Monthly Archives: August 2010
Distributed Power Generation in Rural India
This paper presents an analysis of a rural distribution network to examine what the benefits of decentralized generation would be for meeting rural loads. We use load flow analysis to simulate the line conditions for actual rural feeders in India, [...]
Filed under Energy Management, Industry Specific Cases
Security and Trust: The Backbone of Doing Business over the Intern
Gaining the trust of online customers is vital for the success of any company with an online presence, particularly those that require sensitive data to be transmitted. This VeriSign white paper explores the latest developments in website security that online [...]
Filed under Articles, Computers and IT, e-Commerce, Technology Management, White Papers
The Truth About MBAs, Like It or Not!
Every so often there’s an article about whether you should or shouldn’t get an MBA. The only thing all those stories have in common is that the folks who write them usually have a stake in the game.
Maybe it’s just [...]
Filed under Articles, Featured Cases
Managing Business Risk in Industrial Equipment and Supply
Industrial equipment manufacturers and maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) distributors can’t afford to miss bidding deadlines, delivery dates, product specifications, or service level agreements. They also can’t afford the penalties of non-compliance with regulations. Learn how some businesses are leveraging [...]
Filed under Articles, Featured Cases, Operations, White Papers
Companies, Their Employees, and the "Internet".....
The Internet creates new opportunities for mischief—and new challenges for managers. How do you balance individual access with the overall good of the business? What’s the right balance between monitoring and blocking? Learn about a Web security solution that can [...]
Filed under Articles, Computers and IT, Featured Cases, White Papers
Mergers & Acquisitions: Planning and Executing for Success
Mergers and acquisitions are always challenging, but today’s deals represent an altogether different breed.
When transactions move this quickly and the time for due diligence is compressed, risks multiply exponentially—tempting management to become inwardly focused at the precise moment they should [...]
Filed under Business, Merger and Acquisition, Project Management
Seven Ways to Flunk a Job Interview
In this age of shrinking workforces and shuttering businesses, you’ve also got plenty of equally qualified company. And when was the last time you interviewed? Chances are, those skills could use a little polish. Fear not. But make sure you [...]
Filed under Articles, Featured Cases, How To
Costs Are Cool: The Strategic Value of Economic Clarity
For most nonprofit organizations, the art of making tradeoffs is a condition of survival as well as a key element of success. With limited means to address substantial social challenges, nonprofit leaders constantly make choices about the most effective way [...]
Filed under Articles, Corporate Governance, Economics, Finance
How to manage your boss?
Arranging seminars and discussion forums to explore how to manage a troublesome boss is common. Diane Stafford of The Kansas City Star gives some common takeaways from those seminars.The first one is that you can't change your boss, you can [...]
Filed under Articles, Assorted, Featured Cases, How To