Enabling growth: Horizontal opportunities for the ICT sector
Bain Brief 2/16/2010
by Michele Luzi
With the global economy slowing down, collaboration among information technology and telecommunications (ICT) industry participants is becoming increasingly important-but also, in some ways, more difficult. ICT companies need to balance the need for investments in future growth with the hard realities of the recession. While the hurdles are many, there are also new opportunities emerging. After an extensive review of possible areas of collaboration, Bain & Company has identified three priority areas the whole ICT industry can benefit from by working together to develop solutions to common problems.
Managing IT to win in the recovery
Information Technology Capability Brief 2/16/2010
When the economy headed south in 2008, most companies slashed spending on information technology. The lasting effects of cutting IT budgets can be profound. To avoid compounding the error of cutting too much in the downturn by overspending during the rebound requires intervention from the very top of the organization. CEOs need to press their chief information officers for answers to five questions critical for managing IT to win in the recovery.
The great disappearing act: Gender parity up the corporate ladder
WEF whitepaper 1/30/2010
by Julie Coffman, Orit Gadiesh and Wendy Miller
In recent years, while women gained ground on gender equality issues like discrimination and harassment, they continued to struggle on gender parity issues like career development and access to leadership positions. To understand the hurdles in the path to parity up the ladder, Bain & Company recently conducted a worldwide survey-in association with the Harvard Business Review-on "Gender Parity in the Workplace." The survey results show that while both men and women aspire to be senior leaders in their organization, fewer women realize their dreams than men. Our survey findings indicate that three major issues block the way to gender parity in many organizations.
Changing the game: The next-generation care management model for payers
Bain Brief 1/27/2010
by Phyllis Yale and Joshua Weisbrod
With the employer-sponsored insurance market in decline, and building pressure from the call for a public option, payers are struggling to keep costs down. In order to do so, they will need to focus on the toughest changes of all: reducing the need for medical care and lowering the cost of care delivery.
The green edge: Why carbon competitiveness matters
Bain Brief 1/15/2010
by Jorge Leis and Kurt Zenz House
Most CEOs get the big picture on carbon competitiveness. Many attend industry forums and contribute their perspectives to the development of government policies. But few CEOs ask how they can use carbon-competitiveness to gain an edge over their competitors. The right answer can ensure the longevity of a company in an increasingly regulated world.
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