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Why Are We Still Classifying Companies by Industry?

Harvard Business

First there were Standard Industry Classification codes, which were introduced in 1937, then the North American Industry Classification System, and now we have Standard and Poor’s Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). They have expanded far beyond the “Information Technology” tag attached to them by GICS.

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FTI Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

In the span of 9 years, the firm acquired more than 16 consulting companies in 5 different markets, including Australia, the United Kingdom, Asia, the United States and Latin America. Litigation technology. Intellectual property. Intellectual Property. Intellectual Property. Interim Management.

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Data Breaches Aren’t Just an IT Issue - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM VERIZON

Harvard Business

But the scale of the problem means cybersecurity should be a concern for every executive, from HR to Marketing. Point-of-sale (POS) intrusions : Attacks that capture payment data from POS systems. Cyber-espionage : Attacks carried out by state-affiliated actors, often targeting intellectual property. The risk is growing.

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Backdoor Government Decryption Hurts My Business and Yours

Harvard Business

Nowadays, cyberattacks come from a wide range of actors — from individual cybercriminals using ransomware to extort money from your local dentist, to sophisticated foreign states attempting to steal intellectual property. It would be like building a home with state-of-the-art alarm systems, but then cutting off the power to them.

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The Real Reason Superstar Firms Are Pulling Ahead

Harvard Business

One answer to that first question shows up in study after study: superstar firms are succeeding in large part due to information technology. As Stanford’s Nicholas Bloom explains, McDonald’s created a system for running a restaurant, which required upfront effort but then could be scaled across stores.