Organization (IBM) brief: 4 1.2. Services provided by the organization: 5 2. Employee management in the organization: 5 2.1. Technologies invented and business: 5 2.2. Various collaborations: 7 2.3. Implementation of knowledge management strategy: 7 2.4. Post implementation analysis: 8 3. Potential application: 8 3.1. Communities of practices within the company: 9 3.2. Organizational influences: 10 3.3. Community evolution in IBM Global Services: 10 3.4. Patterns followed: 11
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Deloitte Center for Banking Solutions The traditional retail bank is at an inflection point. The needs and expectations of customers are changing as quickly as the competitive landscape. Customers are demanding seamless, multi-channel sales and service experiences and not consistently receiving them. Simultaneously, other financial institutions and non-traditional players are looking for opportunities to invade this space or to redefine it through disruptive innovation. The result is forcing banks
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two options to choose from to continue expanding their business one is to expand their business in online auctions. Because of the continued need for an intermediary in these types of transactions, Amazon.com would be able to market this additional service to both its current customer base, through the use of personalized emails, and to new customers through a general advertising campaign, including television and print ads. There second option was to develop and implement a business-to-business (B2B)
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years, with the improvement and tremendously changed of networking technology, the way of life and interaction among people has been altered completely in both negative and positive ways. For example, it has greatly impacted the education industry, making hard-to-find information more easily accessible. Also, technology has allowed communication to all parts of the world readily available. Although the overwhelming increase of technology throughout the world has done a great deal of good job, it has
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In business, it’s not about the last decade. It’s about the last 2-3 years. In the past few years, the rate of change in regards to technology has increased drastically. Businesses processes have evolved and made organizations far more efficient than they ever were. Along with that technology has opened lines of communication, enabling businesses to communicate and collaborate beyond limitations and boundaries. Collaboration and cooperation is going to be the future of business competitiveness, with
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Laudon Lecture Files by Barbara J. Ellestad Chapter 5 IT Infrastructure and Emerging Technologies As information becomes a valuable resource of a digital firm, the infrastructure used to care for it takes on added importance. We’ll examine all of the components that comprise today’s and tomorrow’s IT infrastructure and how best to manage it. 5.1 IT Infrastructure When you mention the phrase “information technology infrastructure,” most people immediately think of just hardware and software
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in Virtual Market-Space: A Strategic Perspective Hu Ya-Ping Department of Information Management, National Chung Cheng University, No.168, University Rd., Min-Hsiung Chia-Yi, Taiwan Abstract: The Internet gives a much wider choice of products, services and prices from different suppliers and the means to select and purchase items more readily. This article involves a literature reviewed and considers the evolution of the electronic marketing fields to identify a number of fundamental problems.
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of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, USA Abstract Purpose – E-marketing is growing at a dramatic pace and is significantly impacting customer and business market behaviors. As a result, most firms have started developing e-marketing strategies for the web. However, the evolution and strategic direction of e-marketing strategies in international environments has not been discussed and is the focus of this paper. Design/methodology/approach – In this paper, the authors examine two issues based on extant
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Supply Chain Management Concerns BUS630/Managerial Accounting 8/22/2011 Supply Chain Management Concerns In the modern business world with an increase in technology and information-based consumers, it is no wonder why there are many issues that deal directly with supply chain management. The authors of Managerial Accounting for Managers define supply chain management as, “A management approach that coordinates business processes across companies to better serve
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a step closer into seeing how it has affected Bank of America. Among the comparisons of Bank of America and its fellow competitors, a benchmarking analysis will be conducted in reviewing best practices, operational processes, and products and services. All financial statements contain relevant information that is displayed in structured manner. They typically include four basic financial statements, accompanied by a management
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