning, customer backlogs, and inventory management. Taylor believed that Europe would exceed Wilke’s growth expectations; he expected Europe to surpass the US in revenues as early as 2004. However, many decisions were up in the air. A particularly pressing issue
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: 18.01.2015 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Change management is a universal phenomenon in the contemporary business sector due to the economic needs, technological advancements and customer demands. However, it can be argued that the change management is complex in nature and the chance of success is heavily depends on the management strategies adopted. Many researches prove that only thirty percentage of change management found successful disregard to the sector all over the world. There
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BANKING PROJECT | October 2 2011 | ABSTRACT: The pulse of this era says that for a successful venture customer relationship management (CRM) is to recognized as a widely acceptable concept. In simple words to understand CRM we can consider it another name for the banker customer relationship. Macro-economic factors like globalization, liberalization and modernization has given it a new
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With the globalization of production as well as markets, you need to evaluate your international strategy. Here’s a framework to help you think through your options. by Pankaj Ghemawat W Managing Dif ferences Ian Whadcock The Central Challenge of Global Strategy hbr.org | March 2007 | Harvard Business Review 59 YEL MAG CYAN BLACK HEN IT COMES TO GLOBAL STRATEGY, most business leaders and academics make two assumptions: first, that the central challenge is to strike
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use one of his English colleague’s favorite expressions, should he let sleeping dogs lie? Chong knew that his boss expected him to aggressively grow the business, so perhaps it would be best to accept the mayor’s offer and deal with Alam later. tC Jextra Malaysia Jextra Stores, a large Asian retailer, was based in
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mutually beneficial bridges between them. “In a free enterprise, the community is not just another stakeholder in business, but is in fact the very purpose of its existence.” Jamsetji N. Tata (Founder, Tata Group, 1868) “The Tata philosophy of management has always been and is today more than ever, that corporate enterprises must be managed not merely in the interests of their owners, but equally in those of their employees, of the customers of their products, of the local community and finally
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Social Responsibility initiatives.” Corporate Social Responsibility creates a landing place in the minds of the target consumers. It not only caters to the Brand Equity awareness among the consumers but also leads to a positive Brand Image in the minds of the potential consumers. The purpose of this paper is to understand how Corporate Social Responsibility can lead to the creation of better brand image. It investigates the efficacy of Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives creating positive brand
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education institutions for gaining a good reputation and a competitive advantage. The major finding of the study is that in order for an institution to be successful in CSR strategy, CSR actions has to be internalized and must be supported by the management. In India companies like TATA and Birla are practicing the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) for decades , long before CSR become a popular basis. In spite of having such good glorious examples; In India CSR is in a very much budding stage
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BPO in India – an overview Contents I. Introduction II. What is BPO? • Types of BPO • Key services in various sectors III. Indian BPO Market IV. Market Segments and Trends • Banking sector • Insurance • Healthcare • Media/Publishing • Offshore Software Development • Network Outsourcing Services • HR Outsourcing V. Popular destinations VI. Employment opportunities VII. Key players in the market a. Indian companies
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