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Managing Bring-Your-Own-Device Practice

Managing Bring-Your-Own-Device Practice

Bring-your-own-device is a popular and flexible IT policy allowing employees to work on their own devices. The concept explains the pros and cons of implementing BYOD policies and provides essential advice on managing these policies successfully - and most importantly, securely.

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Managing Cyber Security Threats

Managing Cyber Security Threats

Cyber security management is essential for organisations of all sizes. The concept uses case studies and evidence-based guidance on how to reduce cyber security risks in today’s open and connected technology environments.

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Managing Global Virtual Teams

Managing Global Virtual Teams

Improve productivity by 5%+, save on property costs and lead on staff retention by managing virtual teams well.

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Managing Open Innovation

Managing Open Innovation

This concept summarises the benefits of open innovation, presents the challenges and limitations of adopting open innovation technologies and captures best practice and experiences from real-life industrial open innovation projects.

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Material Requirements Planning

Material Requirements Planning

The concept has been created to assist operational managers and practitioners in ensuring the availability of materials and products for planned production. It explores the ways to maintain the lowest possible levels of inventory, plan manufacturing activities, and deliver schedules and purchasing activities.

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Narrowcasting

Narrowcasting

Narrowcasting is an important technique in broadcasting and advertising. The concept uses illustrative case studies from across different industries to explain how narrowcasting can be used to target niche audiences to increase sales and build brand loyalty.

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Open Source Software

Open Source Software

The concept explains open source software, an increasingly attractive and cost-effective IT solution. It describes the key issues of licencing for software usage and the advantages and disadvantages of open source software. Case studies and implementation advice, help to ensure better understanding of the concept.

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Organisational Cybernetics

Organisational Cybernetics

The concept presents a definition and description of organisational cybernetics and provides the capabilities and limitations of this approach, together with its business applicability and useful industry examples.

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Outsourcing

Outsourcing

This concepts describes the operational transfer of one or more business processes from an origin company to an external provider. It explains the potential benefits of outsourcing and also the many risks and drawbacks that all companies need to be aware of.

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Paradigm and Paradigm Shifting

Paradigm and Paradigm Shifting

Paradigms are generally defined as a framework that has unwritten rules and that directs actions. A paradigm shift occurs when one paradigm loses its influence and another takes over. The concept defines paradigm and paradigm shift and explains how it can relate to company strategies and industry cycles.

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Procurement Transformation

Procurement Transformation

The concept discusses some underlying principles that can determine the success or failure of a procurement function during a period of change. It also offers some case studies and best practice from a variety of industries.

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