As multinationals continue to think about improving their overall employee benefits to remain competitive, health care could begin to weigh more heavily with prospective talent. Research conducted by Aon Consulting has uncovered key trends that will ultimately affect multinationals. The bottom line is that people are living longer. Life expectancy...
An industry-wide study conducted by Accenture investigated the impact of Marketing and Sales (M&S) capabilities on a company's financial performance and identified the specific M&S capabilities that deliver the highest returns. This white paper presents the results of this research. The bottom line is that competitively superior M&S capabilities can...
If there is one simple truism that can be observed in the current state of Canadian capital market psychology it is this: risk tolerance is down, way down, and falling. And predictably so. As the Canadian markets have evolved, the threshold for investing, traditionally reserved for those investors who were...
Having made huge investments in U.S. truck production, foreign producers are not about to leave even if the truck tariff is eliminated. After all, foreign carmakers continue to invest in new U.S. production facilities even though the duty on automobiles is only 2.5 percent. The bottom line is that car...
As e-commerce expands into virtually every area of business life, it seems perfectly natural that the Internet has attracted the attention of investment advisers, hedge fund operators, and sponsors. This article addresses the legal ramifications of Internet marketing by investment advisers and the use of the Internet for distributing hedge...
Achieving a high ranking on the search engines is the best advertising "bargains" on the Web today. The one problem is that search engines are changing and will continue to change over the next year or so. They are looking for different revenues and ways to increase their profits and...
Business ethics are a hot topic these days. Many times, managers are forced to decide on issues where there are arguments on both sides - a problem that makes ethical decision-making very difficult. An ethics policy for a company should look at the bigger picture of how one relates to...
For most organizations, success depends heavily on how well -- or how poorly - they handle relationships with their customers. Learning how to establish productive relationships with customers is the goal of most successful organizations. It is critical to learn how to build a climate of trust and cooperation in...
With ongoing pressure on executives to protect bottom line numbers, it is little wonder there is a focus on creative ways to further cut costs. Accordingly, there has been growing interest in the potential benefits of business process outsourcing BPO, particularly in the area of financial process outsourcing. For most...
An employee who was the subject of a workplace prank that was sexual in nature could not show that a subsequent adverse employment action—a poor performance review that resulted in denial of an expected raise—was in retaliation for her complaint about the harassing episode. That was the decision of the...
An employee who was the subject of a workplace prank that was sexual in nature could not show that a subsequent adverse employment action—a poor performance review that resulted in denial of an expected raise—was in retaliation for her complaint about the harassing episode. That was the decision of the...
The article says if you believe your age is hurting your job hunt, you may not recognize the advantages you offer employers. Many executives nearing or past age 50 is powerful performers whose potential contributions have never been greater. Yet, they often adopt self-limiting attitudes and behaviors after a job...
The article describes with example three advanced control / optimization solutions for the upstream industry, part of a comprehensive suite of systems and solutions for increasing oil/gas production. Applications are overviewed for: stabilizing unstable wells, stabilizing slugging in pipelines; and monitoring well production. The bottom line is increased well production...
This webcast asserts that by some estimates, enterprises spend over 50 percent of the budget on services, not including personnel, such as Business Process Reengineering, Call & Support Centers, Maintenance,etc. No matter who provides them information to manage, the performance and availability of service is critical. The bottom line involves...
Long considered credit of last resort, asset-based lending is gaining ground with companies seeking liquidity in the tight credit market. It's a financing outlet of last resort. That's certainly sometimes the case. But it's a one-dimensional perception -- one that's changing as more and more CFOs simultaneously confront a tight...
This is a case about ChevronTexaco. When ChevronTexaco stopped worrying about how much oil it could pump and started worrying about how much its customers wanted, it began driving cost out of its supply chain, increasing efficiency and transforming its business. Its supply chain provides a glimpse into the future....
Successful Knowledge Management KM must be integrated into specific business processes (e.g., sales, R&D) to support knowledge workers managing those processes. Users should avoid discrete consultancy KM offerings (currently, most are not tied to applications). While some firms (KPMG, Andersen Consulting) talk about integrating KM into broader offerings, only upstart...
The article asserts that regardless of how well the business, product line, and web site are established - the pricing of products and services can become the determining factors within generating a sale. Since nearly all online efforts are focused on educating and selling consumers on the products, this article...
For an industry facing a range of challenges, procurement and sourcing are among the most effective tools telecom companies can use to boost financial performance. But today, other terms characterize the telecom business: flat revenue growth, market saturation, and market cap decline and bandwidth consumption lagging bandwidth creation. It's no...
Article states that the slew of new options available for containers nowadays helps warehouses to run much more efficiently. In today's competitive business environment, companies seek out efficiencies and cost savings from every part of their operation. Warehouses have not escaped the scrutiny, as managers strive to maximize the productivity...
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