A fascinating and comprehensive two part report from Edison Institutional Research evaluating the global mobile ecosystem from a private investor perspective. The reports begin with the premise that “To earn a decent return over the next 5 – 10 years, companies will need to make a difference to the way users live their digital lives on mobile devices”.
This year’s Technology Vision report continues to expand how Accenture views the effects of the digital race, and explores the six key IT trends that hold the most potential to transform businesses over the next three years.
A new study “Who’s Got Those Top Jobs?” by Wharton’s Peter Cappelli, together with IE Business School’s Monika Hamori and Rocio Bonet, explores the career paths and qualifications of the top 10 leaders in each of the Fortune 100 companies.
Andy Clarke, Chief Executive at UK supermarket group Asda, has claimed British companies would lose out if they do not get more young people on their boards. Anthony Hilton of the London Evening Standard puts forward his case for the fundamental changes required in British boardrooms.
Instead of throwing money at “superstars,” companies would be better served by using quantifiable measures to pick the right CEOs, according to recent Wharton research.
Group dynamics can lead otherwise sensible individuals to make (or agree to) decisions they might not come to on their own. Executives need to be on the lookout for group biases and their undesirable results.