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Leadership News
- Accelerating Digitization in the Middle East: 2012 ICT Leaders' Event
Attendees at the 2nd Annual ICT Leaders' Event identified three imperatives that could reinvigorate the region's...
- Commercial Excellence Programs: A Way for B2B Companies to Pursue Growth in Hard Times
As B2B companies look for new ways to grow their top and bottom lines, commercial excellence may be the answer. By...
- Transform Your Bank's Operations Model: A Best Practices Discussion
Your approach to transforming your bank's operations model depends on your goal - to improve customer experience,...
- Harnessing the Power of Public-Private Partnerships in Healthcare: Imperatives for GCC Governments
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries can use public-private partnerships as a means of managing rising healthcare...
- Succeeding in Hospital and Health Systems M&A: Why So Many Deals Have Failed, and How to Succeed in the Future
A Booz & Company analysis of M&A among hospitals and health systems shows that typical deal drivers--such as geographic...
- Medical Device Quality: An Essential Capability and Competitive Edge for Manufacturers
In our experience, there are three root causes for the rising incidence of product failures in the medical device...
- A New Paradigm For Military Logistics
At the 2013 International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) held in the UAE, Booz & Company shared several...
- A Strategy For the Defense Industry
At the 2013 International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) held in the UAE, Booz & Company shared several...
- Adaptive Capability Through Advanced Contracting
At the 2013 International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) held in the UAE, Booz & Company shared several...
- Information Superiority: The Why And How
At the 2013 International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) held in the UAE, Booz & Company shared several...
- Media Workflow and Content Management in a Digital Era: Unlock the Value from Your Investments
The media industry is evolving. As consumers increasingly turn to digital channels, traditional media companies are...
- Strategic Partnering Builds More Coherent Armed Forces Organizations
At the 2013 International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) held in the UAE, Booz & Company shared several...
- The Digital Government: Leveraging Technology to Gain Efficiency
Digitization can enable governments to aggregate their capabilities across agency boundaries and orchestrate the most...
- Pricing Is Not Only about Price: How Retailers Can Improve Their Price Image
Most retailers manage their price strategies without adequately factoring in nonmonetary costs and other elements of...
- Success Through Capabilities: Winning in the Technology Industry
Coherence between capabilities and the "way to play" is a key driver of profitability and success in the technology...
- The Changing Face of NOCs: Integrated Planning and Performance Management in Middle East Oil Companies
The Middle East's national oil companies appear to be facing significant challenges to their position in the global...
- The Death of Traditional IT: And the Rise of the New Partnership Model
For companies to succeed in the age of digitization, they must transform information technology (IT) from order taker to...
- Create Your Own Buzz: The Promise and Practice of Digital Marketing
Companies must combine digital marketing efforts with traditional approaches, making the sum greater than the parts. ...
- Bundled Care: The Voice of the Consumer
The goal of extending healthcare to all Americans at affordable prices and with no sacrifice in quality, will require...
- Mobile Price Wars: Avoid if You Can, Win if You Can't
The market for mobile services is extremely competitive. Marketing executives are constantly rolling out promotions, or...
- The future of wealth management service
To succeed in the decade ahead, established wealth management companies will need to leverage technology in much the...
- Rediscovering the Art of Exploration: Practical Steps to Establishing a High-Performance Exploration Organization
In recent years, small independent oil and gas companies have made an increasing proportion of new exploration...
- ERP in the Cloud: Is It Ready? Are You?
There are a number of factors that executives should consider in deciding whether and how to use cloud-based services...
- Winning in the Digitization Space: Differentiating Capabilities for MENA Telecom Operators
Rapid growth in the demand for digital services in the Middle East is creating a valuable opportunity for telecom...
- Managing Airport Disruption: Achieving Resilience through Collaboration
Today's major airports are highly complex operations with increasingly significant limitations on valuable capacity. ...
- O Desafio da Eficiência para Serviços Financeiros no Brasil
In this study, Booz & Company records the conclusion of the work conducted over the past few months, when we did several...
- Charting a Clear Course in Rough Seas: A New View on Hospital and Health Systems Strategy
Many hospitals and healthcare systems are not prepared for the way their function and forms will change in the next few...
- 2013 Automotive Industry Perspective
Innovation is more critical in the automotive industry today than ever before--and it is changing the balance between...
- 2013 Capital Markets Industry Perspective
Investment banks and financial-services firms are reorganizing to meet the challenges they face: cost pressures,...
- 2013 Chemicals Industry Perspective
There are no easy choices for chemical companies this season. Leading companies are taking a fresh look at their...
- 2013 Commercial Aerospace Industry Perspective
The commercial aircraft markets are poised for growth--and primed for the next generation of fuel-efficient, digitally...
- 2013 Defense Industry Perspective
The industry faces a once-in-a-generation inflection point, as military procurement realigns around new technologies and...
- 2013 Health Care Industry Perspective
Healthcare reform is now inevitable, and that will lead payors, providers, and hospital systems to think differently...
- 2013 Industrials Industry Perspective
Despite some positive signs, particularly in the U.S. manufacturing sector, industrial companies face shrinking growth...
- 2013 Life Sciences (Pharmaceuticals) Industry Perspective
After the roller-coaster year of 2012, it's easy to overlook the exciting opportunities in life sciences: technological...
- 2013 Oil & Gas Industry Perspective
Energy producers had to work harder for profits in 2012. As supply rises and demand levels off, the winning companies...
- 2013 Retail Banking Industry Perspective
With lower interest rates, greater capital requirements, and more competition for customers, winning banks must treat...
- 2013 Telecommunications Industry Perspective
In 2012, data traffic grew at explosive rates, but monetization lagged behind; telecom companies must resolve this...
- 2013 Utilities Industry Perspective
Superstorm Sandy made the challenge for public utilities clear: They must take advantage of a historic economic moment...
- 2013 Wealth & Asset Management Industry Perspective
Digitization and new technologies are changing the relationship between clients and advisors, but firms will...
- 中国成为全球石化行业能效领导者的重要机遇 (China's Opportunity for Global Energy Efficiency Leadership in Petrochemicals)
当前中国已经成为仅次于美国的世界第二大炼化与乙烯市场，而且随着未来几年大量新装置的投产，中国有望在该领域成为全球最大的市场。众所周知，石化行业既是能耗大户，也可以是节能标兵。随着中国石化行业对世界的影响与日俱增，未来几年是政府和企业可以考虑成为全球能效领导者的绝佳机会。China...
- E-Commerce and Consumer Goods: A Strategy for Omnichannel Success
The rapid adoption of digital technologies and evolving shopping behaviors are transforming e-commerce into an essential...
- Taking the Leadership Leap: Developing an Effective Executive Pipeline for India's Future
Indian companies have experienced explosive growth over the past two decades, but there are not enough qualified leaders...
- CEO Succession in Australia: The Chief Executive's First Year
The number of Australian companies appointing new CEOs continues to rise. In 2011, Australia recorded the highest rate...
- 第三个十亿-女性新势力：十亿职场女性的经济驱动力研究 (Empowering the Third Billion: Women and the World of Work in 2012)
全球经济正在面临诸多挑战，然而许多国家仍未充分开发"女性"这一资产。报告分析了女性员工及企业家如何在国家经济中扮演更重要的角色，并对128个国家的当前表现进行排名。报告中"第三个十亿指数"的独特之处在于其研究重点是职业女性，并评估了各国为向女性赋予经济权力所付出的努力。As...
- Future of Chemicals: Rebalancing Global Feedstock Disruptions with "On-Purpose"
All players in the chemical value chain will be impacted by recent feedstock developments. However, growth...
- Optimizing the Credit Decision: Boosting Profits in the SME Market
Financial-services institutions struggle to profit from lending to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Only by...
- Advancing Digital Commerce Capabilities to Drive Financial Value: Perspective and Benchmarking Framework
With changing consumer behavior, digital commerce gains more and more economic relevance for companies, be it to improve...
- Government Services: Can Value Be Created or Is It Time to Move On?
After two decades of growth, U.S. federal agencies are reining in spending, signaling an inflection point for the...
- Retailing in Digital Age
Technology is shaping the way grocery retailers compete for shoppers. New forms of online grocery shopping are also on...
- The New Functional Agenda: How Corporate Functions Can Add Value in a New Strategic Era
There is a golden opportunity today for the leaders of HR, IT, finance, operations, R&D, marketing, sales, sourcing, and...
- The New IT Agenda: How to Define and Deliver a Capabilities-Driven Approach
As they seek to develop a strategic role in today's organizations, chief information officers and chief technology...
- 全球创新1000强-为创意插上翅膀 (The 2012 Global Innovation 1000 Study)
博斯公司已连续第八年发布关于企业研发支出的调研报告。今年的报告以"为创意插上翅膀"为主题，着重探讨了企业生成创意并决定将哪些创意付诸开发的创新早期阶段。Booz...
- 化工行业的未来-中国化工企业 如何实现跨越式发展 (Future of Chemicals Part VII)
受政治、人口、环境等因素的影响，全球化工行业正在经历巨变。通过学习西方化工企业的最佳实践，中国的化工企业不但可以克服在当前市场格局中面临的困难，还有机会超越成熟的竞争对手。The...
- Synergize Before You Centralize: Cooperating to Generate Value Through Technology Synergies
Telecom groups can respond to the uncertainties of today's business climate by changing their approach to technology...
- 为成长而瘦身 (Is Your Company Fit for Growth?)
随着企业将重心从撙节成本转向成长收益，很多公司的战略及财务状况出现了问题。博斯公司提出：不当的成本管理方式和战略资源配置方式都不利于公司的扩张。我们认为能推动企业发展的成功项目需要具备三大主要因素：明确战略重点、优化成本、组织架构再造。We...
- The $5 PMPM Health Plan: Coming Soon to Your Neighborhood
New competitors in the health industry may soon be able to offer plans with cost as much as 80 percent lower than those...
- This Is for Everyone: The Case for Universal Digitisation
Written with the well-known cross-sector charity Go ON UK, this report presents the socioeconomic case for universal...
- Is Your Bank Ready for Growth? A More Strategic Approach to Costs Can Help You Prepare for Growth Opportunities
This white paper leads banks and financial services institutions through the Fit for GrowthSM process, balancing prudent...
- Aviation at a Turning Point: The Global Aerospace Summit 2012
From an increasingly global supply chain to escalating fuel costs, new challenges are arising within the aviation...
- The 2012 Global Innovation 1000 Study: "Making Ideas Work"
Year after year, our Global Innovation 1000 study has demonstrated that it is not how much companies spend on research...
- Customer Value Management: The Path to Profitable Growth in Telecom
To find paths to profitable growth, telecom operators need to stop depending solely on metrics such as gross adds and...
- Investing in Talent for Sustained Growth: A Capabilities-Driven Approach to People Strategy
Senior leadership teams and human resources executives should develop focused people strategies that align with and...
- The Wealth Advisor's New App: How Tablets Can Transform the Retail Wealth Management Business
Tablets and smart phones have become a critical channel through which financial advisors can interact with...
- Managing Multiple Uncertainties: Building the Capability to Anticipate Risks and Prepare for Them
It's time for a new kind of risk management that adapts dynamically as the environment changes. Companies that invest...
- Profits in a Slowdown: How Australian Mining Companies Can Cut Costs and Grow Stronger
As the global commodity boom fades, falling prices will squeeze profits at resource and commodity producers around the...
- Empowering the Third Billion: Women and the World of Work in 2012 (Full Report)
Countries that take steps to empower women as employees and entrepreneurs can reap social and economic benefits. This...
- Empowering the Third Billion: Women and the World of Work in 2012 (Briefing Report)
Countries that take steps to empower women as employees and entrepreneurs can reap social and economic benefits. This...
- The Digital Home Sector in Europe: Consolidation and Scale--Impact on the Digital Agenda
Now that first-generation broadband is widely deployed in Europe, growth is slowing for digital businesses serving the...
- China's Digital Champions
China is now by far the largest online market in the world, with an estimated total of 510 million users as at the end...
- 蓬勃发展的中国互联网 (China's Digital Champions)
中国已发展成为全球最大的互联网市场，截至2011年底，互联网用户规模估计约为5.1亿，且这一数字有望在2015年底前达到7.5亿....
- 蓬勃发展的中国互联网 (China's Digital Champions)
中国已发展成为全球最大的互联网市场，截至2011年底，互联网用户规模估计约为5.1亿，且这一数字有望在2015年底前达到7.5亿....
- The 2012 Value Shift Index: Change and Growth in the TMT Industries
This year's index to the technology, media, and telecommunications (TMT) sector suggests that the sector has come back...
- Understanding the Arab Digital Generation
The Arab Digital Generation, a tech-savvy demographic born between 1977 and 1997, accounts for 40% of the MENA...
- The Well-Structured PMO: Keys to Managing IT Demand
For program management offices (PMOs) to deliver the promised business value from IT and effectively manage demand, they...
- Coherent Linkages: How to Foster Innovation-Based Economies in the Gulf Cooperation Council
GCC countries recognize the need for innovation as the main catalyst for achieving sustainable economic growth through...
- Digitization in Emerging Economies: Unleashing Opportunities at the Bottom of the Pyramid
Digitization in emerging countries could deliver US$6.3 trillion in additional nominal GDP and 77 million new jobs over...
- China: Strategies for the New China Landscape
What conclusion should business leaders - of multinational companies and businesses in China - draw from the recent...
- Effective Third-Party Management: How to Address CFPB Bulletins on Third-Party Service Providers
This deck lays out an approach to compliance with recent Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulations on...
- Getting Results From Big Data: A Capabilities-Driven Approach to the Strategic Use of Unstructured Information
The world is facing a data deluge never seen before. Companies are positioning themselves to compete based on their...
- Sharing Mobile Networks: Why the Pros Outweigh the Cons
Mobile network operators have been looking into the possibility of sharing their network infrastructure for several...
- Holiday Retail Outlook 2012
Booz & Company's Holiday Retail Outlook 2012 provides an advanced look at the consumer's projected mind-set and...
- Cross-Channel Integration in Retail: Creating a Seamless Customer Experience
The imperative for traditional retailers today is to integrate across channels -- providing their customers the same...
- 传承和创新：区域经济可持续发展的基石-伦敦和阿布扎比战略再定位对中国城市发展的启发 (Heritage and Innovation: Cornerstone for Sustainable Regional Economic Development)
蔓延全球的经济危机改变了世界经济格局，并将全球经济重心由西向东推进。全球各大城市皆在危机的过程中不断审视自身，进行系统化的产业升级或者重新定位，以确保继续维持竞争优势。中国的城市应该如何在现有的产业基础上进行升级，从而在高速发展的过程中找到自己的定位？博斯公司全程主导和推进伦敦和阿布扎比战略再定位项目，我们认为这套思维模式值得中国城市借鉴。The...
- 多极世界的全球化企业管理 (Managing the Global Enterprise in Today's Multipolar World)
怀有全球化理想的企业大都投入了大量的时间和资源来制定全球扩张战略，但它们对内部管理模式却没有给予充分的重视。博斯公司认为，要想在多极世界中获得成功，取决于三大管理要素：重新平衡组织架构与布局；下放决策权并加强控制；以及采取全新的领导力及人才管理方式。
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- Impact of Social Media in China
In a fast-changing and dynamic market like China, having a strategy to build capabilities around social media has become...
- The Root Causes of Value Destruction: How Strategic Resiliency Can Help
Booz & Company recently found that strategic risks caused the greatest amount of shareholder value destruction in some...
- Unlocking value from social data
Marketers have a unique opportunity to tap into online conversations between people and the brands they care about. ...
- Driving Analytics Into Action: How to enable business decisions with "big data" and analytics
The financial services industry is looking at "big data" to drive profitable growth. But many companies fail to use...
- Future of Chemicals Part VII: How China Can Leapfrog the Industry Development Cycle
The global chemical industry is in the midst of an upheaval, driven by the convergence of political, demographic, and...
- Convening Change: How CIOs Can Orchestrate Strategic Transformations
MENA energy companies must transform how they operate if they are to cope with today's challenging business environment....
- Kwaliteit als Medicijn: Aanpak voor betere zorg en lagere kosten
Paying for quality should be the focus in Dutch healthcare. This would not only save costs but also lead to less...
- After Fukushima: Nuclear Power in a New World
The nuclear industry appears to have weathered the political storm surrounding the March 2011 accident at the Fukushima...
- Partnerships for Transformation: Using Public-Private Partnerships in the GCC
With the GCC set to spend billions of dollars on development projects, public-private partnerships (PPPs) offer a useful...
- Getting Post-Event Analysis Right: Seven Core Principles to Drive Trade Promotion ROI
Most companies in the consumer packaged goods sector want a post-event analysis (PEA) capability to help them understand...
- Staying on the Road to Growth: Why Middle East Leaders Must Maintain Their Commitment to Economic Reform
Even amid the ongoing turbulence in the region, Middle East leaders can maintain their commitment to economic reform. ...
- Crowdsourcing as catalyst for change
Crowdsourcing can help transform healthcare only if organisations are willing to trade control for innovation and let go...
- Vertikale Integration in der Lebensmittel- und Getränkeindustrie: Besondere Fähigkeiten sichern den Erfolg
The integration of business activities up and down the value chain in Food & Beverage is a strategy to improve cost...
- Unlocking the Potential of District Cooling: The Need for GCC Governments to Take Action
Air conditioning is a costly necessity in the Arab Gulf, consuming half of total electricity output. A more economical...
- Technologist, transform thyself
Global technology industry leaders have become giants fueled by the digital technologies that they unleashed on other...
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