Tag: research
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Link: High churn rate in the S&P 500
Innosight’s third study of company’s ability to maintain leadership positions estimates that by 2018, 50% of the companies on the S&P 500 will drop off, replaced by competitors and new market entrants. Staying at the top of your market-heap is getting harder and harder. This is often used to show how difficult the business world…
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Link: The association of lifetime alcohol use with mortality and cancer risk in older adults: A cohort study
“In comparison to lifetime light alcohol drinkers (1–3 drinks per week), lifetime never or infrequent drinkers (<1 drink/week), as well as heavy (2–<3 drinks/day) and very heavy drinkers (3+ drinks/day) had increased overall mortality and combined risk of cancer or death.” Original source: The association of lifetime alcohol use with mortality and cancer risk in…
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Link: What’s really driving digital transformation globally? IDC has answers
IDC survey on digital transformation says organizations are motivated to get more “productivity” and be more competitive, among other survey findings. And, as always, “the biggest barriers are people oriented.” Original source: What’s really driving digital transformation globally? IDC has answers
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Link: Veteran Tech Analyst Aims to Change the Research Game in Tesla and Others
The pressures of being public drive bad research management decisions, this dude believes: “If you look at places that attract the best talent, they’re all partnerships — the old Goldman Sachs, or consulting firms like BCG and McKinsey, or law firms. You don’t want any other shareholders than those bringing in the intellectual capital. I…
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Link: 9 rules of design research
“Only after you have a goal will you know what you need to know. And you have to know your question before you can choose how to answer it.” Original source: 9 rules of design research
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Rebooting Gigaom Research
GigaOm Research to relaunch, using the same federation model and such. Rebooting Gigaom Research
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A 13-year study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology has revealed that if you take naps during the day, your life is going to be short… The report, which was performed by researchers at Cambridge University, studied the habits of over 16,000 men and women in Britain and found that those who take naps…
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