Wells Fargo’s Strategy to Filter Out Innovative Ideas
No commentsGlen Grosslight senior VP of the Technology Information for Wells Fargo writes about an unique way to enable the employees to innovate. They have used a stock exchange concept in which team members trade shares on innovative ideas. Hence a ‘free market’ for ideas and innovation was born. (Read more at Wells Fargo Uses Market […]
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CIO 2.0
No commentsNortel’s CIO Steven J. Bandrowczak’s writes in his blog titled ‘The Changing Role of CIO’ “… the reliable and secure communications technology is vital in a marketplace where the workforce is becoming increasingly mobile. In this new culture of connectivity, CIOs have an opportunity to make a difference in their company’s strategy and embrace this […]
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IT’s role in Beijing Olympics
No commentsInformationWeek’s IT Olympics Weblog quotes some of the stats as shown below from the Paris base IT service company called Atos Origin that managed the IT infrastructure at Beijing Olympics.
Systems in Beijing securely processed a more than 80% greater volume of data on competition for media and news agencies worldwide, compared with the Olympics in […]
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McKinsey Survey on Enterprise 2.0
No commentsCompanies that are deriving business value from Web 2.0 tools are now shifting from using them experimentally to adopting them as part of a broader business practice according to the latest McKinsey Global Survey Results titled Building the Web 2.0 Enterprise (you need to register to read the complete article). This survey also shows that […]
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Tribalization of Business
No commentsThe ‘2008 Tribalization of Business’ study conducted by Beeline Labs, Deloitte and Society of New Communication looks at how companies are harnessing the collective wisdom (collaborating with employees and customers) to innovate faster, reduce costs, grow the business and bolster the bottom line.
You have to register to get the entire study. But […]
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Emerging Role of IT in the Marketing Strategy of Coco-Cola
No commentsCoco-Cola has been a leader in non-alcoholic beverage industry and has dominated that market over the past century. But due to globalization, the beverage market has become more volatile, where fickle customers constantly switch drinks. Global beverage market is also getting fragmented at a faster pace with new products being introduced by 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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