Computer Says ‘Yes’ – The Impact of IT Investment

Idea posted: September 2013

Institutions: University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business    University of Illinois College of Business    University of Texas at Dallas Naveen Jindal School of Management    IE Business School   

Investments in IT account for a large proportion of corporate discretionary spend and leaders need to understand the likely impact of such investments before allocating resources to it. The amount…

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Reducing the Risks of ‘Offshore’ IT

Idea posted: August 2013

Institutions: HEC Paris    NUS Business School   

New technologies and the digitization of the economy have extended the use of offshore outsourcing beyond manufacturing to services. India, which has its own ‘Silicon Valley’ in Bangalore, has become…

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Developing Talent to Manage Big Data

Idea posted: July 2013

Institutions: University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School   

The type and amount of information collected by organizations today is on a scale never seen before. This explosion in the volume of data received through sources such as social…

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Big Data = Big Opportunities: If the CEO Takes the Lead

Idea posted: July 2013

Institutions: EMC    Cranfield University School of Management   

By digitizing many business processes, organizations have begun to automate operations and how they interact with customers and suppliers. As a consequence, more and more aspects of our working lives…

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Failed CRM Initiatives and How to Avoid Them

Idea posted: June 2013

Institutions: Cranfield University School of Management   

Despite being well-managed and well-resourced, a large number of companies have failed to see adequate return on CRM investments. This is a definite concern as many invested heavily prior to…

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How Twitter Levels the Information Dissemination Playing Field

Idea posted: May 2013

Institutions: Stanford Graduate School of Business    University of Michigan Ross School of Business   

Social media, and particularly ‘direct access technologies’ such as Twitter, Facebook, email alerts, etc., have firmly marked their place in the business world as effective tools with which to engage…

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How Evolving C-Suite Structures Affect Performance

Idea posted: February 2013

Institutions: Harvard Business School    INSEAD    MIT Sloan School of Management   

What do we know about the structure of a typical C-Suite? Most corporations are run by one, but the formation of them and the roles that comprise the C-Suite have…

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