Archive for June, 2008
Ethnocentric Corporate Culture
1 comment so farIn my last blog titled, Infosys’s Globalization Strategy, I talked about the need for Infosys, to create a globally diverse top management, to overcome Indian ‘ethnocentric corporate culture’. Diverse multinational, multiethnic top executive will be able to create a polycentric corporate culture and only then Infosys will be able to reap maximum benefit from […]
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Infosys’s Globalization Strategy
No commentsCreation of diverse workforce would be the greatest challenge for corporations in a globalized world, says Infosys Technologies’ chairman and chief mentor N.R. Narayana Murthy according to Silicon India article “Creating diverse workforce greatest challenge for global firms”.
In a bid to address this daunting challenge, Infosys has built a global base to grow in the […]
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Enterprise of the Future: Genuine, not just Generous
No commentsCEO s generally agree that customer expectations of corporate social responsibility (CSR) are increasing. While customers have always cared about societal issues, their concerns are now more frequently turning into action and influencing purchasing decisions according to IBM Global CEO Study titled “The Enterprise of the Future”. “Genuine, not just Generous” is the last […]
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Enterprise of the Future: Disruptive by Nature
No commentsCEO s can no longer afford to invest money and scarce management resources in activities that are not differentiating: they intend to specialize. While 38 percent of CEO s plan to keep work within their organizations, 71 percent — nearly twice as many — plan to focus on collaboration and partnerships. Pursuing more collaborative models […]
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Enterprise of the Future: Globally Integrated
No commentsLabor arbitrage and riding the wave of economic growth in China and India — are being replaced by a new focus: global integration, according to IBM Global CEO Study titled “The Enterprise of the Future“. “Globally Integrated” is the third of the five characteristics that define the Enterprise of the Future (Read the summary […]
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Enterprise of the Future: Innovate beyond Customer Imagination
No commentsAccording to IBM Global CEO Study titled “The Enterprise of the Future”, majority of the top executives surveyed agree that same go-to-market strategies, products and services will not work in the future. Thus, tapping into the new geographic and demographic segments will require a deeper understanding of these customers and a more tailored approach […]
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Enterprise of the Future: Hungry for Change
No commentsAccording to IBM Global CEO Study titled “The Enterprise of the Future […]
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The Enterprise of the Future
1 comment so farThe Third biennial IBM Global CEO Study titled “The Enterprise of the Future” is now available (You will have to register to download this 79 page study). This research based on surveys of 1130 top executives from 32 different industries and from 40 nations with the sole purpose of ferreting out what the Enterprise […]
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