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How the Data That Internet Companies Collect Can Be Used for the Public Good

Harvard Business

From climate change to terrorism, the difficulties confronting policy makers are unprecedented in their variety, but also in their complexity. Our existing policy tool kit seems stale and outdated. While still an emerging practice, examples of such partnerships now exist around the world, across sectors and public policy domains.

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How Companies Are Benefiting from “Lite” Artificial Intelligence

Harvard Business

At the less-expensive end is a knowledge-based approach that organizes data and language into highly malleable and helpful blocks of information. But companies and government agencies are starting to find plenty of places where knowledge-based tools can make a huge difference. Insight Center. Sponsored by Accenture.

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When to Decentralize Decision Making, and When Not To

Harvard Business

customers, competitors, suppliers, employees, regulators, partners, and so on) occur at the level of the operating unit, and if these interfaces are genuinely different between operating units, it makes sense to locate the corresponding tasks (e.g., If the sources of these opportunities and threats (e.g., Avoiding duplication.

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5 Benefits of Internal Strategy vs Consulting

Tom Spencer

However, extensive energy can be spent learning the political dynamics, internal processes, and even standard operating procedures for software tools. I joined consulting to learn new things constantly, but over time I also realized I wanted to gain depth rather than persistently add breadth to my knowledge base.

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Epicflow Updates: Hardshell Data Security and Advanced AI-Powered Functionality for Flawless Project Portfolio and Resource Management

Epicflow

This means that for any operation in the Epicflow system, your business data remains secure on your servers. After adopting Epicflow, company management can decide what channels Epica will use as a source: your procedures, policies, etc., Epicflow’s knowledge base and training materials, any other source, or all together.

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The Central versus Decentral Dilemma: How the HR Practitioner can Facilitate a “Center-Led” Solution

Kates Kesler

Work and decisions often become centralized at a corporate level for a variety of good reasons – to drive common strategy and policy, to consolidate work for efficiency and scale, to leverage scarce talent through centers of expertise. It typically is a set of roles at the center and dedicated or aligned roles in the operating units.

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