In a much debated research paper last year, Princeton economist Alan S. Blinder concluded that up to 38 million jobs, or 29 percent, of US jobs are potentially offshorable within the next couple of decades -- that is, capable of being outsourced to workers in other countries. ...
The world of Executive Coaching continues to evolve. Two big recent developments are worthy of note: firstly, the emergence of smaller professional service firms focused on coaching and secondly, organisations are pulling together their own ?Benches? of coaches. There is a third movement - not large enough to merit the...
Managers who manage their time well not only get more accomplished, but they also set the tone for employees to be more proactive about their own schedules. Melissa Raffoni, author of the Harvard Business Review article "Are You Spending Your Time the Right Way?", shares techniques that will help you...
The future of business will be dominated by freelancers who affiliate with each other on a temporary basis and rarely go into an office. Why should they? The network technology will be so advanced that the real world will be largely forgotten, thanks to virtual worlds built on top...
The Find: A veteran consultant offers his top ten tips on how consultants can best serve their clients (even in spite of clients' occasional irrationality). The Source: The blog of software developer and occasional consultant, Chad Myers. The Takeaway: Techie Chad Myers uses his...
Remember Spiceworks, the amazingly powerful free network-management tool? Version 3.0 of this SMB gem just dropped, bringing with it a host of new and improved features. Highlights include: Faster performance and network scanning. Improved device detection (so you get fewer "unknowns"). Exchange server monitoring. ...
While the global economy has been a hot topic for at least two decades, it is in constant need of updating. A new book, "Globality. Competing with Everyone from Everywhere for Everything," written by three Boston Consulting Group experts, does the job nicely. The update, by Harold...
The total value of trade between China and the United States was worth a brisk $387 billion in 2007 (.pdf), according to the Congressional Research Service. (And it's not only the U.S. that is investing in China; China is also investing in the U.S.) So it's not...
Outsourcing to China has been the rage for more than 20 years, but how about the flip side? China is quietly outsourcing to -- and seeking investments in -- the United States. There is clear evidence of this going on, despite the political controversy in 2005 when...
Manufacturing in China can be a golden opportunity — or a royal pain. We'll show you the right way to build overseas partnerships that work.You’ve heard the horror stories: chemical-laced toothpaste, tainted seafood, lead-coated toys. Partnering with Chinese manufacturers and suppliers may save millions, but in light of these problems,...
I love products made by 37signals and now, thanks to innovation blogger Bill Taylor, I now admire the company as much as what it makes. As Taylor points out in an enlightening Harvard Online post, 37signals lives as a company by the same principles it embraces in...
As your clients put more of their business processes online and become more dependent on an open network with inherent security and quality of service risks, a new frontier of opportunities is opening for system integrators. By working with the right infrastructure partner, you can deliver higher-margin services as opposed...
Seth Godin is a gifted packager of ideas for businesspeople. But does he know how to read a business book? His post on just that topic, How to read a business book , is getting a fair amount of attention on the Web (he links to about...
The benefits of outsourcing to China are clear; it can be both cost effective and efficient. However understanding the laws, navigating the bureaucracy, and negotiating the contracts can be tricky. Find out how to develop Guanxi and increase your odds for successful manufacturing in China. For more...
The face of nowadays' manufacturing industry is no longer what it was five or 10 years ago. Consumer demand has driven change in the industry as well as to the technology used when producing goods. Enterprise Resource Planning ERP systems have matched these trends, and as a result, compliance, lean...
In this white paper, renowned Project Portfolio Management PPM luminary, and former PMI President and Chairman, Harvey Levine discusses the newest approaches to Demand Management, and how you and your company can easily manage, evaluate, and execute on your resource demands. After reading this white paper you will have a...
How to keep your business growing during a slowdown? Make the leap overseas. Here are 10 countries for expansion — and why they’re the places to be.While the U.S. economy has slowed, demand for foreign business investment is still on the rise in Asia, Eastern Europe, and Latin America. Extending...
In this free white paper, learn how to unlock the hidden potential of SAP and other Enterprise Resource Planning ERP systems to improve agility and responsiveness. Discover how the right mix of Service-Oriented Architecture SOA, Business Process Management BPM, and Enterprise Social Computing can dramatically increase the return on...
For the past couple of years, the mechanics at United have been embroiled in a union representation fight. It all came to a head yesterday when just over 60 percent of the mechanics voted to leave AMFA and join the Teamsters. AMFA used to be the...
Relocation assistance and consulting services might be difficult to track down amidst pages and pages of search results - after all, you want that perfect company and there are just too many of them listed in the search engine for you to go through. If you are in this situation,...
