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  • Betting big on artificial intelligence

    July 9, 2017, 11:13 PM IST

    By Jacques Bughin ET AL The buzz over artificial intelligence (AI) has grown loud enough to encourage venture capital and private equity firms to step up their investment in AI. Other external investors, such as…

    July 9, 2017, 11:13 PM IST

  • Strategic Thinking

    July 7, 2017, 11:54 PM IST

    By Richard Dobbs ET AL Technology is no longer simply a budget line or operational issue — it is an enabler of virtually every strategy. Executives need to think about how specific technologies are likely…

    July 7, 2017, 11:54 PM IST

  • Managing Decisions

    July 6, 2017, 11:49 PM IST

    By Aaron De Smet et al As we’ve worked with organisations seeking to become more agile, we’ve found that it’s possible to accelerate the improvement of decision-making through the simple steps of categorising the type…

    July 6, 2017, 11:49 PM IST

  • Managing marketing

    July 4, 2017, 11:57 PM IST

    By David Levitch Et Al Among the companies we have examined, it is not uncommon for 40% of projected revenues to come from just 1% of deals in the pipeline. A big government IT project,…

    July 4, 2017, 11:57 PM IST

  • Why teams do matter

    July 3, 2017, 11:58 PM IST

    By Scott Keller The value of a high-performing team has long been recognised. It’s why savvy investors in startups often value the quality of the team and the interaction of the founding members more than…

    July 3, 2017, 11:58 PM IST

  • Investor learning

    July 3, 2017, 12:26 AM IST

    By Frank Zhou I look at how investor learning affects firms’ voluntary disclosure decisions. By voluntary disclosure decision, I mean management annual earnings forecast decisions. What are the forces that shape management earnings forecast decisions?…

    July 3, 2017, 12:26 AM IST

  • On making in America

    July 1, 2017, 12:21 AM IST

    By James Manyika Et Al The US always assumed that its forward momentum would carry the next generation toward greater prosperity, just as it took for granted that its technical prowess in manufacturing would guarantee…

    July 1, 2017, 12:21 AM IST

  • Economics of happiness

    June 29, 2017, 11:51 PM IST

    By: Richard Bookstaber Arithmetic, writes the historian Eric Hobsbawm, was the fundamental tool of the Industrial Revolution. The value of an enterprise was determined by the operations of addition and subtraction: the difference between buying…

    June 29, 2017, 11:51 PM IST

  • Quantifying financial risk

    June 28, 2017, 11:31 PM IST

    By: CONOR KEHOE ET AL In the decade since the global financial crisis, financial companies have honed their ability to measure risk in a way that non-financial companies have not. Granted, non-financial executives hadn’t faced…

    June 28, 2017, 11:31 PM IST

  • On video analytics

    June 27, 2017, 11:11 PM IST

    By: MARK PATEL ET AL Video analytics — the application of sophisticated algorithmsto video feeds — is spurring the creation of new Internet of Things (IoT) applications and use cases. For instance, data analysts can…

    June 27, 2017, 11:11 PM IST

  • Managing strategy

    June 26, 2017, 11:06 PM IST

    By Saikat Chaudhuri Digital disruption is another form of disruption. In that sense, there’s a lot we can learn from past disruptions. Disruptions happen from time to time. Each one has its unique flavour, and…

    June 26, 2017, 11:06 PM IST

  • Analysing give & take

    June 25, 2017, 11:26 PM IST

    By: Adam Grant The takers are people who, when they walk into an interaction with another person, are trying to get as much as possible from that person and contribute as little as they can…

    June 25, 2017, 11:26 PM IST

  • Managing decisions

    June 23, 2017, 11:06 PM IST

    By: AARON DE SMET ET AL It’s the best and worst of times for decision-makers. Swelling stockpiles of data, advanced analytics and intelligent algorithmsare providing organisations with powerful new inputs and methods for making all…

    June 23, 2017, 11:06 PM IST

  • Managing Oneself

    June 22, 2017, 11:43 PM IST

    The benefits of selfawareness don’t extend just to work. It helps us make smarter decisions. It helps us form better relationships. It helps us be more successful in our careers. People who are self-aware are much better leaders.

    June 22, 2017, 11:43 PM IST

  • Our Political Enterprise

    June 17, 2017, 12:33 AM IST

    By Milan Vaishnav In 2003, the Supreme Court ruled that anybody who stands for elected office in India must, at the time of submitting their nomination papers, also submit a judicial affidavit, in which they…

    June 17, 2017, 12:33 AM IST

  • Unhealthy tendency

    June 15, 2017, 11:49 PM IST

    By Elisabeth Rosenthal I trained as a physician and then came to The New York Times in the 1990s to cover the Clinton Health Reform Act…Whether it’s the Affordable Care Act or a Republican replacement,…

    June 15, 2017, 11:49 PM IST

  • Banking on growth

    June 14, 2017, 11:12 PM IST

    By Aditya Sharma India’s banking sector is a study in contrasts: it supports the world’s fastest-growing large economy but is grappling with challenges that test its strength and resilience. Primary among them is the burden…

    June 14, 2017, 11:12 PM IST

  • Power Storage

    June 12, 2017, 1:17 AM IST

    By David Frankel Storage prices are dropping much faster than expected, due to the growing market for consumer electronics and demand for electric vehicles (EVs). Major players in Asia, Europe and the US are all…

    June 12, 2017, 1:17 AM IST

  • Chinese chequers

    June 10, 2017, 12:53 AM IST

    By Forest Hou et al China accounts for about 25 per cent of the world’s manufacturing activity, more than any other country on earth. Yet, the advantages gained through lower costs of labour and capital,…

    June 10, 2017, 12:53 AM IST

  • Strategic Initiative

    June 5, 2017, 12:25 AM IST

    Geoffrey Garrett I do not think the US is in danger of “losing” Asia — there are too many democracies and too many US allies for that. I do not think that China is a…

    June 5, 2017, 12:25 AM IST

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