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In a time of rapid commoditization and a nearly infinite supply of low-cost attackers, where do High Tech executives look for competitive advantage? Innovation is key, but so too are gaining the highest levels of capital productivity while getting the most from operations and sales & marketing.
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Six ways to make Web 2.0 work
The McKinsey Quarterly, February 2009
Web 2.0 tools present a vast array of opportunities—for companies that know how to use them.
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Rethinking high-tech distribution
The McKinsey Quarterly, December 2008
Distributors may hold the key to high-tech sales growth in many markets.
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Building better links in high-tech supply chains
The McKinsey Quarterly, December 2008
As high-tech supply chains increase in complexity, they become harder to manage. Collaboration between OEMs, suppliers, and retailers is the answer.
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Where software vendors should focus
The McKinsey Quarterly, September 2008
To develop software successfully, follow an ancient rule: know thyself.
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The cost of going global for China's high-tech companies
The McKinsey Quarterly, July 2008
Chinese technology companies are competing successfully on their home turf. Global markets may be another story, at least in the short run.
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The next step in open innovation
The McKinsey Quarterly, June 2008
The creation of knowledge, products, and services by online communities of companies and consumers is still in its earliest stages. Who knows where it will lead?
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Emerging platform wars in enterprise software
The rapid growth of Software as a Service (SaaS) is driving a new generation of platforms in enterprise software. How will these new "SaaS platforms" impact your business?
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Enterprise software customer survey
April 2008
This year's survey of more than 850 enterprise software customers by McKinsey & Company in collaboration with the SandHill Group (www.sandhill.com) and the Software and Interop conferences showed increasing acceptance of subscription and on-demand models but, more surprisingly, a high portion (74 percent) of enterprise customers favorably disposed to adopting SaaS platforms.
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Distributed co-creation: The next wave in innovation
Innovation will increasingly be performed by dispersed networks of individuals. Companies should learn how to tap into these communities of collaboration. Distributed co-creation, the production of joint work products by loosely coupled networks of participants using iterative and decentralized approaches, is becoming an increasingly important mode of innovation.
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Creating value in the semiconductor industry
To follow the example set by industry leaders, we recommend that semiconductor companies take a dual approach to optimize value creation.
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Commercial productivity
August 2006
Companies often look to new products and channels, as well as to acquisitions, to achieve revenue growth. In the hunt for new revenue, one important point is often overlooked: For companies with complex sales and distribution, an excellent place to search for growth is inside the organization, especially by optimizing the performance of the direct and indirect sales forces.
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