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Why Are We Still Classifying Companies by Industry?

Harvard Business

Over the past five years, Apple and Google have made significant moves in the automotive, healthcare, media, and smart home markets, among many others. They have expanded far beyond the “Information Technology” tag attached to them by GICS. Industry walls are disintegrating at a rapid pace.

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BearingPoint Interview Preparation – Mystery or History?

Management Consulted

Information Technology. Automotive. Government, Risk, Compliance & Security. Human Resources. Innovation, R&D. International Development. Real Estate & Facilities. Strategy & Business Executive. Supply Chain & Operations. Sustainable Development. Industries. Air Transport. Capital Markets.

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Why Process Is U.S. Health Care’s Biggest Problem

Harvard Business

A lot of money has been spent on information technology in health care with little to show for it. It takes more design time to create a care model that builds in quality and efficiency, but without that work upfront, the technology doesn’t matter and, in fact, only increases costs. ilbusca/Getty Images.

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Brews, News and Booz & Company: Interview and Culture Insights

Management Consulted

Information Technology. Automotive. The practice areas of Booz & Company include: Strategy and Leadership. Organization and Change. Product and Service Innovation. Program Management. Operations and Logistics. Industries served: Aerospace & Defense. Consumer Products. Energy & Utilities. Financial Services.

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18 of the Top 20 Tech Companies Are in the Western U.S. and Eastern China. Can Anywhere Else Catch Up?

Harvard Business

But as the digital revolution continues to spark widespread disruption in other industries — automotive, financial services, health care, and retail — who will win? The Information Technology Industry Council has identified at least 22 laws in 13 European countries that regulate the localization of data.

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Prepare Your Workforce for the Automation Age

Harvard Business

To figure out how to effectively integrate software robots and digitization, executives can take some cues from the automotive industry. So early preparation is needed. Lessons from automakers.

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What the Companies on the Right Side of the Digital Business Divide Have in Common

Harvard Business

Automotive telematics can capture metrics such as the frequency and length of trips and unsafe driving behaviors like hard braking and rapid acceleration. For example, automobile insurance companies like Allstate, Progressive and State Farm have launched programs to use connected devices to monitor customers’ driving patterns.

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