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Thinking Big: Midsize Companies in the United States and the Challenges of Growth
White Paper This white paper from the Economist Intelligence Unit highlights the growth priorities that midsize U.S.firms (those with $30 million to $300 million in earnings) report they will focus on for the next three years: [04 Apr 2007]
Security key concern for VoIP rollouts
News The findings are backed up by research from AT&T and the Economist Intelligence Unit, which also found strong concern over security. The survey questioned 395 global executives from a range of industries. [22 Mar 2007]
War looms over global tech talent
News The Technology Executive Connections - Successful Strategies for Talent Management report was conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit for PwC. The survey of 153 senior executives in technology companies around the globe found that European... [06 Nov 2006]
Banks ignore tech at their peril
News According to a survey carried out by the Economist Intelligence Unit and commissioned by BT, technologies such as wireless, RFID and IP networks are not being fully exploited by financial companies. Only 28 per cent of banking executives surveyed... [28 Sep 2006]
Hunt for top talent is boardroom headache
News CEOs spend about 20 per cent of their time in "talent management", with some spending up to half their time on it, according to a white paper from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and human resources consultancy DDI. [08 May 2006]
HR department 'even less loved' than techies
News The report, compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit, said: "No other function — not even the notoriously unlovable IT department — came close to being this unappreciated. Only the HR department is more unloved than the IT organisation within... [01 Mar 2006]
Gates tops list of most-admired business chiefs
News Technology executives in general did well in the "2005 CEO Capital" survey (which included chairmen, as well as chief executives) done by global public affairs firm Burson-Marsteller and the Economist Intelligence Unit. [15 Dec 2005]
IT. The Senior Executive Agenda
White Paper Written in co-operation with the Economist Intelligence Unit, the paper examines the tools and strategies used by senior executives to improve performance. Get Manageable, Adaptable and Scalable IT with Oracle Applications [01 Nov 2005]
Security risks overwhelming IT departments
News Almost two-thirds of companies have suffered "significant" financial damage as a result of IT systems failures in the last year, according to research by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). Responsibility for IT risk lies primarily with the CIO... [06 Oct 2005]
Cost and security top network convergence fears
News The Economist Intelligence Unit study of 236 executives worldwide, sponsored by AT&T, found that 45 per cent of the executives surveyed - which included 77 CEOs - said converged networks are "important" or "critical" to supporting future strategic... [13 Sep 2005]
Regulatory red tape is biggest business headache
News Regulatory red tape is a bigger risk headache for businesses than a stock market collapse, terrorism or natural disasters, according to new research by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). A quarter of chief executives, finance directors and... [29 Jul 2005]
Risk chiefs take financial industry by storm
News In a survey conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit, 45 per cent of the companies interviewed had already appointed a CRO or equivalent, with the majority concentrated in the financial services sector. [11 May 2005]
Devil's Advocate: The true information age
Comment In last week's column, I baulked at the assumptions made in a recent Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) report regarding who controls change in companies. The information given out by companies has been increasingly manipulated in the interests of... [12 Apr 2005]
Devil's Advocate: Who controls companies?
Comment Last month the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) published a study claiming their research showed that pressure from stakeholders would drive ever greater competition between companies. As industry competition heats up, Martin Brampton looks at... [05 Apr 2005]
Improving Business Performance: Outsourcing Finance & Accounting in the Manufacturing & Consumer Industries
White Paper According to a recent global survey conducted for Accenture by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), executives are turning to outsourcing for help with this challenge in the manufacturing and consumer industries. [09 Jan 2005]
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