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Make It New
Startups are back. Or rather, they never really went away. Despite the relatively long odds of startup success (which vary between in 1 and 10 and 3 in 10 depending on who you ask), entrepreneurs around the globe continue to map out the next big idea in cocktail napkins and PowerPoint slides, and a huge amount of money is accumulating in venture funds built to breathe financial life into the next Google. And while high-flying startups may not garner the media attention they did just a few years ago, you can’t help but wonder about how these companies generate such rapid growth, going from zero to leading brands in just a few short years. |
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The Push for Productivity
When U.S. productivity numbers took a surprising 9.4% jump in the third quarter of 2003, they framed a series of questions vital to global managers engaged in a constant quest for greater productivity: How had companies managed to squeeze so much additional performance from each employee hour? Which companies are the best at realizing productivity gains that nurture and grow a team’s potential? What are the best practices in the long-term push for productivity? Can the productivity push backfire on us? How can we best manage long-term productivity for the most positive human impact? |
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In the Balance: Outsourcing, Offshoring and the Right Resources
While outsourcing is nothing new, technology, a truly global labor market, and an overall competitive squeeze are forcing companies to relook at how they are balancing their mix of inside and outside resources to deliver on their primary missions.This issue of the PRG-Schultz Report examines trends and examples of current outsourcing practices and offers some tips to attain the right balance for your firm. |
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Thriving in Tough Times
There have been a few bright spots amid the steady stream of bad business news items. While the headlines have been full of tight capital markets, accounting scandals, poor earnings outlooks, and so on, aggressive players like Wal-Mart, Dell and Starbucks have been adding market share and expanding their business. Who else is growing while others aren't? How are they doing it? How can you shake things up in a down market? |
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What's the future of e-business?
Nearly two and a half years after the dot com meltdown began, media outlets have published the industry indictments, the Where Are They Now? features and the tell-all chronicles of interactive self-destruction. This has been fun for some and fully justified in certain quarters. But what the articles have overshadowed is this fact: for a growing number of companies the Internet is still a great place to do business. |
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