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Annual Renewable Energy Outlook 2014 : Urbanization, population
growth, energy security concerns, and economic development objectives are key
drivers for a predicted rise in the contribution of renewable energy capacity in
emerging regions such as Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa. As a
result of technological innovation and mass deployment leading to scale
economies, the cost of renewable energy has declined dramatically in recent
years.
India: Information Technology Report : India's IT market has a great
growth potential in the area of cloud computing, over traditional IT market in
the coming years. Another emerging technology that has a stronger outlook in
India going into 2015 is the Internet of Things (IoT), or machine-to-machine
communications. The main demand currently is in India's largest cities, but
growing affordability and government initiatives to fund devices for students
will help to stimulate demand in rural areas with broadband access.
Analysis of the Global Learning Management Systems Market : The LMS
market is broadly segmented on the basis of end users into corporate LMS and
academic LMS. Across both verticals, LMS systems deliver value by improving the
effectiveness of delivery of learning and training content across multiple
devices and in multiple formats through learning-focused collaboration and
social learning in and beyond the classroom.
Logistics Services Market – India : Logistics sector primarily deals in
transportation and storage operations and is significantly aided by logistics
services; which are an amalgamation of Courier, Freight, Third Party Logistics
and Fourth Party Logistics. Amongst the segments, courier market shows the
maximum growth in terms of CAGR whereas freight forwarding has the largest
market size value-wise.
Oil & Gas in Asia-Pacific : The oil and gas market consists of the
activities of exploration and production of oil and gas. The Asia-Pacific oil
and gas market is characterized by the presence of large, diversified
international companies with highly vertically integrated operations throughout
oil exploration, production, refining, transportation and marketing.
The family-business factor in emerging markets : Family-owned
businesses are a large and growing force. Organizations that want to
collaborate—or compete—with these companies in emerging markets must first
understand them. The industrial titans of the Gilded Age were largely family
businesses. But today, in most developed nations—particularly the United States,
the United Kingdom, and Japan—the largest, industry-leading companies are
typically held by a broad, dispersed mix of shareholders.
Why Your Customers’ Social Identities Matter : The article looks at role of
consumers' social identities in their purchasing decisions, hence in creation of
effective marketing strategies. It says that people generally belong to multiple
social groups, any one of which may have most salience for them in given
situation. It reports on social psychology research on how person's connection
with particular social identity can be triggered and discusses idea in the
context of marketing products including the Toyota Prius hybrid-electric
automobile.
The Organizational Drive train: A Road to Integration of Dynamic
Capabilities Research : Although the research domain of dynamic capabilities has
become one of the most active in strategic management, critics have charged that
it is plagued by confusion around the construct itself. In this paper, we
uncover a potential reason for this confusion embedded in the unique nature of
the construct's development path--a peculiarity that has led to split
understandings of what constitutes a dynamic capability.
Best amongst the rest: Business India's Super 100 lists over the last 25
years : Business India began compiling its list of Super 100 in 1990, which
corporate historians consider turning point in the Indian corporate sector. The
reason for separating the best from the rest was as relevant then, as it is now.
The methodology has been tweaked over the years, to ensure that the rankings
remain relevant across the periods. Earlier, it was standalone figures, now it
is consolidated figures, though there have been no substantive changes affected.
Bridging Yesterday, Today, And Tomorrow : Using a multidimensional framework
of CEO temporal focus we propose that a company's rate of new product
introduction is predicted by a CEO's focus on each of the three distinct time
frames in interaction with environmental dynamism. Based on a longitudinal
analysis of 221-firms in 19-industries, we show that, in stable environments,
new products are introduced faster in firms headed by CEOs with high past focus,
high present focus, and low future focus.
Making Business School Research More Relevant :
Getting business professors to change their research agenda requires deans who
embrace fundamental institutional change. While such change is never easy, the
good news is that business schools have a strong scientific capability to build
upon. They only need to apply that capability to issues that are much more
relevant to the organizations that will employ their graduates.
Special Report : Executive Education :
To develop the executives organizations
desire, more companies and universities are joining forces to develop executive
education programs. When it comes to executive education, the biggest concern
many employers have is getting a return on their investment in talent
development.
Year-End Poll of Employers :
The jobs market for MBAs is set for a stellar
year, with nine out of 10 employers planning to maintain or increase hiring of
business students in 2015, according to a recruiter survey by GMAC. Rebecca
Estrada Worthington, GMAC survey research manager, said: “Even in the depths of
the recession, business and management degrees can provide a measure of job
protection and opportunity.
How Yale is beginning to crack into the elite B-school ranks :
Dean Ted Snyder has made it his mission to
turn Yale’s business school into a truly global enterprise. The school’s recent
rise in the rankings shows that his efforts are starting to pay off.
The MBA is losing its magic :
What is the staying power of an MBA education? Why year after year do students
sign up for the countless MBA programmes across the world? Are they after new
skills? Maybe. Eager to learn about the latest academic research output?
Unlikely. Keen to go through a learning experience? Possibly. In search of a
networking opportunity? Most certainly.
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