Lighthouses | strategic management
Dear Audience. The two most innovative companies of the past ten years are managed in diametrically opposite ways: while Google places a premium on openness, Apple operates a largely closed culture. These are the two extremes, and other businesses must decide […]
Mastering the Transformation Journey. A comprehensive guide to reinventing companies
Dear Audience, competition in business is more aggressive today than ever before and effects companies faster. New conditions and circumstances can erode a company’s position in no time at all. That’s why transformation becomes a constant necessity even for healthy […]
On good management | strategic management
Dear Audience, Management faces more challenges than ever before, as investors and employees seek security in an increasingly unpredictable world. What matters most is the ability to anticipate change and give guidance. As managers, we know that the future is […]
Trügerische Ruhe? Welche Restrukturierungsansätze jetzt Sinn machen.
Hallo liebe Hörer, obwohl sich die deutsche Wirtschaft aktuell stabil zeigt, geben verschiedene Einflussfaktoren Anlass zur Sorge. Die schwächere Konjunktur in Europa und China, niedrige Rohstoffpreise und das aktuell noch niedrige Zinsniveau bergen deutliche Risiken für deutsche Unternehmen. Darauf verweisen […]
Starke Zugkraft | Strategien umsetzen
Strategien umsetzen | Züge aus Kuwait – Das neue Eisenbahnnetz Hallo liebe Hörer, ab 2017 werden von Kuwait aus Züge in die anderen GCC-Staaten abfahren. Das neue Eisenbahnnetz ist dabei mehr als ein Infrastrukturprojekt. Lokomotiven und Waggons sollen die Golfstaaten […]
waking the giant | strategic management
Dear Audience, India is one of the world´s biggest agricultural markets. Until now, small-scale farmers worked the fields, but now farming companies from around the world are increasingly heading to India, hoping that its agricultural sector will evolve into a […]
Oilfield Equipment & Services: Retooling for the New Normal Oil & Gas Industry Environment
Dear Audience, oilfield equipment and services suppliers are about to face up to a „new normal“ future – characterized by lower oil prices and higher volatility and cyclicality. Roland Berger’s new study describes how the players in the market will […]
Data Unser | Strategien umsetzen
Hallo liebe Hörer, Tante Emma speicherte noch alles Wichtige über ihre Kunden im Hinterkopf. Heute sammeln Hersteller und Händler in Massenmärkten massenhaft digitale Daten. Kreditkartenfirmen wissen sogar, wer sich in den nächsten fünf Jahren scheiden lässt. Unmöglich? Von wegen: In […]
The innovation accelerator | Strategic Management
Dear Audience, it was Samsung’s nightmare scenario. At the end of August, a court in San Jose, California fined the Korean company USD 1.05 billion for violations of Apple’s patents and banned it from selling eight of its smart- phones […]
Myanmar | One of the last frontier markets
The Myanmar business community is optimistic about its future. Prospects are good for local as well as international business since the US sanctions were lifted recently. 92% of companies anticipate expanding their operations next year, 73% expect the business landscape […]