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Unleashing Winning Behaviors
Human behavior is almost always rational. People, much like companies, devise personal strategies for meeting their objectives that take intelligent measure of the powers they have and the constraints that hem them in. They may not always be able to articulate their modes of coping. Nor can they always see...
The New Consumer
Customer behavior changes slowly. Clearly, demographics are changing. Populations are aging, the traditional family is being redefined, and people are getting married later in life - if ever. Demographics, though, are not even half the story. Although factors such as age, wealth, and family status can partly explain people's needs...
Strategic Workforce Engagement: Designing the Behavior of Organizations for Competitive Advantage
"Most managers would admit that aligning behavior with strategy is important. Indeed, they spend considerable time and energy trying to shape the behavioral characteristics of the organizations they run. And yet, relatively few are confident that they do so effectively. Part of the problem is that they lack rigorous ...
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Most Companies Are Less Prepared for a Downturn Than They Think; Few Have Done More Than Basic Cost Cutting. A New BCG Report Suggests Six Ways to Win in an Economic Downturn
Over 80 percent of U.S. business executivesthink their companies are "better prepared" for a downturn than theircompetitors are, according to a recent survey by The Boston ConsultingGroup BCG -- even though few have taken any measures beyond basic costcutting. But there's far more that companies can do to capitalize on...
Carbon Capture and Storage Is a Feasible Solution for Mitigating Global Warming, Says a Report by The Boston Consulting Group
Carbon capture and storage CCS has thepotential to reduce one-third of the total global emissions of carbondioxide from stationary sources, according to a new report by The BostonConsulting Group BCG. The report, titled "Carbon Capture and Storage: ASolution to the Problem of Carbon Emissions," is being released today. The report...
Rationalism Trumps Nationalism When Chinese Consumers Choose a Brand
As the competition between multinational andlocal brands in China intensifies during the months leading up to theOlympic Games and after, some brand analysts have concluded that Chineseconsumers will increasingly favor local brands, largely for reasons ofnational allegiance. Although the Chinese often claim to prefer local brands -- and patriotismis undoubtedly...
Investment Banks Show Signs of Recovery Despite Difficult Market, Says Report by The Boston Consulting Group
Investment banks faced a difficult start to2008, but showed signs of improvement. Revenues of leading banks remainednegative in the first quarter, largely due towrite-downs. Excluding write-downs, however, first-quarter revenues wereactually 18 percent higher than in the previous quarter. The report,"Investment Banking and Capital Markets," by The Boston Consulting Group,is being...
New Era of 'Globality' Forces Established Companies to Compete with Everyone from Everywhere for Everything, according to The Boston Consulting Group
Tidal Wave of Little-Known but Powerful Challengers from Emerging Markets Is Rising Up; Industry Leaders Need to Learn Their Secrets or Lose Influence, Edge New Book Provides Wake-Up Call and Prescriptions for Making Sense of the New Competitive Free-for-All NEW YORK -- The world of business...
Hitachi Consulting Managing Vice President Stephen Brant Named Top 25 Consultant
Appearance Marks Fourth Year in a Row for Hitachi Consulting on Prestigious List DALLAS -- For the fourth consecutive year a member of the Hitachi Consulting leadership team has been named to the prestigious Top 25 Consultants list by Consulting Magazine. Stephen Brant, Hitachi Consulting group managing vice...
Companies' Go-to-Market Capabilities Deemed Ineffective, New CMO Council Study Reveals
The Chief Marketing Officer CMO Counciltoday released the findings of its "Driving the Bottom Line from the FrontLine" study, a major global research initiative that delivers an alarmingmessage: the majority of global companies surveyed acknowledge significantdeficiencies in their go-to-market capabilities and marketing and salesprocesses. More than 1,000 senior marketing and...
Fears of a Recession Not Hurting Google, Which Reigns Supreme on Universum IDEAL™ Employer Survey for MBA Students
PHILADELPHIA, May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- For the second year in a row, MBA students chose Google as the No. 1 IDEALTM Employer (23.65 percent of respondents), after it trumped powerhouse consulting firm McKinsey & Company's (15.84 percent) 12-year reign as No. 1. Goldman Sachs (14.98 percent) maintains its status...
Economic Slowdowns Are Ideal Times for Mergers and Acquisitions, BCG Finds
These may not be the besteconomic times, but they might be the best times for corporate mergers andacquisitions (M&A), says a new report from The Boston Consulting GroupBCG. "Most companies pull away from the M&A deal table during downturns, but BCGresearch has found that it is often ideal to acquire...
Three Chinese banks in world's top four: study
PARIS AFP — Three Chinese institutions were among the world's top four banks at the end of 2007 at a time when the market capitalisation of Western banks was suffering from a global financial crisis, a study showed Wednesday. The number one spot in the rankings, compiled by...
WuXi PharmaTech Honored Among the BCG 50 Local Dynamos
SHANGHAI, China, April 28 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WuXi PharmaTech , a leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device research and development outsourcing company with operations in China and the United States, today proudly announced that it has been listed among "The BCG 50 Local Dynamos" by The Boston Consulting Group BCG. ...
BusinessWeek's April 28, 2008 Issue: The Most Innovative Companies
A preview of the issue on newsstands April 18th NEW YORK, April 18 /PRNewswire/ -- THIS WEEK: * Cover Story: The 25 Most Innovative Companies * Where Pandit is Taking Citi * How New Global Banking Rules Could Deepen the U.S. Crisis...
BusinessWeek's Fourth Annual Special Report Ranks the 25 Most Innovative Companies in the World
Survey of Key Executives Was Largest Sampling Ever; New Metrics and More Global Nature of Respondents Produced Many New Names on the BusinessWeek Ranking NEW YORK, April 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Apple, Google, Toyota Motor, and General Electric once again top the list of "The 25 Most Innovative...
Media Advisory: Boston Consulting Group Experts Available to Discuss Landmark 'People' Study
Recruiting, Retaining and Developing Talent is Biggest 'People' Challenge Facing Companies in U.S. and Worldwide--and It's the One They Are Least Prepared to Handle, Says New Global Study Talent Management Is a More Urgent Priority Than Performance Management, Restructuring, Globalization, Diversity, Social Responsibility and Other Issues Typically Involving...
Executives Worldwide See Talent Gaps as Top People Challenge in Every Region and Industry
Managing talent is the most critical human resourcesHR challenge worldwide and will remain at or near the top of executiveagendas in every region and industry for the foreseeable future, accordingto a new global study conducted by The Boston Consulting Group BCG, theWorld Federation of Personnel Management Associations WFPMA, and theSociety...
Approaches to r&d vary.(Insight)(Industry overview)
Byline: James B. Treece Auto companies tap the engineering resources of their r&d centers in emerging markets in different ways. In a recent study, the Boston Consulting Group identified four main forms of r&d centers in low-cost countries, based on...
Report identifies sub-prime crisis causes.
Boston Consulting Group report into sub-prime claims that full crisis impact has yet to unfold. Joy Dunbar The sub-prime crisis resulted from "flawed" beliefs and "market utopia", according to the Creating Value In Banking 2008: Managing Shareholder Value In Turbulent Times report. ...
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