How modern technologies can generate a competitive edge

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Business Strategy ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Business Value ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Competitive Edge ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Modern Technologies

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings Digital technologies can increase business value and deliver a competitive advantage. Organizations can exploit the potential more fully by creating an appropriate IT strategy, aligning it with the business strategy and ensuring that systems and solutions are flexible and interoperable. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers’ hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Towards greater understanding of a supply chain strategy

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (12) ◽  
pp. 6-8
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Tacit Knowledge ◽  
Business Strategy ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Strategy Use ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Supply Chain Strategy ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings Greater understanding of a business unit’s actual rather than desired supply chain strategy can help identify where changes are needed and ensure it remain closely linked to the wider business strategy. Use of a relevant framework enables the tacit knowledge surrounding the supply chain function to become conceptualized and thus make the supply chain strategy more explicit. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Taking Cisco into a new era

2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (11) ◽  
pp. 1-3
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
Business World ◽  
Content Type ◽  
New Era ◽  
Competitive Edge ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings – One of the most predictable things about today’s business world is its unpredictability. Hence, even the largest operators have to frequently evolve to retain their competitive edge. But that’s all in a day’s work for the folks at Cisco Systems. You don’t get to be world leader in any industry for nothing. So to achieve that position in such a competitive and rapidly changing sector as technology is perhaps even more remarkable. Since its inception in late 1984, the company has been driven by a desire to, in its own words, “connect the unconnected”. Few would argue that Cisco constantly achieves this objective. This innovative firm’s diverse range of customers have successfully navigated various shifts within communications and information technology thanks to its design, manufacture and supply of different groundbreaking solutions. Practical implications – The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations. Originality/value – The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Managing talent development effectively

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 26-28
Author(s):  
Graham Cole
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Talent Development ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Valuable Resource ◽  
Short Supply ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Competitive Edge ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings It has almost become a cliché to state that the workforce is any company’s most importance asset. Organizations accordingly recognize the value added by highly skilled employees. Talent is perceived as being in short supply. This means that firms battle to entice individuals that will best help secure a competitive edge. Talent is a valuable resource that is widely considered unique and difficult to replicate. That much is unquestionable. Identification and development of talented employees is therefore often high on the agenda of businesses targeting sustained growth and prosperity. Practical implications The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world's leading organizations. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent, information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Green for go

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (8) ◽  
pp. 24-26
Keyword(s):  
Business Strategy ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Corporate Strategy ◽  
Turn Of The Century ◽  
Environmental Concerns ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The World ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings As the world approaches the year 2020 – which has been the most looked-forward-to years since the Millennium, offering as it does the opportunity to use “20:20 vision” as a descriptor – it is perhaps useful to look back over those 20 years to understand how far sustainability and environmental concerns have developed with regard to business strategy. While these concerns were prevalent at the turn of the century, they were not mainstream in terms of how they were dealt with by firms, and there was considerable difference in how firms treated them depending on where they were based, how big they were and how it fed into their overall corporate strategy. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Should corporate and business strategy be aligned?

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 25-27
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Business Strategy ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Cutting Edge ◽  
Business Strategies ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings Alignment between corporate and business strategies has been deemed essential by many observers, although conflicting aims make the task challenging. However, firms can use an alignment matrix to select the appropriate combination of alignment direction and relationship to ensure that the respective goals can be achieved. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

The relationship between cloud adoption and business strategy

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 7-9
Keyword(s):  
Business Strategy ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Cloud Services ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Cloud Adoption ◽  
Technology Service ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings This paper uncovers the effect that successful cloud technology service implementation has on business strategy. The surveyed respondents strategically incorporated cloud services either to maintain a competitive position, to bolster innovation, or to reduce their costs. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives, strategists, and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Using cognitive analytics technology to enhance performance

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Dynamic Capabilities ◽  
Business Value ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings Many organizations fail to enhance business value through the use of cognitive analytics (CA). The impact of the technology on performance can be optimized via the significant influence of CA on the firm’s dynamic capabilities of sensing, seizing and reconfiguring. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

How Real Madrid increases love for its brand: the importance of interactive communication

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (11) ◽  
pp. 4-6
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Brand Management ◽  
Purchase Decisions ◽  
Interactive Communication ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Competitive Edge ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings A firm’s brand is widely acknowledged as being one of its most critical assets. Considerable emphasis on effective brand management must therefore be a top priority for company leaders. Securing a competitive edge becomes much likelier when the brand is strong. Brands play a major role in raising an organization’s profile and helping to engage customers. People form associations about a brand that serve to influence their purchase decisions. Research has shown how such positive attitudes often result in consumers demonstrating loyalty towards the brand in question. Practical implications The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

When marketing mirrors jazz: creativity during the mature stage of a product’s life cycle

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 15-17
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Mature Stage ◽  
Operating Environment ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
Competitive Edge ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Structured Abstract Findings Marketers are a canny lot. Then again, they have to be. Their operating environment is invariably congested, so securing the attention of the public is rarely an easy task. Any lasting competitive edge will only be obtained by those able to constantly outwit their rivals. Marketing goes hand-in-hand with creativity. It might therefore be assumed that the best marketers are the most creative ones. This capability becomes even more valuable when it comes to findings ways of revitalizing ideas which have become stale in consumers’ eyes. Author George Kneller articulated the essence of this when claiming that marketers must take a fresh look at what’s familiar to them to think creatively. Practical Implications The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

A business strategy for eco-sustainability: some critical framework components

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 10-12
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Business Strategy ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Social Responsibilities ◽  
Formidable Challenge ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings – Sustainability has become one of the most important issues for businesses today. Growing concerns about environmental welfare has guaranteed that eco-sustainability is now high on many company agendas around the globe. The critical nature of sustainability is without question. Firms that fail to recognize this might be seriously jeopardizing competitiveness, growth and success in the longer term. Organizations face a pretty formidable challenge. The natural quest to attain economic goals must be balanced by the obligation to meet existing and future environmental and social responsibilities. Some companies can’t be faulted for their efforts in this respect. Moves to reduce their carbon footprint and improve production systems are testimony to that. But in spite of such moves, natural resources continue to diminish as a result of business activities. Practical implications – The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations. Originality/value – The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

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