Contents

Outlook 2010, No. 2

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Article List

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Foreword


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On the Edge

  • IT 2015
    IT’s future will be determined by the imminent collision of assumptions about operating systems, networks and mobility.

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Interview

  • Communications, Media and Technology: Mobilizing the world of work
    The mobile broadband sector is driving yet another sweeping transformation of the telecommunications industry, says AT&T Mobility executive Ralph de la Vega. And the current changes are “just the tip of the spear.”

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Industry Reports

  • Energy: Exploring 12 disruptive new transport fuels
    Driven by concerns about energy security, CO2 abatement and the desire to create green jobs, low-carbon energy solutions are on the cusp of commercialization. Tomorrow’s transport fuels could be harvested, fermented and generated—not pumped out of the ground.

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Features

  • Analytics: How to turn data into a strategic asset
    Companies across a wide range of industries are learning that the sophisticated use of information found within their own organizations is critical to achieving high performance. Here’s a five-step model for putting analytics at the center of your decision making.

  • Outsourcing: Agile IT: Reinventing the enterprise
    An open technology and business environment, enabled by cloud computing and new outsourcing models, is creating a radically new approach to the delivery of business services and processes—and with it, a new, more flexible operating platform.

  • Talent & Organization Performance: A workforce of one 
    New research shows that when it comes to managing talent, one size no longer fits all. To be competitive as the economy regains its footing and to maximize the performance of a workforce, companies need to understand and respond to the diverse needs of individual employees.

  • Talent & Organization Performance: Vive la différence!
    Successful management is a team effort. And new research in Europe shows that the more diverse a company’s senior management—in terms of gender, nationality and other characteristics—the better the company is likely to perform.

  • Leadership: Mastering the move from COO to CEO
    In the United States, the chief operating officer is often considered to be the CEO-in-training. Yet remarkably few companies have a rigorous succession plan in place to make that transition successful. Here’s what it takes to groom the COO for the top job.

  • Emerging Economies: Game over?
    Far from it. But fundamental free-market factors are changing the rules about how and to what extent emerging markets will grow in the next 10 years. Companies considering major investments in these economies should consider four possible scenarios for the coming decade.

  • Risk Management: It’s all about balance
    High performance requires a keen understanding of not only a company’s appetite for risk but also its capacity to manage that risk effectively. Companies that walk that fine line between the two can better protect themselves and pursue new marketplace opportunities.


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