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Internet Vs Store-Based Shopping: The Global Move Towards Omnichannel
Retailing : Internet retailing and smartphone use are fast changing the way
people approach shopping. Consumers can now buy virtually anything, any time,
and have it delivered from anywhere in the world. The main drivers of e-commerce
growth have been the search for value and convenience; increased access to the
web; faster download speeds; improved shipping and online payment methods; and
the shift towards smart mobile devices.
Solar Power Market in India 2014-2018: his report provides a breakdown of
the Solar Power market in India by the type of technology used for converting
solar energy into electricity. India has huge solar power potential in states
such as Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Orissa. Solar power
is considered the ultimate source of power in India because of the technical
potential of around 5,000 trillion kWh per year and minimum operating costs.
Analysis of Healthcare IT Market Across APAC: The healthcare information
technology (IT) covers systems and solutions that have a common end goal—to
improve the quality of healthcare while reducing cost. This market consists of
software, solutions and maintenance services but does not include hardware. APAC
healthcare providers continue to rely on an extensive in-house IT department
given the challenges around infrastructural development and apprehensions about
data sharing.
India Autos Report: India is the world's sixth-largest auto producing
nation and produced 3,880,938 vehicles in 2013 and there is a positive increase
in new vehicle sales, targeting 26.5% growth by 2018. Expansion by domestic
automakers into other emerging markets in Africa, Middle East and Latin America
could be a good diversification strategy away from the anaemic local market.
Media & Entertainment: Indian Media & Entertainment industry caters to
one of the largest user bases in the world but remains under-monetized. Industry
revenues are limited by users’ price sensitive nature and unwillingness to pay
for content. Business models are typically based on advertising revenues, with
advertisers subsidizing content for the consumer, unlike other developed
markets.
The Leaders Who Make M&A Work : The article looks at factors that determine
the success or failure of mergers & acquisitions (M&A), focusing on executive
leadership. The author outlines his study of numerous mergers that took place in
the 2004-2008 period and discusses his findings on matters including the
significance of leadership capabilities in the acquiring versus the acquired
companies, the most important specific leadership competencies, and the role of
senior executives versus middle managers.
The Shifting Economics of Global Manufacturing : For the better part of
three decades,
a rough, bifurcated conception of the world has driven corporate manufacturing
investment and sourcing decisions. Latin America, Eastern Europe, and most of
Asia have been viewed as low-cost regions. The U.S., Western Europe, and Japan
have been viewed as having high costs.
The impact of social media conversations on consumer brand choices : This
article estimates the impact of social media conversations on consumer valuation
of brand characteristics and demand for carbonated soft drinks (CSDs). We
formulate a random coefficient, discrete choice model of consumer demand that
includes social media conversations, and estimate it matching Nielsen sales data
on carbonated soft drinks to social media conversations on Facebook, Twitter,
and YouTube.
Transaction Cost Economics and the Cognitive Perspective : Authors
augment transaction cost economics with a cognitive perspective to expand the
conceptualization of uncertainty, an important but underexplored concept, to
include interpretive uncertainty, which arises from conflicting cognitive
frames. Interpretive uncertainty generates different views of the exchange and
can lead to unexpected conflict, additional transaction costs, and potential
early termination of the transaction.
Academic contributions to enhancing accounting for sustainable development :
Leaders of business, public service and third sector organizations are
increasingly recognizing that in discharging their varied duties they must
address the significant risks of global environmental change, including the
economic and social risks that can flow from it. They are also recognizing the
interaction of a broader range of risks and opportunities arising from, and
impacting upon, ecological, social and economic sustainability as among the most
urgent and complex challenges facing their organizations.
Will Harvard Ever Have an MBA Class With 50 Percent Women? :
The 940 students who started classes at Harvard Business School this week
counted more women in their ranks than ever before. Women are 41 percent of the
school’s 2016 MBA class, according to a preliminary class profile. That’s
slightly higher than the 37 percent average across all North American business
schools. The school may find it difficult, however, to reach full gender
equality any time soon.
Learn languages to boost your MBA :
In the increasingly globalised world of work, multinational companies are
looking to hire business high-flyers who can communicate in several different
languages. Fluency in languages will complement your MBA and help you in your
business career.
Mid-career executives make a beeline for global degrees :
The women who are entering the corporate
workforce today are skilled and business savvy. Yet to rise to the ranks of the
C-suite, confidence matters as much as competence. Encouraging more women to
pursue MBAs would not only strengthen the skills and confidence they need to
succeed, but it would allow corporations to tap into a larger and more
diversified talent pool of future business leaders. Schools must also do their
part to attract women.
Harvard Gets Largest-Ever Donation :
Hong Kong-Born Investor Gives $350 Million to His Alma Mater. Gerald Chan, a
Harvard-educated investor, is donating $350 million to the university's School
of Public Health, the largest gift in the 378-year history of the nation's
richest university. The gift is part of a wave of enormous donations to schools
with large endowments in recent years that highlights the diverging fortunes of
the nation's colleges.
Why Typical Career Advice Doesn't Work for Women :
Business schools have a key role to play in this, but few have translated the
implications of global sustainability into strategic research and education
programmes. Business schools excel at providing executives with the
methodologies to induce and manage innovation and sustainability represents an
opportunity for them as well as for businesses.
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