China’s High-Performance Businesses Well Prepared for Tougher Times, Accenture Research Finds
BEIJING; Dec. 8, 2008 – As China continues to move forward after 30 years of economic reform and opening up its markets to the world, China’s high-performance businesses are well prepared to enter a challenging new era as the economic environment toughens and their low-cost advantages diminish, according to findings from Accenture’s 2008 High Performance Business China Research.
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Chinese Companies Taking Similar Business Approaches as Their Global Peers on the Journey to High Performance and Global Competitiveness, Accenture Research Finds
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A Majority of Japanese Insurers are Pursuing New Customer Strategies Due to the Emerging Role of Banks as Distribution Channels, According to Accenture Study
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Accenture Study Examines IT Investing for High Performance
The quest to contain spending on information technology (IT) frequently backfires, forcing companies and governments to instead increase expenditures on IT maintenance, repairs and other unproductive practices, according to the results of a global study released today by Accenture (NYSE: ACN).
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New Accenture Technique Gauges Impact of Workforce Initiatives on Bottom Line
Accenture has introduced a new measurement technique to help organizations determine where to invest their human capital expenditures and identify the impact those investments have on their bottom-line results.
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New Book Argues that Implementing Right Idea at the Right Time Can Propel Companies to Long-Term Success
Implementing the right idea at the right time can be the difference between success or failure for even large, established companies, according to a new book by Thomas Davenport, director of the Accenture Institute for Strategic Change, and Laurence Prusak, a management consultant and researcher.
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Accenture Survey: It Looks Like a "Fad-Less" Christmas
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Despite Sluggish Economy, Consumers are Willing to Spend More, According to Accenture Research
Despite government reports indicating that U.S. and European consumers have trimmed their spending due to the weakened economy, new research from Accenture shows that consumers are willing to spend more on products and services, but only on those that are innovative and offer features meaningful to them.
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New Book Probes Why Some Individuals Become Leaders and Identifies the Forces that Shape Them
The findings of a comparative study of two very different age groups — one that grew up digital and one that came of age in the shadow of the Great Depression and World War II — were released in a compelling new book entitled Geeks & Geezers: How Era, Values, and Defining Moments Shape Leaders.
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Accenture Study Yields Top 50 ‘Business Intellectuals’ Ranking of Top Thinkers and Writers on Management Topics
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