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Building a Resilient Global Enterprise Inspired by Biology

BCG

Article Wednesday, February 22, 2017. Many global enterprises today have succeeded by following a simple recipe: procure, manufacture, and assemble in the lowest-cost locations, link these using reliable, standardized logistics and information technology, market the resulting products globally, and book profit in low-tax havens.

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A Strategist's Guide to the Digital Grocery

Strategy+Business

The shift to online shopping and in-store pickup for groceries -- led by Amazon and Walmart, heightened by Amazon's purchase of Whole Foods in 2017 -- represents an existential threat to many supermarkets and other food sellers. But that does not fully meet the challenge.

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Building a Resilient Business Inspired by Biology

BCG

Article Friday, April 07, 2017. Many global enterprises today have succeeded by following a simple recipe: procure, manufacture, and assemble in the lowest-cost locations, link these using reliable, standardized logistics and information technology, market the resulting products globally, and book profit in low-tax havens.

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Why Your Employees Aren't Committed to Your Company Strategy

Organizational Talent Consulting

Information Technology & People (West Linn, Or.), However, an inclusive approach has some potential drawbacks to address rather than ignore, such as bias, agility, and communication effectiveness. References: Amrollahi, A., & & Rowlands, B. Collaborative open strategic planning: A method and case study. 30(4), 832-852.

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The Fight of The Two R’s: Robots v Redundancy

Tom Spencer

Public safety: Police are using artificial intelligence to collect and analyse huge volumes of data in order to spot patterns, uncover new leads, and solve criminal investigations (Revell, 2017). Conducting research for the School of Information Systems, she is invested in obtaining a career that advances information technologies.

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Impact of Data Analytics in Consulting

Tom Spencer

Globally, investment by consulting firms into analytics increased to $43 billion in 2017. Conducting research for the School of Information Systems, she is invested in obtaining a career that advances information technologies. Image: Pexels. References. How data analytics are changing the consulting industry.

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Free Yourself and Business from Market Myopia

Organizational Talent Consulting

Information Technology & People (West Linn, Or.), References Abraham, S. Stretching strategic thinking. Strategy & Leadership, 33 (5), 5-12. Amrollahi, A., & & Rowlands, B. Collaborative open strategic planning: A method and case study. 30(4), 832-852. Folkman, Z. Strategic thinking: The pathway to the top.