Why Can’t Kmart Be Successful While Target and Walmart Thrive?

On December 15, 2010

Why Can’t Kmart Be Successful While Target and Walmart Thrive?

What drives some companies to succeed while others languish? Successful companies develop a system of a few truly unique capabilities that help them create differentiated value for their chosen customers.

Retailers provide many case studies in capabilities-driven success, one of…


On December 15, 2010

Federal IT Procurement Reform: A Guide for Vendors

U.S. government agencies will be moving quickly to implement contracting reforms for the procurement of information technology in the wake of policy changes revealed last week by the Office of Management and Budget. For IT vendors competing


On December 15, 2010

‘Well, I Am a Systems Guy’

It's amazing to me how we overuse words. Bothering to notice is an occupational hazard of the writing life, I suppose. For instance, consider the word "unique," which means one of a kind. If you add "very"


On December 15, 2010

Are Overqualified Candidates Underrated?

New research surveys more than two decades of data and concludes that the conventional wisdom is wrong -- overqualified candidates aren't more likely to leave their jobs.
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On December 15, 2010

Small Biz Resource Tip: Junta42

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According to a recent marketing study by several media marketing companies, almost 75 percent of businesses with a social media strategy use branded and expert content on their websites. But for a small business owner,…