Organising for growth
The Boston Consulting Group have identified five secrets that leaders can use to promote the cooperation and behaviour that new growth initiatives require.
The Real Data on Equity Crowdfunding Performance
Crowdfunding is a key growth area for the funding of small and medium sized enterprises in the UK. Access to capital has traditionally been an extremely difficult challenge for start-up companies to face. Even with a large number of angel investors in the UK market, achieving a fully funded investment round was time consuming, clunky and often the result of luck, as opposed to access to the right people. Crowdfunding has revolutionised that process.
Japanese CEO pay roughly 10% that of US counterparts
A survey by American consulting company, Towers Watson, has revealed CEOs of Japanese corporations receive compensation equal to about one-tenth of that paid to their U.S. counterparts.
Gartner reveals top IT predictions for 2016 and beyond
Gartner’s top IT predictions for 2016 look at the digital future, at an algorithmic and smart machine-driven world where people and machines must define harmonious relationships. Robotics and Artificial Intelligence are set to further revolutionise the technology landscape, bringing rapid change.
Making Sense of Dell + EMC + VMware
Dell recently announced an agreement to acquire EMC - and with it, control of VMware - in a deal valued at $67 billion. While analyses of the deal so far have been devoted to the implications for the computing, storage, and networking industries or financing of the transaction, analyzing these threads together reveals a far more interesting story.
All Boards Need a Technology Expert
This Harvard Business Review article argues that all boards need at least one technology expert.