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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...

  White papers 2004-08-13

  Tags: Behavior, Boston Consulting Group Inc., Human Behavior, Strategy, Management

• 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...

  White papers 2001-12-10

  Tags: Demographics, Behavior, Boston Consulting Group Inc.

• 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 ...

  White papers 2000-08-01

  Tags: Organizational Behavior, Competitive Advantage, Behavior, Boston Consulting Group Inc., Workforce, Tools & Techniques, Management

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• Taleo and Thomas International Expand Relationship With Integrated Recruiting and Employee Assessment Solution Directed at Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises

  Taleo (NASDAQ: TLEO), the leadingprovider of on-demand talent management solutions, and ThomasInternational, the global provider of on-demand business assessment tools,today announced a partnership to bring an integrated recruiting and talentassessment solution to the European market. European small- and medium-sized enterprises SMEs today face a number ofchallenges. Apart from the impending...

  Articles 2008-11-24

• Technology Could Cut Annual CO2 Emissions in U.S. by 22 Percent and Save up to $240 Billion by 2020

  Information and communications technologyICT has the potential to cut total carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in theUnited States by 13 to 22 percent from business-as-usual projections by2020. This translates to a gross energy and fuel savings of $140 billion to$240 billion -- equivalent to a 20 to 36 percent reduction in...

  Articles 2008-11-18

• 'More than 90 universities will be promoting courses'

  Comment With the credit crunch in full swing, many people will be wondering whether a period of postgraduate study is a worthwhile investment. If you're one of these people, you'll be interested to learn that recruiters from a broad range of sectors are continuing to...

  Articles 2008-11-13

• Survey by The Boston Consulting Group Outlines How Americans Plan to Curb Spending for Holidays and 2009

  Confirming retailers' and producers' worries,most Americans say they'll spend less this year during the holidays, and aneven larger majority say they plan to cut spending overall in 2009,according to a survey of 2,175 adults with household incomes over $35,000commissioned in late October by The Boston Consulting Group BCG andconducted by...

  Articles 2008-11-13

• Asset Managers Face Tough Path to Rebuild Client Trust in Wake of Financial Crisis, Says Report by The Boston Consulting Group

  Global asset managers have largely weatheredthe subprime crisis but must take strong steps to regain the faith of theirclients and forge creative strategies that will enable them to emerge asstronger players, according to a report released today by The BostonConsulting Group BCG. The new report, "Winning Strategies in Uncertain Times:...

  Articles 2008-11-10

• Boston Consulting Group's Jeanie Duck Presented With Lifetime Achievement Award

  Jeanie Daniel Duck, a former senior partnerwith The Boston Consulting Group BCG and one of the consultingprofession's most accomplished women, has been honored with a LifetimeAchievement Award from Consulting magazine, the industry's flagshippublication. The award was presented October 30 at a gala awards dinner atThe Waldorf-Astoria in New York. Duck,...

  Articles 2008-11-04

• Roland Tripard Appointed CEO of SeLoger.com

  PARIS, November 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Roland Tripard has been appointed CEO of SeLoger.com. He replaces Jean-Fabrice Mathieu, who will leave the group at the end of the year after overseeing a transitional period. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080131/291759 ) Roland Tripard graduated from elite business school HEC in...

  Articles 2008-11-03

• Talent windfall awaits financial firms; Savvy recruiters can snap up out-of-work, in-demand pros

  Even under the darkest of dark clouds, there is always a silver lining. For financial sector recruiters watching their industry be put through the wringer in recent days, the good news is there's top talent available and willing to exchange high compensation for job security and a better quality of...

  Articles 2008-11-01

• Companies Are Rethinking Strategy-Development Approaches to Better Adapt to Today's Competitive Environment, Says Report by The Boston Consulting Group

  Executives -- unhappy with strategic-planningprocesses that they feel have become ossified and bureaucratic -- arereinventing the ways in which they develop strategies, according to a newreport by The Boston Consulting Group BCG. The report, "Does YourStrategy Need Stretching? Adapting Your Strategy-Development Approach toFit Today's Rapidly Changing Competitive Environment," is being...

  Articles 2008-10-29

• Omidyar Network Recruits Top Talent to Increase Impact

  Organization broadens scope with new investment areas and six new hires REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Omidyar Network today announced an expanded leadership team, new investment professionals and additional investment areas within each of the organization's two initiatives. Joining Omidyar Network's senior leadership...

  Articles 2008-10-22

• Weyerhaeuser Names Betsy Seaton VP of Strategic Planning

  FEDERAL WAY, Wash. -- Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE: WY) today named Betsy Seaton to the role of vice president, Strategic Planning. Seaton will report to Dan Fulton, president and CEO. Seaton will work directly with the company's senior management team and will be responsible for coordinating strategic planning activities...

  Articles 2008-10-21

• Unique M&A Opportunities for Consumer Products Companies in the Embattled (or Uncertain) Economy, Says a Report by The Boston Consulting Group

  Financial markets are roiling, the businessenvironment is experiencing the first period of real price inflation inconsumer products in 30 years, and the full economic impact of risingenergy and other commodity prices remains unclear. What's more, manycompanies are encountering a new class of global competitors from rapidlydeveloping economies. Yet some conditions...

  Articles 2008-10-16

• The Banking Industry Lost Nearly One-Third of Its Market Value Over the First Three Quarters of 2008, Says The Boston Consulting Group

  Following a steady run of strong growth, theglobal banking industry has experienced a massive loss in market value,according to The Boston Consulting Group BCG. "The market capitalization of the global banking industry fell from $8.3trillion at the end of 2007 to $5.7 trillion at the end of the thirdquarter of...

  Articles 2008-10-09

• When the honeymoon is over: acquiree's face challenges to fit their new mold

  Deals, deals, deals! In the corporate world, some of the headiest conversations center on upcoming or recently completed business acquisition deals. Corporate managers and media often gush about the size of the transaction, the strong synergy, the great strategic fit and substantial projected benefits to shareholders. Executives inside and outside...

  Articles 2008-10-01

• Market Turmoil Overshadows First-Half Gains by Investment Banks, Says Report by The Boston Consulting Group

  Investment banks achieved a $15 billionturnaround in revenues in the second quarter of 2008, according to a reportby The Boston Consulting Group BCG, but recent gains have beenovershadowed by the collapse of Lehman Brothers and concerns that thefinancial crisis may continue to deepen. The report, "Investment Bankingand Capital Markets," is...

  Articles 2008-09-30

• In an Economic Slowdown, a Tighter Focus on "Lean" Can Boost P&L

  Why have so few companies matched Toyota'slegendary success with lean production? In a new report, "Getting More fromLean: Seven Success Factors," The Boston Consulting Group BCG draws oninsights from client work and extensive interviews with leaders of leaninitiatives to reveal what successful companies do differently. According to the report, many...

  Articles 2008-09-23

• Surge of Cross-Border M&A Deals by Chinese Banks Is Creating Opportunities for Foreign Banks, Says Report by The Boston Consulting Group

  Chinese banks have been pursuing larger, moreambitious M&A deals. Many deals have involved taking stakes in foreigninstitutions, according to a report by The Boston Consulting Group BCG.The report, titled "Venturing Abroad: Chinese Banks and Cross-Border M&A,"is being released today. From 1993 through 2005, Chinese banks made an average of about...

  Articles 2008-09-18