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There Are 4 Futures for CMOs (Some Better Than Others)

Harvard Business

These efforts have enabled operational efficiencies, cost reductions, and greater agility, preparing companies for the next phase of digital transformation: driving growth. This is a break from the traditional paths of finance, sales, and operations to the top spot. Up : CMOs are promoted into new roles.

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Focus on Keeping Up with Your Customers, Not Your Competitors

Harvard Business

Think for a moment about people as tiny enterprises. They’ve redesigned their core processes in the area of procurement (online shopping), talent acquisition (marketplaces), collaboration (social networking), market research (peer reviews), finance (mobile payments) and travel (room and ride sharing).

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How One Nonprofit Is Expanding Health Care for the Uninsured

Harvard Business

Under the leadership of Anthony Tersigni, Ascension’s president and CEO, the organization has sought to become much more efficient at delivering health care. Ascension centralized functions such as human resources, payroll, travel services, and finance, thereby streamlining operations and saving costs.

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A.T. Kearney Interview & Culture

Management Consulted

Thus, they work towards creating or upgrading current purchasing processes to enhance efficiency and maximize savings. Working anywhere from the strategy related to the business unit to corporate finance and strategy to strategic foresight, A.T. Transportation & Travel. Strategic IT. Sustainability. Communications.

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How to Reduce Primary Care Doctors’ Workloads While Improving Care

Harvard Business

Much of the current thinking about new service-delivery models is based on the notion that cost and efficiency of care delivery can be enhanced by directing more patients to primary care. Our view is that early conceptions of connected health and the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) traveled a flawed path. Provider workload.

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How Cloud Computing Is Changing Management

Harvard Business

Client-server technology begat enterprise resource planning systems, and the consequent system-wide visibility that was required for what we call business process management (BPM). Interchangeable parts spurred ideas about structuring assembly lines and logistics. How organizations are changing.

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How India Is Moving Toward a Digital-First Economy

Harvard Business

Meanwhile, according to the Ministry of Finance , the Indian economy is operating with $45 billion less cash than it did prior to demonization. To collect the check she would have needed to travel to a government office. Then, of course, she would have needed to travel again to a bank to cash the check.