Thu, 07/25/2013 - 11:22
Global companies struggle with decisions about how much to outsource. Too little means an organization may lose the pricing advantages that can come with using competitive providers worldwide. Too much—or the wrong kind of outsourcing—and quality…
Thu, 07/25/2013 - 09:36
Microsoft’s recent reorganization of its operating structure is a big move. CEO Steve Ballmer says he wants to make the company more nimble and collaborative, and make it function as a single, cohesive entity rather than a collection of fragmented…
Mon, 07/08/2013 - 17:08
When you overhear a person five spots ahead of you at the coffee shop ordering a mocha light decaf, no whip, one pump, it might be enough to make you abandon your place in line and walk out. But what if the context is different and what’s at stake…
Tue, 06/11/2013 - 15:53
Whether you are a shelf stocker at Walmart, a second-year associate at a consulting company, or an equity analyst at an investment bank, you may feel that you are not adequately compensated for the work you do; in other words, you are…
Mon, 05/13/2013 - 10:35
It was the memo heard around the world: In late February 2013, when Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer ordered the company’s staffers to stop working from home, she set off a ferocious debate over workplace productivity. “Speed and quality are often…
Wed, 05/08/2013 - 10:07
How do you communicate with 5,000 employees across 17 countries in a simple yet effective and compelling way? This was a question that Jovina Ang had to answer back in 2010, when she joined Microsoft Services Asia as marketing communications…
Thu, 10/25/2012 - 10:37
The theme of the recent 2012 Wharton Management Conference, “Changing the Game: Leadership in Crisis,” is an apt one for the auto industry. Daniel Ammann, CFO of General Motors Co. (GM), addressed these leadership issues in a keynote presentation at…
Thu, 10/11/2012 - 10:20
Mark Hoplamazian was predictably a little skittish when his bosses at the Pritzker Organization asked him to become interim president and CEO of the family-owned company’s signature investment and double winner of the Baldrige Award, the Hyatt chain…
Thu, 09/13/2012 - 11:34
Has international trade come to a standstill with the crisis that started in 2008? Things are not that simple, says Pascal Lamy, the director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO), during a recent joint interview with ParisTech Review and…
Thu, 08/30/2012 - 11:45
Everyone knows that pension plans, both public and private, are in trouble. But on closer examination, this isn’t the apocalypse many people think it is. Most pensions will pay most beneficiaries most of what they are owed, and government pension-…