In view of the spectacular successes of business pioneers such as Cisco and FedEx, there can no longer be any doubt that the future of business is inextricably bound up with the Internet. Written by the top e-business strategists at KPMG Consulting/Metrius, Digital Transformation provides executives with a road map for leading their companies through the transition from business to e-business. Based, in large part, on extensive interviews with those at the forefront of the e-business revolution, Digital Transformation cuts through the hype and confusion surrounding doing business on the Internet to reveal the fundamental principles behind the digital transformation currently underway. Executives learn from "the source" how to make the transition to a fully Internet-enabled organization Includes tips and insights from Cisco CEO John Chambers, Dan Shulman, President of Priceline.com, and other e-business gurus Reveals why some companies have been so successful while others tried and failed

Digital Transformation: The Essentials of e-Business Leadership

Business & Money

Patel, Keyur

McCarthy, Mary Pat

Management & Leadership

McGraw=Hill

A revolutionary approach to digital security as a tool for protecting information assets and building customer loyalty, operational efficiency, and market share Much has been written lately about the many competitive advantages of using Web technologies to create "transparent" organizations, open to customers, suppliers, and alliance partners. Yet, until now, there have been no comprehensive accounts of the grave security risks those very same advantages can pose. Written by a coauthor of the bestselling Digital Transformation, Security Transformation brings executives and managers up to speed on E-business security issues and offers tried-and-true methods for protecting precious information assets. More important, with the help of fascinating case studies, the authors describe a proven approach to the strategic use of digital security as a powerful front-office tool for building a company's reputation as well as customer loyalty.

Security Transformation: Digital Defense Strategies to Protect your Company's Reputation and Market Share

Computers & Technology

Campbell, Stuart

Certification

Battle-tested strategies for business success in brutal financial environments A successful company must be prepared to thrive in any environment. Agile Business for Fragile Times provides managers and executives with innovative techniques to withstand the challenges and see the opportunities in a recession. This timely book provides the necessary strategic, financial, and operational steps managers should execute during down times to ensure that their organizations are properly prepared for the inevitable economic rebound. M&amp;A dos and don'ts . . . tips for poaching talent from competitors . . . guidelines for business process optimization and margin enhancement . . . All these and more receive in-depth coverage, along with battle-tested insights and case studies from leading companies around the world. The book's three-stage process walks the reader through: <ul>
<li>StrategySuggestions to "prioritize, digitize, and optimize" to anchor strategy </li>
<li>ExecutionSpecific business processes and issues for delivering on strategy </li>
<li>ImplementationStraightforward, practical recommendations for putting strategy to work </li>
</ul>

Agile Business for Fragile Times : Strategies for Enhancing Competitive Resiliency and Stakeholder Trust

McCARTHY, Mary

Finance

What all managers need to know about growth in a turbulent world Especially in these turbulent times, good risk management is about exploiting opportunities for growth while protecting value already created. To do this, corporate leaders must, first and foremost, learn to manage the chain of cause and effect between risk and shareholder value. Now Risk shows them how. As vice chairs of the international consulting giant KPMG L.L.P., authors Mary Pat McCarthy and Tim Flynn are uniquely qualified to offer executives and senior managers this ultimate primer on risk and its optimization and management. <ul>
<li>Packed with case studies and exclusive interviews with executives of many Fortune 500 companies </li>
<li>Explores the most successful risk management strategies now in use internationally and offers prescriptions for adapting them to any company </li>
</ul>

Risk From the CEO and Board Perspective: What All Managers Need to Know About Growth in a Turbulent World

Flynn, Tim

Insurance

An exclusive roadmap for steering your company's global expansion to success Today's business leaders face more uncertainty, more risk and more complexity. The strength of the global marketplace combined with formidable competition from new market entrants and regional economies is challenging traditional business and operating principles. Global executives must adapt swiftly to fundamental shifts in marketing, research and development, supply chain, people management and growth strategies or face extinction. In this environment, leaders must design a sustainable business model, one that is agile, responsive and capable of generating value to an increasingly disaggregated customer base. Designed to Win was co-authored by acknowledged global business advisors who have helped companies worldwide respond to the challenges of doing business globally. Using extensive case studies and interviews with top executives, KPMG's Hiroaki Yoshihara and Mary Pat McCarthy take you inside a number of the most successful transnational enterprises to reveal how those companies' successfully navigate the risks of global expansion and achieve sustained growth in a volatile global marketplace. Here is your chance to learn important business strategies of the Global Fortune 500 and discover what they and other companies are doing to: <ul>
<li>Position and manage brands worldwide </li>
<li>Build a customer-centric supply chain </li>
<li>Optimize their organizational structures for a global marketplace </li>
<li>Recruit, develop and retain the best talent </li>
<li>Build a unifying global corporate culture </li>
<li>Negotiate transnational deals </li>
<li>Manage global risk </li>
<li>Protect intellectual property </li>
</ul>

Designed to Win: Strategies for Building a Thriving Global Business

Yoshihara, Hiroaki

International

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