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RSS eiuEIU Report: Operational Excellence: Enabling Sustained Growth - Spotlight on the Americas
White Paper In a survey completed in January 2008, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) surveyed operational, financial, IT, and sales and marketing executives around the world on the role of operational excellence in their... [03 Jul 2008]
Outsourcing of Finance and Accounting Functions Likely to Grow, According to Study by Accenture and EIU
White Paper The outsourcing of finance and accounting functions is primed for growth, with more than 70 percent of senior executives predicting that demand will become even more prevalent over the next three years, according to a study released... [13 May 2004]
Key Drivers for Security Policy Updates
White Paper This AT&T white paper presents the results of a survey that The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) recently completed on behalf of AT&T. EIU polled 236 executives from a range of industries to determine... [02 May 2007]
Integrating Applications in an IP Environment
White Paper The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), in cooperation with AT&T, recently conducted a survey of 236 executives (including 77 CEOs) in an effort to tease out the convergence-related issues facing businesses today. [02 May 2007]
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). Daniel Franklin, editorial... [29 Jul 2005]
Most competitive IT countries named
News The US grabbed the top spot in a recent IT industry competitiveness index, with Japan coming second and South Korea third, according to the Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU). According to the EIU report,... [11 Jul 2007]
Compliance costs - and not just in IT, says financial sector
News Research out this week from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), commissioned by project portfolio management (PPM) specialist Changepoint, puts some figures on the big compliance issues which have come about after... [22 Apr 2004]
UK climbs IT competitiveness rankings
News The US maintained its number-one ranking in the Economist Intelligence Unit's (EIU's) How technology sectors grow: Benchmarking IT industry competitiveness 2008 report, but the UK jumped one place, to number three. [17 Sep 2008]
Voice and data come together - but why?
News The most important applications [of convergence] are to do with productivity enhancement but cost reduction seems to be the key driver," said Denis McCauley, director of the Global Technology Research at the Economist Intelligence Unit... [20 Jul 2004]
Are firms wising up to the business of security?
News The EIU research also revealed that the share of IT budget being spent on security has increased from 15 per cent to 18 per cent year-on-year. The seriousness and severity of security threats is perceived as being on the... [20 Mar 2007]
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). Daniel Franklin, editorial... [06 Oct 2005]
Europe's execs turn to patents for cash
News The white paper from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), sponsored by Qualcomm, itself known as an IP powerhouse in telecoms, has found executives in knowledge companies are turning towards intellectual property more... [25 Apr 2007]
Top bosses see the value of IT
News The report, by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), claims that 80 per cent of bosses are happy with IT's effect on their productivity, while a further 70 per cent said they were satisfied with IT's ability to boost... [08 Feb 1999]
Devil's Advocate: Who controls companies?
Comment Apparently based on the beliefs of senior executives, the EIU report starts with the premise that companies will be driven ever harder by customers, employees, competitors and shareholders. Last month the Economist... [05 Apr 2005]
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]
