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The Central versus Decentral Dilemma: How the HR Practitioner can Facilitate a “Center-Led” Solution

Kates Kesler

Work and decisions often become centralized at a corporate level for a variety of good reasons – to drive common strategy and policy, to consolidate work for efficiency and scale, to leverage scarce talent through centers of expertise. Efficiencies are lost in the cost of overhead. Programs and staff grow. An Example.

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When to Decentralize Decision Making, and When Not To

Harvard Business

We find it useful to start with four qualities most executives want their organizations to have: responsiveness, reliability, efficiency, and perennity (e.g., For some tasks, it is desirable or necessary to have common rules across the operating units: policies, standards, methods, procedures, or systems. Minimum efficient scale.

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Epicflow Updates: Hardshell Data Security and Advanced AI-Powered Functionality for Flawless Project Portfolio and Resource Management

Epicflow

It’s been a while since our last blog post about Epicflow’s latest updates , and we’ve developed a lot of new features since then. DataGuard: Leverage Our Cloud Service While Keeping Your Personal Data On Premises We’ve developed a unique data security tool that safeguards your company’s information.

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Scaling Customer Service as Your Startup Grows

Harvard Business

Don’t optimize for efficiency. Your business model is still in flux, and flexibility is more valuable than efficiency and cost savings. The patterns that you develop at this key stage will grow with you and will spell the difference between running or stumbling as you hit the growth stage. Start a knowledge base.

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A.T. Kearney Interview & Culture

Management Consulted

Now known to be THE best sourcing, procurement and operations consulting firm in the world, A.T. Kearney aims to provide support for companies by helping them stay ahead of new market developments and positioning them to capture new opportunities. Operations. KEARNEY INTERVIEW AND CULTURE. Innovation. Strategic IT.

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How Companies Are Benefiting from “Lite” Artificial Intelligence

Harvard Business

At the high end of artificial intelligence are systems like cognitive computing that are allowing driverless cars and other machines to develop the capacity to learn from their experiences in the world — by incorporating nuances, remembering outcomes, and adapting to mistakes. (A First, let’s get our bearings. Insight Center.

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Can African Tech Startups Succeed in a World Dominated by Facebook and Google?

Harvard Business

But as global technology brands penetrate African economies, it is becoming evident that most local startups are experiencing new levels of competition, which could potentially disrupt their operations. Across African markets, information and communication technology (ICT) is facilitating the process of socioeconomic developments.